Vinnie Tortorich

Fitness Confidential Podcast

Running, Hiking and Multivitamin Packaging

by Vinnie Tortorich

Feb182015

Welcome to the Wednesday short show with Andy Schreiber. Listeners seem to be loving this podcast so we are going to continue with them. Andy asks why vitamins are packaged in amber glass bottles and how effective is outdoor exercise.

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WHY ARE SOME VITAMINS PACKAGED IN AMBER-GLASS BOTTLES?

  • Consumers assume vitamins packaged in amber-glass bottles to be a superior product
  • Seems medicinal…doctors used to put medicine in tinted bottles to shield it from light and deterioration
  • For certain products, like salmon oil, it makes a difference
  • Fish oil is delicate and light can cause it to become rancid

HOW EFFECTIVE IS SLOWER, LONGER DURATION EXERCISE AS COMPARED TO RUNNING OR SPINNING?

  • Andy hates running. It is too jarring but he loves hiking and will do 10 miles with a lot of elevation.
  • How does that compare with high intensity exercise?
  • It is actually Zone 2 training and it is great for your heart
  • Zone 2 is getting your pulse to 180 minus your age

THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 348: DAMIAN KEVITT AND LISTENER QUESTIONS

by Vinnie Tortorich

Feb162015

Happy Monday morning listeners! We now air The Angriest Trainer on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and we are trying out a new Saturday podcast devoted to listener questions. So send in a question and Vinnie will call you via skype and answer you. Also we want to let you know about the “Meetup in L.A.” It’s going to be an amazing event from March 27-29, 2015. For more info check out NSNG LA Meetup on Facebook. Today Vinnie and Anna talk to Damian Kevitt who recounts an amazing, unbelievable story about his bicycle accident and recovery. Then listener questions. So listen and learn…

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DAMIAN KEVITT

  • On February 17, 2014, Damian and his wife were bike riding and he was hit by a minivan.
  • It was a hit and run and he was dragged onto the 5 Freeway
  • He managed to free himself but sustained devastating injuries.
  • Miraculously did not sustain any head, spinal or internal injuries but he did lose his leg.

FINISH THE RIDE

  • Out of this tragedy, Damian put together “Finish the Ride”
  • 800 people showed up The purpose was to highlight pedestrian safety for pedestrians
  • This year Finish the Ride is on April 19th and they expect several thousand people

LISTENER BARRY’S QUESTION

  • Barry is new to NSNG and just finished Vinnie’s book,Fitness Confidential
  • He did a race and then he went back to his old habits.
  • Now he is 4 days into NSNG and needs advice
  • Vinnie says it is not unusual to get really fit right before an event and then go back to even worse habits

WHAT ABOUT POTATOES AND OTHER FOODS TO AVOID

  • At first it is good to stay away from foods that give you an insulin spike
  • It’s different for everyone.
  • A good rule is to stay away from processed sugars and processed grains
  • Try to give up sugar and grains for 30-60 days

THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 347: LISTENER QUESTIONS

by Vinnie Tortorich

Feb142015

Happy Valentine’s Day and welcome to our brand new Saturday podcast brough to you by Pure Vitamin Club. This will be the 4th podcast we air each week. Hey, we’re getting on par with John Lee Dumas who does 7 podcasts a week. This show will be similar to the Wednesday show with Andy, around 10-12 minutes long. We get so many questions that we decided to invite fans go to VinnieTortorich.com and send us your questions…you can post them in the forum…and we will invite you on the show to answer you. All you need is a Skype account (which is free). So let’s get to our first listener question…

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GABRIELA FROM HOUSTON, TX

  • Gabriela will be coming to Woodland Hills, CA for our NSNG Meet-Up March 27-29, 2015 with her husband.
  • It’s going to be a great weekend
  • Anna and Vinnie will do a podcast where everyone will be included
  • You will also have plenty of time to explore L.A. on your own or with your new NSNG friends!

GABRIELA’S QUESTION

  • How do you jump start weight loss after you’ve put some “life into living” during the holidays?
  • It’s always easier to lose weight initially because you have more weight to lose and you will see that big jump in the first week
  • NSNG allows dairy, but not everyone can handle it.
  • It is a very calorie-dense food
  • Give it another week or so to let your body readjust

THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 346: ONE-ON-ONE WITH ANTHONY CUMIA

by Vinnie Tortorich

Feb132015

Today’s show is near perfection…Vinnie spends an hour with the one-and-only Anthony Cumia, former co-host of The Opie and Anthony Show.  He is now hosting the wildly popular podcast, The Anthony Cumia Show.  Folks, Vinnie doesn’t want to hear complaining. There’s not a lot of fitness today. But hang in there, buckle your seat belts and have a wild ride with Vinnie and Anthony!

