Vinnie Tortorich, Celebrity Fitness Trainer, Creator of #NSNG

THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 331: ONE-ON-ONE WITH SAM FELTHAM

Jan052015

Today Vinnie and Anna discuss NSNG as a lifestyle and not a diet. They address concerns voiced by listeners about exactly what they can and cannot eat. Also, today’s One-On-One guest is Sam Feltham, a Master Personal Trainer in London. He is also founder and owner of Smash the Fat Fitness and Fat Loss Boot Camp. Sam has a new book out, “Slimology”.

Oh, and don’t miss the picture of the gorgeous and talented Serena Scott-Thomas from her movie, Inherent Vice, which appeared in the Los Angeles Times…

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N=1 SELF EXPERIMENTS

For 21 days, Sam at almost 6,000 calories a day of a low carb/high fat diet
Over that time he only gained 3 pounds and lost an inch on his waist
He followed up 3 months later to let his body readjust
Then for 21 days, Sam ate almost 6,000 calories a day of high carb/low fat diet (fake foods, processed foods) Sam gained 16 pounds

HOW DID HE FEEL ON THE HIGH FAT DIET VS THE HIGH CARB DIET

On high fat he felt great, energized and looked forward to exercising
On high carb (fake food) Sam felt sleepy, his exercise program felt laborious, his sleep was negatively affected and he snored
To counteract those side affects, many people turn to sugar and caffeine
It becomes an eternal struggle

MINDFULNESS, MEDITATION AND STOICISM

At the beginning of changing over to NSNG way of eating, you must be internally ready
Set personal purposeful better health goals
Write them down on a credit-card sized piece of paper and put in your wallet where you keep your most used card
Remind yourself everyday of your goals

HIGH FAT VS CALORIE IN/CALORIE OUT

With a Low Carb/High Fat diet, you can eat more
On a high fat diet, you can expect 65% greater weight loss
3 1/2 times better health outcomes
Better adherence levels

ANGRIEST TRAINER 330: ONE-ON-ONE WITH KARI GORMLEY

by Vinnie Tortorich

Jan012015

Happy New Year! What a great way to start an NSNG 2015…join Vinnie and his guest, Kari Gormley, host of The Running Lifestyle Show podcast, “creating a way of life in the long run” Kari is a runner, wife and mom who wanted to share her journey. Her motto is … if you can conceive it, you can achieve it! She has completed 2 marathons and loves what she does. Listen in and learn.

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THE RUNNING LIFESTYLE SHOW

Kari wanted her own podcast
Vinnie “schooled” her…told her the way to start a podcast is to just do it!
For Kari, it’s about making running a part of life
She talks to people like herself…not as a coach, but to share her journey

CHICAGO MARATHON

Kari was always an athlete
Didn’t train and did a walk/run marathon…and she finished it
Had Serena Scott Thomas on the show prior to the marathon who gave her tips on Chi Running
It was a difficult race, but she remembered to lengthen and breath

WEIGHT WATCHERS

In 2001, Kari was living in Stockholm, Sweden
She had gained weight, at 5’2” she weighed 152 lbs
She found out her brother was getting married and wanted to lose weight
She went to Weight Watchers in Sweden in lost 15 pounds

BACK IN AMERICA

Kari continued with Weight Watchers and enjoyed the meetings
Switched over to being a facilitator of meetings and then became public relations contact for about 7 years
Kari found out about NSNG and it made sense…she no longer wanted to promote diet bars and shakes because it was processed food
Today she loves helping people make healthy choices

The Year in Review: Top 10 Angriest Trainer Podcasts of 2014

by Vinnie Tortorich

Dec312014

As we close out the year, we thought we’d put together a top 10 list featuring some of our favorite episodes of the Angriest Trainer podcast from 2014. It wasn’t an easy task, because we love them all. And we know we’re going to miss some of your favorites, so let us know which we should have included in the comments below. We’d also love to hear suggestions on topics that you’d like to hear about in 2015.

Setting up the NSNG Kitchen: Episode 232
Dr. Peter Attia (Weight Loss after 30): Episode 228
John Lee Dumas (Cross Fit and Following Your Dreams): Episode 323
The Vitamin Show: Episode 305
Dr. David Perlmutter (Grain Brain): Episode 266
Eric Westman (Low Carb, Ketogenic Diets): Episode 245
Ivor Cummins (The Fat Emperor): Episode 313
Shawn Stevenson (Quick Weight Loss & Sleep): Episode 282
Dr. Dominic D’Agostino (Diet vs. Drugs): Episode 262
Quentin Vennie (Depression & Changing Your Thoughts): Episode 294

Please note that due to server space issues, only the last 50 podcasts are available through iTunes. However, you can listen to all the podcasts through our app, which is available both for iOS and Android. Just go to the app store and search for “Angriest Trainer” or “Vinnie Tortorich.”

Don’t forget to leave your suggestions for topics you’d like to hear about in 2015 in the comments below!

