Episode 2828 – Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Olympian Amy Van Dyken to discuss her career, a life-changing spinal injury, and having strength beyond limits.
Strength Beyond Limits
- Amy Van Dyken is an athlete and Olympic medalist, winning six gold medals in swimming at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. (4:00)
- Some very specific testing methods are embarrassing. (14:00)
- Amy gives some backstory on getting into swimming. (18:00)
- Amy travels the country giving motivational talks when she is not announcing at athletic events and on channels like ESPN. (30:00)
- She suffered a spinal injury on an ATV (all-terrain vehicle) and is now paraplegic.
- She feels she has grown in compassion and gratitude since her accident. (36:00)
- Amy discusses some of the emotional challenges she had at first; however, she has plenty that she is grateful for and appreciates. (38:00)
- She shares the story about the ATV accident that altered her life. (43:00)
- Being a paraplegic or quadriplegic doesn’t have to limit you; many people find different things to excel in. (50:00)
- ZMA is a supplement that Amy used for a while, which led to a discussion about high-quality vitamins. (1:00:00)
- They discuss the show “Vagina Monologues,’ in which Amy participated. (1:11:00)
- Check out the Aletha Hip HookTM that Vinnie uses to reduce pain and increase mobility:
You can purchase your own through Vinnie’s website here: https://vinnietortorich.com/hook
- Anna’s products are now linked to PureVitamin Club’s website. Look under the “Food and Snacks” section to purchase them there, too.
- https://purevitaminclub.com/collections/food-and-snacks
- Vinnie hopes to add other products as well, all of which will be health-related.
- Anna’s next cookbook, Eat Happy Cocktail Hour, is filled with cocktails, mocktails, and appetizers and is available for pre-order right now.
- If you pre-order, you’ll get bonus goodies!
- You can preorder from a wide variety of booksellers at https://eathappycocktailhour.com/
- Please save your receipt from wherever you preorder; you’ll need it for your bonuses!
- Physical Release Date is October 2026
You can book a consultation with Vinnie to get guidance on your goals. https://vinnietortorich.com/phone-consultation-2/
More News
- Serena has added some of her clothing suggestions and beauty product suggestions to Vinnie’s Amazon Recommended Products link.
- Don’t forget to check out Serena Scott Thomas on Days of Our Lives on Peacock.
- “Dirty Keto” is available on Amazon!
- You can purchase or rent it here.https://amzn.to/4d9agj1
- Please make sure to watch, rate, and review it!
- Eat Happy Italian, Anna’s second cookbook, is available!
- You can go to https://eathappyitalian.com
- You can order it from Vinnie’s Book Club. https://amzn.to/3ucIXm
- Anna’s recipes are in her cookbooks, on her website, and on Substack —they will spice up your day! https://annavocino.substack.com/
