Vinnie Tortorich

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Angriest Trainer 313: 1-on-1 with The Fat Emperor, Ivor Cummins

by Vinnie Tortorich

Oct302014

Vinnie is super-excited with this week’s guest, Ivor Cummins, from Dublin, Ireland.  He was originally a chemical engineer whose work was complex problem solving.  When he was told that his cholesterol was too high, he set out on a journey to figure out better ways to deal with the problem…and in the process, found out that fat was not the problem, but the answer.

How Ivor Did Research

  • Had to remain brutally objective.  The problem with much research regarding food and diet is that researchers look for a way to support their own hypothesis
  • When people already have opinions such as “Fat is bad” or “whole grains are good”, they tend to get stuck

GGT and Ferratin

  • His GGT and Ferratin levels where high, GGT twice the normal rangel
  • Both indicated inflammation and related to high mortality rates
  • Found in people with high carb diets
  • Excessive GGT is connected with liver disease, cardiovascular disease
  • Cholesterol not a big factor where GGT and Ferratin levels are normal

Omega 6 and Omega 3

  • Only need a small amount
  • Omega 6 drowns out Omega 3
  • There are correlations showing that when the ratio of 6 and 3 is out of whack, then the effect coincides with mortalityt

Diet

  • Calories In/Calories Out does not work
  • Misunderstanding about dietary fat
  • People believe doctor’s misunderstanding with an incorrect hypothesis about dietary fat and carb consumption

Angriest Trainer 312: Brian Recore

by Vinnie Tortorich

Oct282014

Another fun day in the with Vinnie and Anna. Join them and Brian Recore, an ultra runner who just finished the 2014 Badwater 135 which is globally recognized as the world’s toughest foot race. Vinnie met Brian in Lone Pine where the race started.  Listen in as they discuss running, diet, injuries and running without a crew.

Dealing With Injuries

  • In the beginning of 2013 Brian damaged the tendons and cartilage in his ankle while playing soccer
  • After running three 100 miles races with this injury, he had to get surgery.
  • He had planned on doing his 4th Badwater and Western States race but was in too much pain
  • He had surgery and was in recovery for 15 months

Diet

  • Eats NSNG.  Not that strict…maybe puts too much life into living
  • Especially when he is on the road selling security software, his diet includes steak and veggies, seafood and burger with bottom of bun5,
  • Will have a beer

Life in a Week of Brian Recore

  • Runs about 60 miles a week in 9 or 10 hours
  • When he’s on the road he does about 25-30 miles a week
  • On Saturday he does 20-30 miles depending on what race is coming up

Did Race Without A Crew

  • 2 weeks before, everyone was unavailable
  • Brian used a baby jogger stroller to carry his provisions that weighed about 50 pounds
  • He had 4 flat tires between Bakersfield and North Fresno

Angriest Trainer 311: Dr. Steve 1-on-1

by Vinnie Tortorich

Oct232014

Ebola… just the mention of it makes people panic.  What’s true and what is media hype?  How does it spread?  Is there a drug or vaccine to cure it?  Vinnie discusses Ebola with Dr. Steve, host of “Weird Medicine” which airs on SIrius Radio at 10 pm EST as well as his podcast…and these are totally different shows.  They also discuss health, well-being, diet and, of course, Vinnie somehow brings the show around to Dr. Steve’s personal sex life.

How Our Eating Habits Have Evolved

  • In the 60’s, 45% of our calories came from good fats and oils
  • At that time, 13% of all adults were obese
  • Under 1% had Type ll Diabetes
  • The government stepped in and said we should get less calories from fat and more from grains…
  • Now 33% of our calories come from fat and oil, 35% of adults are obese and 11% of population has Diabetes, most of it Type II

Leaky Gut Syndrome

  • Not a medical term but symptoms include bloating, cramps, gas, acid reflux and a foggy feeling – there is anecdotal evidence that NSNG is helpful
  • When Dr. Steve got off of grains he got rid of symptoms
  • Fluid leakage probably due to inflammation

The Ebola Virus

  • Reminiscent of the panic in the 80’s over AIDS
  • It is a poorly transmitted disease, if not, it would already be all over the world
  • Only 9,000 people in Africa have contracted it and 4,000 are dead.  Statistically, these are not high numbers
  • Ebola is a disease that sets up intense inflammation which causes the bleeding

What’s Next?

