Vinnie Tortorich

Fitness Confidential Podcast

Thriving in a Balanced Life

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 511 – Chris Kelly, cyclist and wellness expert, joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast.

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POLITICAL CORRECTNESS

  • Can’t call a flight attendant a stewardess or a house keeper a maid
  • Everyone is offended too easily!

CHRIS KELLY

  • Website nourishbalancethrive.com
  • Similar story to Vinnie but is smarter and figured it out quicker
  • Chris started falling apart (brain fog, fatigue, low libido) once he came to the US and started eating in the cafeteria at work
  • Was riding bikes and racing a lot
    • Was nearly a pro mountain biker (Category 1)
  • Full-suspension bikes are fun!
  • Doctors were not helping him so he had to find out things for himself

GETTING SICK

  • Chris had incredible fatigue — not normal athlete fatigue
    • in the afternoon he couldn’t keep his eyes open, but at night being incredibly hyper
      • Vinnie remembers this too
    • would have to sleep at work
  • Both made excuses for the reason they were feeling so tired and passed it off as normal
    • what IS normal these days?
  • Cortisol follows circadian rhythm, highest in morning, lowest at night — therefore, a good and normal sleep schedule is necessary
    • To fix one’s circadian rhythm, one must realize what first affects it
      • Exposure to sun, blue light, etc.

DIET

  • He was eating lots of sugar and grains
  • Took him awhile to figure out that they were hurting them due to the fact that a high carb diet is preached to athletes
  • Went cold turkey
  • Bloating went away almost immediately, started to feel better
  • Had some left over symptoms that resolved as he kept with it

A DAY IN THE FOOD-LIFE OF CHRISTOPHER KELLY

  • Doesn’t insist on eggs for breakfast
    • Eats leftovers for breakfast
  • Eat what you have!
  • Vinnie doesn’t eat lunch often because he has big breakfasts and his body is using the fat
  • Intense athletes have to be careful that they are eating enough even if they aren’t hungry

FROM THE VAULT: The Minnie Driver & Andrea Anders episode

by Vinnie Tortorich

 

 

 

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Minnie Driver

Vinnie and Anna welcome Minnie Driver and Andrea Anders in the studio. Special guest appearances from Loren Tarquinio and Izzy the Italian Greyhound.

Michael Tortorich sums up the podcast in the My Uncle Vinnie Blog Wrap Up:

British actress and singer-songwriter Minnie Driver is in the studio for the first time, along with returning guest Andrea Anders. Minnie is probably best-known for her role in Good Will Hunting, a film she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also won an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe for her part in the television series The Riches. The conversation flows to Minnie’s dating history, three balls, and Southern Comfort. Later in the podcast, they talk about Dr. Oz’s diet tips. Stick around until the end because Minnie plays out the show on guitar with a nice serenade.

How a Listener Lost 17 Pounds

by Vinnie Tortorich

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino discuss minutia of many topics on this Angriest Trainer podcast.

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POLITICAL CORRECTNESS

  • Football teams: The Redskins
    • Vinnie thinks going after this name is too politically correct
    • Chiefs, Indians, Braves

POLE DANCING

  • Don Coddington, billionaire, buys Vinnie random stuff
  • What is empowering about pole dancing for fun?
    • Showing how sexy they are
  • Vinnie is angry because of Cala-bitches
    • We need more Serenas!

LISTENERS

  • Dr Dan: Listener has lost 17 lbs in 7 weeks
  • Has changed his life — he feels better

VINNIE’S DAD

  • In the hospital for a bone-spur type surgery
  • He wants to be on the podcast instead of Marie!
  • Vincent (Vinnie’s dad) picks up cars, remakes them, etc.
  • He has eaten himself to death
  • His F150 looks like a 711

REAL STRENGTH MATTERS

  • These guys are funny Brits with a great (Vinnie’s favorite) podcast
    • Seb and Josh
  • When they saw Muscle Works they thought it was hilarious
  • Their show talks to Olympians, nutritionists, Strong Men, etc.
  • Books for everything!
    • lots of things, however, are emotionally related