ANGRIEST TRAINER 329: LISTENER QUESTIONS

by Vinnie Tortorich

Dec292014

Vinnie and Anna hang out today and discuss listener comments and questions. They also discuss supporting Serena’s 50 mile race on January 10th by donating to In Situ Foundation. Find out what knives Anna recommends, what to eat on the road, and New Year’s resolutions.

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VINNIE DISCUSSES PHONE CALLS WITH FANS

Brian Salazar was an athlete in high school
At one point, he weighed 385 pounds and no diet was working…
He started reading Gary Taub’s “Why We Get Fat” and “Fitness Confidential“
Went on Paleo and it worked but was getting too complicated
Found NSNG…it’s simple, it works and he’s down to 250 pounds

TRENT SWANSON ASKED ABOUT HOW TO EAT AND SNACK ON THE ROAD

Trent is on the road all day…What can you get at a gas station?
Nuts (ie: Blue Diamond brand), string cheese, a pint of whole fat milk if you can handle the dairy
Brian Salazar travels around the world
Always goes to a hotel with a kitchenette so he can do NSNG

ANNA’S COOKBOOK AND KITCHEN SUPPLY ADVICE

Going to do a slow cooker recipe book
Need good affordable set of knives…Hinkle is a good brand
Vitamix is a great item…click through and get it on vinnietortorich.com
Good knives are one piece of metal through the handle with at least three rivets
Should have a chef or utility knife, a paring knife and a medium or serrated knife

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

Vinnie checks out Facebook groups and sees a lot of people saying “You have to put life into living” during the holidays because they have overdone it and feel guilty
Vinnie overdid it at a holiday party…too much wine and pizza
He woke up the next day with a headache and acid stomach from the wine, sugar and carbs
It took 3 days to feel like himself again

THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 328: MARATHON TRAINING ACADEMY

by Vinnie Tortorich

Dec222014

Today Vinnie and Anna interview Angie and Trevor who are the creators of the Marathon Training Academy. This podcast is the #1 marathon training podcast on iTunes. Check them out at their website, on iTunes and on Facebook. These training programs are for people who want to do a full or half marathon, work one-on-one with Angie and for beginners.

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HOW DOES IT WORK?

Angie starts with a questionnaire: your health, fitness, goals and time constraints
Develop a training plan 2-3 weeks at a time and check in weekly
Not a cookie-cutter program
Program includes cross-training and rest days
Less is better for a new runner

TREVOR’S ROLE

Does the technical end and editing of Marathon Training Academy
Has been running for 4 years…Angie created a walk/run program for him
Trevor starting out hating running…learned to love it
Has now done 9 marathons
People can relate to Trevor as a beginner when running seems overwhelming

NUTRITION

Angie read Vinnie’s Book, Fitness Confidential, and had a light-bulb moment
Started cutting back on sugar and grains and lost sugar cravings
She lost weight and became fat adapted
Has shared this with her audience and her children You start to know how food makes you feel

TO NEW RUNNERS WHO WANT TO RUN A MARATHON IN 2015

Get decent running shoes
Build a solid running base
Pick a smart Marathon Training Plan

CHALLENGE

To run everyday between today and New Year’s
Vinnie commits to doing a full year without sugar or grains

THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 327: ONE-ON-ONE WITH DINA ZAPHIRIS

by Vinnie Tortorich

Dec182014

Our very special guest today is “dog trainer to the stars”, Dina Zaphiris, who has over 25 years of knowledge and experience-based dog training work. Serena, Vinnie and Dina discuss dog behavior and training, body language and using treats correctly. Most importantly, they discuss Dina’s work with the In Situ Foundation, as a primary trainer and researcher of cancer sniffing dogs for the early detection of cancer. Serena talks about her fund raising effort for this amazing cause.

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WHAT DO THE DOGS DO?

Dogs are not trained to go up to a person and smell cancer on them
They are given samples: breath exhaled concentrate, plasma or urine
Cancer cells give off different waste products These waste products smell different to a dog
This is in the research stage, but the work is very exciting with a high accuracy level and holds the promise of a non-invasive way to detect early stage cancer

WHAT HAPPENS

Hypothetically, you take a tube and exhale 20 to 30 times into it
That sample would be placed with other healthy samples
Samples are screened by 5 highly trained dogs that have been trained thousands of times for 6 months to a year for accuracy
In a 2003 study, the dogs were 99% accurate for early detection of lung cancer and 88% accurate for early detection of breast cancer

FACTS ABOUT DOG’S SENSE OF SMELL

Dogs have 300,000,000 scent receptors in their nose…humans have 5,000,000
Their nostrils work independently…one nostril can be used for respiration and the other for sniffing
The part of the dog’s brain that analyzes smell is 40% larger than the same part of the brain in human

SERENA MEETS DINA

Serena and Dina start discussing the In Situ Foundation
Serena recently lost her dear friend Anne to Ovarian Cancer…Because Ovarian Cancer is known as the “silent killer”, Anne was not diagnosed until for was almost stage 4
Serena is signed up for a 50 mile running race and decided to do something to help this amazing organization
She is raising money for In Situ. You can donate by going to Google and searching “Serena runs 50 miles”.
There is a place to donate. Her goal is to get 1,000 people to donate $1 per mile