Vinnie Tortorich

Fitness Confidential Podcast

THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 343: ONE-ON-ONE WITH SERENA SCOTT THOMAS

by Vinnie Tortorich

Feb052015

Vinnie is very happy to have the amazing, beautiful and talented Serena Scott Thomas on to talk to her about her 50 mile run. She is now officially an ultra-runner!  Serena ran the Avalon 50 on Catalina Island.  Not only did she finish in 11 hours and 40 minutes but she did it for a really good cause. She raised over $5,000 for InSitu Foundation which trains rescue dogs to detect early stage cancer by smell. They also discuss Serena’s movie,  Inherent Vice, which is up for an Independent Spirit Award.  Listen in as Vinnie tries to speak with a British accent…

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THE DAY OF THE RACE

  • Serena felt terrified…everyone told her how difficult your first 50 mile race is
  • There was 7,000 feet of climbing
  • The race started 5 am Saturday morning and all was well as the sun came up
  • It started to drizzle but by 20 miles the rain started coming down
  • Serena didn’t have her raincoat and she got wet and cold

DURING THE RACE

  • Mud was clay and incredibly slippery
  • It was so muddy and slippery, couldn’t do downhill
  • It was miserable…besides being cold and wet, her running shoes were not “grippy” enough
  • Mud was very deep and sticking to her shoes

WHAT SHE LEARNED

  • At about 40 miles, Serena had a low moment and stopped at Aid Station because she needed something to eat with fat in it.
  • She had gone through her nuts
  • The only things available were sugary things like jelly beans, M&M’s and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
  • She needed to have more fatty foods with her

DIET THE DAY OF THE RACE

  • Usually Serena doesn’t eat in the morning…just coffee with heavy cream and a handful of nuts
  • The day of the race, she had a hard-boiled egg, 1/2 apple and full-fat yogurt
  • She did some sugar trickle
  • Serena wished she had some nuts, some cheese, some olives and something hot to drink

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THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 342: WORKING OUT AND TAKING VITAMINS

by Vinnie Tortorich

Feb042015

Welcome back to the Wednesday “Mid-Week Short Show” brought to you by PureVitaminClub.com. This week Vinnie and his co-host, Andy Schreiber, talk about how Andy can safely get back into lifting weights after taking 5 months off. Also, Vinnie and Andy answer the question “Why do we even take a multivitamin?” Listen and learn…

HOW TO SAFELY START LIFTING WEIGHTS AFTER 5 MONTH HIATUS

  • Andy has not been in a gym in 5 months and wants to start up again
  • Vinnie says “Your brain can write a check your body can’t cash”…so don’t overdo it.
  • Your tendons, muscles and ligaments need time to strengthen and stretch before you go to heavy weights
  • Begin with 15 reps at a lighter weight and do 3 sets…no super sets and no interval training

WHY DO WE EVEN NEED A MULTIVITAMIN?

  • We absolutely do not get all the nutrients we need in our food
  • Rickets has appeared again in the U.S. because of a lack of vitamin D
  • Supplements are meant to “supplement” what you eat and fill gaps in our regular diet
  • Our food has been robbed of its nutrients due to the pollution of our soil, air and water

THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 341: THE Truth about the BIGGEST LOSER

by Vinnie Tortorich

Feb032015

Vinnie and Anna discuss an article that recently appeared in the New York Post. It was written by a former contestant of the popular reality show “The Biggest Loser”. She reveals the unhealthy, inhumane, degrading treatment contestants are routinely subjected to and how generally contestants gained back all the weight they lost once they were off the show. Today, Vinnie puts the “angry” into The Angriest Trainer. Stay tuned and listen to Vinnie as he takes on “The Biggest Loser” and reveals the truth…

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WHY VINNIE DOESN’T LIKE “THE BIGGEST LOSER”

  • The show seeks people that are so desperate, they will do anything to lose weight
  • They are put through brutal workouts and starvation diets
  • Contestants are screamed at and put in unsafe situations
  • They call each other “Losers” and are worked out to the point of vomiting or collapsing

THE SHOW IS A FAT-SHAMING DISASTER…AND PEOPLE LOVE IT

  • 7,000,000 people watch each week
  • 200,000 people audition each season
  • 2/3 of this country is overweight or obese; so there’s always interest in losing weight
  • No one cares that this is not a sustainable lifestyle

WHAT THE CONTESTANTS ARE PUT THROUGH

  • They are taken to the Gillette Ranch in Calabasas where they are locked in their rooms and their cell phones and computers are taken for 24 hours.
  • Many contestants believe they were bugged.
  • Their first workout is 4 hours long and they were subjected to workouts that lasted from 5-8 hours without a break
  • Calories were restricted to less than 1,000 per day and all food had to be approved by a trainer

