Vinnie Tortorich

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THE BEST WAY TO WORK OUT

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to the Saturday edition of The Angriest Trainer with Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber.  Vinnie answers Andy’s question from last week’s cliff-hanger…What is the best order of exercise at the gym?

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ALWAYS GOOD TO WORK BIG MUSCLE GROUPS FIRST

  • Work back muscles by doing lat pulls or rowing and you will also work your biceps
  • Do bench press and shoulder press before triceps
  • Always fit in ab work
  • Aerobics can be done before working out as a warm-up or as cardio afterwards

Why You Need to Be Careful with Scientific Stories

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to the Monday edition of The Angriest Trainer with Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino.  Today Vinnie recreates his BB King tribute (which was erased by his assistant’s evil twin).  Also, Vinnie and Anna discuss Caitlyn Jenner, monitoring glucose and The Chocolate Study.  Enjoy…

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BB KING

  • Vinnie was brought up with his music
  • BB stands for Blues Boy
  • Do one thing at a time correctly…don’t rush through things
  • BB King never played the guitar and sang at the same time

CAITLYN JENNER

  • Photos were beautiful
  • Looks like a cross between Leona Hemsley and Cindy Crawford
  • Bruce Jenner was a huge hero…hard for some people to accept

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CHOCOLATE STUDY

  • Done by a journalist named John who posed as Johannes Bohannon, Ph.D.
  • “Study” showed that if you ate low carb and ate a chocolate bar everyday you lost weight faster
  • Faked a real study
  • Wanted to show that these scientific studies are meaningless

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How a Listener Lost 25 Pounds in a Month

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to the Saturday edition of The Angriest Trainer Podcast.  Today’s listener question comes from Tom Smedley who lives outside of Chicago and has been listening to Vinnie for over a year.

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FOOTBALL PICTURE VS MODELING PICTURE

  • On Facebook, Vinnie posted 2 photos…one during his football years and one during his modeling years
  • He lost mass but stayed fit.  How did he do that?

HOW HE STAYED FIT

  • The football picture is around 1982-1983 and he still had football weight on
  • Had already started cycling and had lost weight
  • Was about 225 lbs.

MODELING YEARS

  • That is the result of 9 years if effort
  • Was bicycling and hitting the gym
  • Eating low carbs to keep his abs ripped
  • Started eating high fat to keep body that way

Unhealthy Obsessions About Being Healthy

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to the Friday edition of The Angriest Trainer when Vinnie goes one-on-one with a luminary in their field.  Today’s guest is Dr. Amy Shah who graduated Magna Cum Laude from Cornell University. She went on to receive her Medical Doctorate with Distinction from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Shah completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Harvard Medical School’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She then pursued sub-specialty training in Allergy & Immunology at Columbia University’s New York Presbyterian Medical Center. Dr. Shah is double board certified in Internal Medicine and Allergy & Immunology.  Follow her on her blog, amyshahmd.com.

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WOMEN AND DIETARY KETOSIS

  • One problem is that when women see that they are doing well on low-carbs, they often cut out more carbs
  • Usually from vegetables and fruit…they diet so hard, they lose their periods
  • If they do not get enough fat or carbs, their hormones shut down
  • They stop ovulating because their body cannot carry a fetus

INTERMITTENT FASTING

  • Gentle fast is after an early dinner…do not eat until breakfast
  • It is a good idea to sometimes stretch out the time between one meal to the next
  • There are many health benefits
  • Fasting improves blood markers

ANTIBIOTICS

  • Overused and killing good bacteria that supports our immune system
  • When you have your teeth cleaned or dental work, bacteria in the mouth goes into the bloodstream
  • It is important to take an antibiotic if you have certain heart conditions or other health issues

VITAMIN K

by Vinnie Tortorich

Today is the Wednesday edition of The Angriest Trainer Podcast with Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber.  Today they discuss the importance of Vitamin K.  Listen and learn…

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VITAMIN K

  • One of the least understood vitamins
  • It is known as the “clotting vitamin” and there are several forms
  • K1 comes from plants, especially dark, leafy greens
  • K2 comes from fermented foods and also needs bacteria to convert to K2
  • It is supportive of bone health and an anti-inflammatory

ANDY WANTS A SIX-PACK

  • Does abs, upper body and cardio at gym
  • What is the best order to do these in order to achieve a six-pack?
  • To find out…tune in next week!!

VINNIE GETS SHOULDER SURGERY

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to the Monday episode of The Angriest Trainer.  Today, Vinnie and Anna cover a lot of ground.  There’s even mention of the “Strongest Vagina Contest”.  Don’t be scared…listen and learn…

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VINNIE’S SHOULDER SURGERY

  • Went to see his doctor for a pre-op appointment
  • Having surgery on June 9
  • Recovery is long and painful
  • But he can kayak after that

THE COOKIE DIET

  • The Cookie Diet created by Dr. Sanford Siegel
  • You eat 9 “cookies” a day and a 500 calorie meal
  • The ingredients are crap…some protein, wheat, lots of sugars and salts
  • Snicker Bars are better
  • Screws up your metabolism

LISTENER ON PERISCOPE

  • Wants to know how Vinnie can do a long run on only a coffee and cream
  • Vinnie has done long runs with no food
  • Cream has significant calories and a ton of fat
  • But probably not the best idea