Vinnie Tortorich

Fitness Confidential Podcast

Weight Training

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 622 – Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich host this Celebrity Fitness Trainer Monday edition podcast to talk about weight training and a few other side notes.

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DANCERS

  • Dancers have very little upper body strength
  • Many pop stars also apply
  • Vinnie has trained dancers who have had to weight train
    • Especially as they age

WEIGHT TRAINING

  • Fan of Vinnie wanted to know how many sets/reps to achieve a certain ‘deal’
  • Wanted to know about how to add chest muscle
    • Are chest flies worth it vs bench press?
      • If you have a lot of time, use flies to complement bench press
        • If you strictly want to add muscle meat, do bench press then incline press
        • Flies are worth it if you have time to do it
      • Bang for your buck comes from presses
  • Vinnie does bicep curls with 5/10/15lb weights
    • He is rehabbing and doesn’t want to press it
    • He will not continue once he gets back to 30/40/50lbs
      • Then, he will do pull ups etc.
      • Vinnie doesn’t like what curl biceps look like
        • Too Mark Wahlberg for his taste
          • real boobs vs. fake boobs
          • Curl biceps look too done
      • Vinnie is also a fan of lat pulls
        • Use a band attached to the top of your door if you don’t have anything else
        • Pull down to your clavicle
  • Vinnie likes a little extra tricep
  • A crossfit body is a good body, but lots of people get hurt doing crossfit because of bad instruction

AMAZON WINNER OF THE WEEK

  • Sandra Mason is this week’s winner
    • She bought the Toddy Cold Brew Coffee Maker with extra filters
      • Vinnie is a huge fan of this
  • Go buy through the banner on our website and send it in an e-mail to Vinnie and we will pick a winner and send some SWAG!

 

The NSNG Journey

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 621 – Listener Jess Britt joins Vinnie Tortorich to talk about the NSNG journey on this Saturday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast.

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JESS BRITT

  • From Louisville, Kentucky
  • Active on the FB page
  • NSNG follower!
  • Has been listening since the first Abel James
  • A musician
  • Is into keto and has lost a lot of weight!
  • Goal weight of around 185

THE NSNG JOURNEY

  • Jess had always been overweight
    • Ate his feelings when he was younger
    • Such an addict that if he hadn’t found the ketogenic way of eating he would be 350lbs
    • He has lost 100lbs! Currently 250lbs
  • Much happier and less anxious nowadays thanks to this diet
  • Has realized he can’t care about what others think; must live for himself!
    • Find a plan, stick with it
  • It’s not about a strict diet — you have to learn how to think for yourself, do the research, find what works for you
    • You can, however, schedule a call with Vinnie for general questions
      • Don’t nit pick! Just don’t eat sugar or grains or processed crap!
        • Simple as that

Diabesity

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 618 – Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino host this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast where they discuss Starbucks, “yes, but”ers, and weight loss surgery and diabesity.

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STARBUCKS STORY

  • Woman buys muffin, takes off the holder cupcake-paper part, puts it back in bakery bag
  • Takes outside of bag and begins to crush muffin on the inside
  • Next, she would drink some frappucino and shake some muffin crumbs into her mouth to have both the drink and the food at the same time
  • The whole family was morbidly obese

“YES, BUT…”

  • People will ask for advice then negate the advice given
  • Some people see this as a game
  • Vinnie and Anna meet many yes butters
  • If you are asking for advice, accept graciously even if you don’t implement the advice
  • Woman was told that she should go off of dairy by
    • Going through her grieving of going off sugars, grains, and dairy
      • If you grieve as much as she did, it must be an addiction
  • Also, be responsible enough to make your own decisions and do your own research
  • Woman says Anna’s book is “feeding lies” because this woman can’t eat dairy and Anna’s book has dairy in recipes therefore this woman will not be “Eating Happy”

DIABESITY

  • Study found that diabetics, even those who are slightly obese, can benefit from weight loss surgery
    • Complete crap
    • This “study” was printed by the Associated Press and promoted by American Diabetes Association, International Diabetes Federation, and 43 other groups, in the Diabetes Journal
  • It’s your BRAIN that has the problem so cutting your stomach out is ridiculous
    • Problems do not go away because you have to teach your brain what it wants and you need to learn to control your hormones
      • For diabetics this is even more complicated and involves seeing a doctor and taking prescribed drugs and insulin etc.
      • Diabetes cannot be “cured” by weight loss surgery

Mental Illness with Dr. James Greenblatt – Episode 616

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 616 – Dr. James Greenblatt joins Vinnie this Friday to discuss mental illness, especially in adolescence, the use of technology, as well as nutrition and the effect that has on one’s mind.

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DR. JAMES GREENBLATT

MENTAL ILLNESS

  • Many kids develop symptoms in adolescence but are not getting to professionals
    • Could be ignorance, money, bad parenting, etc.
  • One can see the effect of mental illness in the horrible tragedies such as Sandy Hook and Aurora and Adam Lanza
  • Some medications can exacerbate intense suicidal and homicidal thoughts

TECHNOLOGY

  • Kids, including Tallulah, are all on many different forms of media at one time
  • Many kids feel like they can’t walk away from a device
  • Hard for parents to react to this when their kids are otherwise doing very well
  • It can be an addiction, though, and really become an issue

NUTRITION

  • It’s an issue when young children start to restrict their food intake
  • Not getting enough cholesterol or fatty acids
  • Good nutrition helps one to contain good dopamine and serotonin and other necessary hormonal levels

 

Twitter Questions and Vinnie’s Big Fat Show

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 615 – Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Wednesday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast to discuss his upcoming show at the Pasadena Ice House and his feelings about answering questions on Twitter.

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ANDY’S MOVE

  • He hasn’t been on this show the past few weeks because he was moving
  • Finally lives in the 90210 proper
  • Grew up in the Valley and lived there for awhile in adulthood

VINNIE’S BIG FAT SHOW
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  • Vinnie is making an appearance at the Pasadena Ice House
  • People like Ellen and Steve Martin have performed here and places like it
  • July 14th @ 8:30pm
  • Vinnie’s Big Fat Show
    • Not comedy but will be funny!
    • Buy tickets with that link
  • Vinnie used to do some stand up and host open mic nights
  • Tallulah Tepper and Chris Laxamana will be performing some tunes and opening for Vinnie!
  • Anna Vocino will be selling her book and signing books after the show

TWITTER

  • Vinnie lost his mind at lunch with respect to Twitter
  • Vinnie answers ALL of his Twitter questions
  • He WILL answer the same questions over and over to help out the new listeners and new followers
    • He does this unapologetically
  • Today some people wanted to know what Zone 2 exercises Vinnie liked
    • Jogging, cycling, elliptical, etc.
    • Someone then asked if he could rank them from best to worst
      • That frustrates Vinnie
        • The best exercise is the one you are going to actually DO.
        • Every person is different

Transitioning to NSNG

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 613 – Listener Matt Kinner ask Vinnie about transitioning to NSNG from his 1-meal-a-day diet.

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TRANSITIONING TO NSNG

  • Can be mentally challenging to convince oneself to eat a lot of fat
  • Calorie restricting is harmful to your body and your mind; why the transition can be difficult
  • Best to go cold turkey on NSNG but if you must transition, try to do so healthily
  • Keto-flu normal at first for a few days
  • Make sure you are eating enough — snacking on nuts or olives is good!