VINNIE CHALLENGES JILLIAN MICHAELS

  • In 2014, Jillian quits the show saying she was deeply concerned about the show’s poor care of the contestants.
  • Vinnie goes on a rant…”Now she’s concerned? Why wasn’t she concerned 16 seasons ago? No…she had to wait until she became more famous than the show!”
  • Vinnie challenges her to come on the show…We will keep you posted

THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 340: 10th Annual Podcast Awards

by Vinnie Tortorich

Jan302015

Listeners…you know how Vinnie always introduces Anna as “the best voice in podcast radio working now or anytime in the history of podcast”? Well, do you want to make him a liar? Of course not! It’s time for the PodCast Awards again and it slipped by us. Listeners, we need you to go to PodCastAwards.com and vote for “The Angriest Trainer”! Voting closes by February 6th. So go vote…right now. Go to PodcastAwards.com and nominate “The Angriest Trainer” for best podcast in the “Health and Fitness” category.

PODCAST AWARDS

  • Last year the awards were held in Las Vegas
  • We lost out to Abel James
  • Let’s get us on the list again
  • Go to PODCASTAWARDS.COM no later than February 6th and vote for “The Angriest Trainer” in the “Health and Fitness” category and “People’s Choice” category

SO VOTE FOR VINNIE AND ANNA AT PODCASTAWARDS.COM

  • This is the nominating process…we’ll let you know if we get listed
  • Let’s see if we can make this happen
  • Let’s see what kind of community we have!!! Just go and vote

VINNIE AND ANNA DISCUSS A FAT APP

  • It shames you into losing weight
  • Who cares…go to PodCastAwards.com and vote for “The Angriest Trainer” under the Health and Fitness and People’s Choice categories

THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 339: ONE-ON-ONE WITH MECHELLE LEWIS FREEMAN

by Vinnie Tortorich

Jan292015

Vinnie is very excited about today’s guest … he actually confesses to have fallen in love with her when he met her. Mechelle Lewis Freeman is an Olympic sprinter. In the 2007 Pan American games, she was a double silver medalist. She was a member of the 2008 USA Olympic team. She attended the University of South Carolina on a full track scholarship. Vinnie and Mechelle discuss the politics of the Olympics, how colleges exploit athletes and the problem with drug use in sports.

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BEING AN OLYMPIC ATHLETE

  • You are considered an amateur. Not a professional league
  • Running is a full-time job
  • Athletes run for prize money and consistent money through sponsors
  • The IOC (International Olympic Committee) makes huge amounts of money…why don’t athletes?

COLLEGES EXPLOIT PLAYERS

  • Why stay in school? There’s no money.
  • Athletes want to go pro
  • Athletes pushing to get paid for what they bring to college
  • Spectators pay to be there
  • Need to come up with a better system

OLYMPICS AND DOPING

  • Athletes have to live with the cloud of doping issues
  • Athletes used to be one step ahead of law…now more and more are being caught
  • Officials are cracking down on athletes who use drugs
  • They are also cracking down on anyone who can influence athletes to use drugs

ANABOLIC STEROIDS

  • There’s pressure to use them, to keep up
  • Only the top athletes get paid the big money
  • Athletes feel pressure to be the best
  • Especially if that pressure comes from their coach

THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 338: Carb-o-phobia and Vitamin B12

by Vinnie Tortorich

Jan272015

Wednesdays bring a new weekly short-form podcast brought to you by PureVitaminClub.com, with co-host Andy Schreiber, the CEO of Pure Vitamin Club. Each week, Andy will bring a question regarding fitness, diet or exercise and they will also discuss specific nutrients and their role in overall health.

LET’S NOT GET CARB-O-PHOBIC

  • Andy asked Vinnie about bacon
  • On the label it says the meat is cured with sugar and yet it has zero carbs and zero sugar…what’s the deal?
  • The government allows for a margin of error We are talking about miniscule amounts of sugar that will not spike your insulin

VITAMIN B12

  • 2 sources: Methylcobalamin and Cyanocobalamin
  • Methylcobalamin is found naturally in foods.
  • The vast majority of commercially available vitamins, including high-end brands, use cyanocobalamin which is bound together by a cyanide molecule
  • It is 100x cheaper than Methylcobalamin. It does not exist in nature and has to be produced in a lab
  • After Cyanocobalamin is metabolized, you are left with traces of cyanide in your system…not enough to hurt you, but poison just the same

SOME BENEFITS OF B12

  • Source of energy
  • In exclusively Methylcobalamin B12, there is marked improvement in vision
  • Good for the nervous system