  • Looking for a vaccine
  • Not a cure, but an effective serum which will help our body fight the virus
  • Government needs to get involved…it needs to and should have gotten involved a long time ago
  • We thought Ebola would never spread because it killed it’s victims so quickly, but we were wrong

Angriest Trainer 310: Listener Questions

by Vinnie Tortorich

Oct212014

Anna on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last week.

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Another Laugh and Learn with Vinnie and Anna.  Tune in and join them as they answer listener questions.  They cover everything from diet and PTSD to Vinnie’s new multi-vitamin/mineral – Pure Vitamin Club.

Listener Question – Does NSNG and Paleo Diets help with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) especially in our war vets?

  • Vinnie has asked around about this and there really is almost no information
  • Most people feel better when they are NSNG 
  • Anecdotally, it seems to help with hormonal balance
  • Vinnie is going to do further research and report back

Do Supplements Help with NSNG?

  • Looking into most supplements, there are usually 25-50 added ingredients beside the vitamins listed
  • Some are helpful, some are harmful
  • An example of a harmful “other ingredient”…Titanium Dioxide, used in many vitamin brands, is very harmful

Listener Questions – What About Carbs While You Are Doing An Ultra Event?

  • This is sometimes called “Eat to Perform” and it encourages carb intake before and after workout.
  • There is a place for carbs, but you must be fat-adapted meaning you don’t have to be in full ketosis, but you must be already using stored fat as fuel.
  • Ketosis is the most extreme form of fat-adapted
  • The bottom line it is different for different people
  • You need to get off the carb/sugar train

Anna’s voice telling you to watch TGIT on ABC:

 

 

Angriest Trainer 309: Andrea Kooiman

by Vinnie Tortorich

Oct162014

Today’s One-on-One interview is with Andrea Kooiman.  Andrea is an ultra athlete.  She is also a wife, mother, coach, ultra runner and outdoor enthusiast.  This is her second time joining Vinnie on “America’s Angriest Trainer” podcast.  Andrea just recently finished the Badwater 135 which is considered the most demanding and extreme running race on the planet.  Vinnie and Andrea talk about her experience doing Badwater including what she ate and what worked for her.

Badwater 2014

  • A grueling race based on temperature and elevation
  • Started NSNG only 2 months before race
  • Vinnie was concerned about her doing Badwater
  • Could she stay NSNG for the whole race?

How Did Race Go?

  • Crew was supposed to write down everything she consumed, including medication, but they didn’t
  • Her husband was her crew chief who is also in charge of making the decision to DNF
  • Could not follow NSNG for the race
  • Had diarrhea and vomiting…every 2 miles had to stop
  • Occurred around 50 mile mark (9-11 hours)

Andrea Wanted to Lose Weight Before Race

  • Her husband felt she needed to eat carbs
  • But Andrea went cold turkey and did NSNG…first 2 weeks were difficult
  • Didn’t count calories and was never hungry
  • She lost the weight

After Badwater

  • After race she was celebrating…ate whatever she wanted — Burgers, buns, fries, alcohol, sweets
  • She felt awful – bloated, sweaty and was starving even though she had just eaten
  • Why?  After all the preparation and training came the question “What’s next?”
  • So she felt she would “celebrate” before she answering such a big question

Angriest Trainer 308: London Porter and Ethics

by Vinnie Tortorich

Oct142014

London Porter, host of the popular podcast “Mental Sixpack Athlete” joins Vinnie and Anna on today’s show.  They are all over the place (what a surprise) discussing Health Food/Junk Food, what is a Mental Sixpack Athlete, steroids and athletes, new sponsors and even fireworks.  For your listening pleasure…

New Sponsor

  • Harry’s Shave Club
  • Vinnie tried their products and didn’t want to like them
  • Blades were amazing
  • Cream comes in a tube…one swipe and face is soft and clean
  • Women can shave their legs with it

London Porter’s podcast “Mental Sixpack Athlete”

  • Talks to trainers
  • Discusses the mental aspect of fitness and wellness
  • