Vinnie Tortorich

Fitness Confidential Podcast

How to train when you have a busy schedule

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to the Saturday edition of the show.  Today’s listener question comes from Mark Lofquist of Boulder, Colorado.  Mark is an engineer and is also an ultra-runner.  He has a 100K coming up next week and has a question for Vinnie.

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RACING SEASON IS COMING UP.  WITH FAMILY, WORK AND SCHOOL, HOW DO YOU FIT IN YOUR TRAINING?

  • Chris Kostman, who runs the Badwater135 and the Furnace Creek 508 says that everyone has a different program.
  • But that all ultra athletes agree that you must focus on organization and time
  • It sometimes helps to cut down on the number of events and keep them closer to home
  • Gives  you more training time

YOU WANT TO GET SORE FOR THE NEXT DAY

  • Have to do a hard workout
  • Want to feel soreness
  • Have to get into the pattern of going long on Saturday
  • Get your body so it can continue even when tired

Training, Eating and Women’s Health with Tawnee Prazak

by Vinnie Tortorich

Today’s guest is Tawnee  Prazak, a triathlete, triathlon coach and top-ranked amateur athlete.  She is a contributor to Endurance Planet and also has a website and blog at coachtawnee.com and tritawn.com.  Tawnee and Vinnie discuss how training and dieting for a race or to model start out as a good thing but end up badly, especially for women.

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WOMEN AND BODY IMAGE

  • Tawnee talks about her journey as a triathlete
  • Women are literally killing themselves to look a certain way
  • Having a body fat percentage below 13 … women run a  health risk
  • What starts out as a good thing ends up badly

LETTING GO OF COMPULSION OF TRAINING AND EATING

  • Still lean toward high fat and low carb
  • Concept is still relatively new
  • You have to figure out what works for  you
  • Figure out what is your lifestyle and what are your goals

CERTAIN MARKERS FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH

  • Having a regular cycle…not just an issue for triathletes
  • Even typical gym goers can become compulsive
  • A lot of “fit” models have this issue
  • They will carb up and build muscle and then 3 weeks before competition, they starve themselves

 

 

How to get six-pack abs

by Vinnie Tortorich

Today is The Angriest Trainer Wednesday show with Andy Schreiber.  Today Andy and Vinnie discuss the facts about working out and dieting to get a “six-pack”

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ANDY WANTS TO KNOW IF, AT ALMOST 60 YEARS OLD, IF IT IS REALISTIC AND A WORTHWHILE GOAL TO WORK TOWARDS A SIX-PACK

  • Is  it realistic?…Yes
  • Is it a worthwhile goal?  Maybe not.  Andy is built long and lean
  • He would have to do intense, weighted ab work 3-4 days a week
  • As thin as Andy is, he would still have to lose another 10-15 pounds of fat
  • And at almost 60, he would probably hurt his back

Weight loss plateaus, ketosis and carb-phobia

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to Monday’s Angriest Trainer Podcast with Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino.  Join them as they discuss body types, walking around naked, women and carbs and staying in ketosis.

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BUTT AND BOOB IMPLANTS

  • Vinnie is not a fan of fake boobs
  • Anna went to a Korean spa here in LA where you walk around naked
  • Feels funny at first and try not to stare at people
  • They talk about body types and what men like

WOMEN AND CARBS

  • NSNG does not mean no carbs
  • Living NSNG you can come to a weight plateau
  • It seems that living in ketosis might not be great for women and their hormones
  • Even people eating a ketogenic diet for illness should not stay in ketosis more than 2 years

IMPORTANT TO EASE INTO NEW EATING LIFESTYLES

  • It takes time for the body to fat adapt
  • If you do plateau, it doesn’t mean you need to jump into something entirely new
  • Need to do research and be patient

KETOSIS AND ILLNESS

  • This is not a one-size fits all proposition
  • And it is not for everyone
  • It is important to occasionally put life into living
  • Have a treat, enjoy yourself

HOW TO QUIT SMOKING

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to the Saturday edition of the Angriest Trainer Podcast with this week’s listener question from Brian  Bonnell of Tucson, Arizona.

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BRIAN HAS BEEN A SMOKER SINCE HE IS 14 YEARS OLD.  HOW DOES HE STOP?

  • Vinnie had a nicotine problem…he was a baseball player and chewed tobacco like all the other players
  • 8 – 10 times more nicotine than cigarettes and highly addictive
  • He went cold turkey and was sick for 3 days
  • You have to just make a commitment to stop

Why Exercise is a Poor Way to Lose Weight

by Vinnie Tortorich

Today Vinnie is doing his second One-on-None.  Last time he did it because we were missing a show, but listeners started requesting another one, so even though we have people lined up to be on the podcast…Vinnie gives the listeners what they want!

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WE ALL NEED PASSION IN OUR LIVES

  • We need to work; but it’s not all about the money
  • If you have an idea and a passion…go for it
  • We get one shot it life
  • Try to make your job your passion

SPEAKING AS A FITNESS PERSON

  • Vinnie is known as the Hollywood Celebrity Trainer
  • Yet the first thing he says when he is giving a speech is “Exercise is a very poor way to lose weight”
  • Because then it becomes a question of “calorie in/calorie out”
  • Most diet plans fail miserably
  • But for our health and fitness, we need to exercise…both aerobic and anaerobic

FOOD FOR ULTRAS

  • Vinnie is training Carlos for an ultra and he is trying to do it completely NSNG
  • It is a 5-day race and the participants have to carry everything – including food – with them
  • The challenge is what to bring that will be nutritious and NSNG
  • US Wellness Meat makes a pure pemmican which is combo of beef jerky, tallow and few other ingredients and is perfect for an ultra