Episode 2188 – On this Sunday’s show, Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Gina Grad chat about some music and movies, some stats about fast food, bodybuilding, and more.
Bodybuilding And Fast Food
- Vinnie and Gina start the show with a chat about a little music, movies, and a couple of celebrities that have aged beautifully. (2:00)
- Gina then turns the conversation to how a friend has recently returned from living in Paris and has lost weight because of the lifestyle in Paris was so different–she walked everywhere and rarely ate fast food. (12:40)
- Gina then mentions some statistics that demonstrate how we as Americans are addicted to fast food. (13:50)
- Vinnie comments to be careful what you wish for.
- Vinnie gives an example of why even things such as protein bars aren’t great. (17:50)
- Everyone wants everything quick and easy and doesn’t think about the trade-off.
- The discussion turns to bodybuilding as a kind of trade-off because steroids may get you a certain aesthetic result, but the real result is horrible health issues. (21:30)
- Famous actors and bodybuilders are now dealing with heart and other health issues due to heavy steroid use.
- People in their 20s and 30s are now dropping dead trying to compete with drugs that are even more dangerous today.
- Vinnie always admired fitness trainers like Vince Gironda, who never took steroids.
- Vinnie has never taken any steroids either.
- Gina describes it as the devil on your shoulder.
- Vinnie and Gina go back to the saying: there is no free lunch.
[the_ad id=”20253″]