KIDS

  • People treat kids like they are all the next big thing
  • Not every kid can be a pro athlete, an astronaut, a superstar
  • We need accountants, customer service people, etc.
  • Fathers need to stop overestimating their children and pushing them (in relation to coaches)
  • Communist countries decide on children to train when they are ~5
    • We looked at this and found it barbaric
      • We are doing this now!!!
  • Take computers away from kids, let them use their imaginations or play with balls

Type 1 Diabetes

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to the Saturday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast, where Vinnie Tortorich speaks with listener Kory Seder.

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OLD PODCASTS

  • The cost of keeping them up was breaking Vinnie’s bank
  • However, for a small fee ($2/month), you can go download them and listen to close to 500 episodes

KORY SEDER

  • Started listening around episode 10
    • He gets something out of every show — whether its knowledge or a laugh
  • Type 1 diabetic — diagnosed three years ago at the age of 33
  • He looks young because he eats sugars and grains!
  • Tried to grow out a beard to look older, nixed it
  • Switched from water to gatorade during an Ironman when he lost the cap to his gatorade and initially thought he was going to bonk, but didn’t
    • He then realized after a bike time trial where he had a lot of sugar, sugar bad him feel really bad
      • Went to doctor, diabetes
        • Initially diagnosed with type 2
          • Finally saw an endocrinologist who correctly diagnosed him with type 1

HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

  • Kory had to fight to get an expert to see him
  • He knew what was wrong but was ignored until he pestered enough

How to Run with Christopher McDougall

by Vinnie Tortorich

Christopher McDougall joins Vinnie Tortorich at the NESS conference to discuss Chris’s works and running and reporting.

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WHO IS CHRISTOPHER MCDOUGALL?

  • Author, correspondant, reported on wars in places like Rwanda
  • Author of Born to Run , a book discussing the amazing athletic ability of a hidden tribe
    • This book hooked Vinnie — hunt to talk to McDougall!
  • Also wrote Natural Born Heroes which Vinnie is also reading
  • http://www.chrismcdougall.com
  • Chris looks for what has lineage when he wants to find how to do something properly
    • “Chi running”-style running has the lineage, has the history that works
      • This is what tribes have done forever, and it keeps them healthy and allows them to run incredibly well and efficiently

RUNNING SHOES

  • Running shoes are baloney for the most part
  • Running shoes wear out at the same place, proves that your running form needs to change
  • flat soled sneakers tend to be better, minimalist-type shoes, if you run correctly

MUSCLE WHILE RUNNING

  • Running is important but is not the only thing
  • Muscle allows your body to extend backwards, the power comes from the fascia
    • look at MLB pitchers for instance!
    • “elastic strength”
  • Bruce Lee: “I always had my strongest punch with my left toe”
    • A punch starts in your left big toe
  • Running comes from the hips, among other parts
    • “Sacrum” – near your naval is the sacred center of your body

The Importance of Supplements

by Vinnie Tortorich

Kristin Couture, a listener from Connecticut, joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Saturday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast.

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NEW JERSEY

  • Both Vinnie and Kristin have some bad feelings toward Connecticut
    • Too crowded, some rudeness
  • PLUS, Chris Christie is the governor… and that says something
  • Vinnie was in the airport and even the coffee was awful
    • Mafia-run

HOW NECESSARY ARE SUPPLEMENTS REALLY?

  • Kristin takes magnesium, and a probiotic, and omega-3
    • Is this enough? Is this a waste of money?
  • PVC was created so people didn’t waste money and got the supplements they needed
  • Some supplements with bad stuff ARE a waste of money, but without the sand and silica and such, they are not a waste
  • We can’t get all of our nutrients from food so supplements really are important
    • Between preservation, diet, and how things are grown, no diet is perfect
  • There is an argument really for any supplements — depends what each individual really needs
    • Just like how not everyone needs 8 glasses of water a day
      • Some people need 4, and some need 12!