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WHY DID SIRIUS XM RADIO FIRE ANTHONY?

  • Anthony was in Times Square very late one night taking photographs of everything…the lights the buildings… and was attacked and assaulted by a person who did not want their picture taken
  • When he got home, he tweeted about it and was called a racist for using the word “savage” to describe the person who attacked him
  • The next morning, SiriusXM fired him from The Opie and Anthony Show

WHERE TO FIND ANTHONY CUMIA NOW

  • He decided to do his own podcast quickly and very successfully
  • You can find him at AnthonyCumia.com, Monday through Thursday, 4-6pm EST
  • He’s uncensored and doesn’t have to be under a sponsor’s thumb
  • The podcast is subscription based

DR. IAN SMITH CONTROVERSY

  • Dr. Ian Smith came on Opie and Anthony and overweight staffers joined in
  • One of the staff, Roland, discovered Vinnie though watching comedian Bobby Kelly getting thinner.
  • Roland lost more weight than the other staffers and Dr. Smith was not to happy about this.
  • He kept referring to Vinnie as “Vinnie Testaverde”

WHY ANTHONY DOESN’T OVEREAT

  • When you overeat, you take in so much sugar and grains that you are constantly in a sugar spike
  • You release hormones that tell you that you are not full
  • They actually tell you to eat more

ANGRIEST TRAINER 345: Alcohol, Weight Loss & Titanium Dioxide in Vitamins

by Vinnie Tortorich

Feb112015

Welcome back to our Mid-Week Short Show brought to you by Pure Vitamin Club. Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie to discuss the affect of alcohol on NSNG and what exactly is in that vitamin pill? Listen and learn…

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DOES A DRINK AFFECT NSNG?

  • Andy is doing the 100 day “No Life Into Living” NSNG challenge and asks if he can drink
  • The answer is yes and no – one beer or glass of wine once a week is fine
  • But every night does not work and will give you a glucose spike
  • Beer is like liquid bread and wine is like liquid sugar

INSIDIOUS SUBSTANCE IN MOST VITAMINS

  • Titanium Dioxide – class of substances called nanoparticles
  • Not intended to be ingested…used in paint, cosmetics, sunscreen among other things
  • Used as a whitener…it is put in vitamins solely to make them another color
  • Ingesting it is linked to Crohn’s Disease, Colon Cancer, Systemic Genetic Damage, Autoimmune Disease

THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 344: LISTENER QUESTIONS

by Vinnie Tortorich

Feb092015

Before Vinnie and Anna get to Listener Questions, they do a bit of chatting about a cornucopia of topics such as “Vaginal Steaming” and “It is now illegal to name your child Nutella in France”. Hang in there, because they do cover some excellent listener questions. Listen and learn…

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QUESTION FROM SUZANNA HUTCHINSON

  • You have recipes that sound great, but some call for coconut sugar. I thought on NSNG you couldn’t have any sugar. What’s the deal?
  • This is a lifestyle, not a diet. It’s not a “never have sugar again” proposition
  • We put “life into living” and have those treats during celebrations and parties
  • All sugar will cause a glucose shift so it helps to balance it with fat

ANOTHER QUESTION FROM SUZANNA

  • She is 71 and eats very little sugars and grain.
  • Show focuses on younger people. What about older people?
  • You can still lose weight after 60.
  • You can work out the same amount as you did when you were younger but it will take you longer to recover
  • Remember to stretch even for 10 minutes…it will help you stay young

WHAT NOT TO EAT DURING WINTER SEASON

  • Try to eat foods that are in season. They are healthier and taste better
  • Today we can get anything year round We lose touch with what’s in season
  • Vinnie challenges many items on list

QUESTION FROM AARON CAMPBELL

  • Challenges Vinnie’s description of what a stress fracture is
  • Aaron contends it is tiny cracks in the bone
  • Vinnie had said it was where the tendons pull away
  • However, he agrees with Vinnie that the only thing to do is rest and ice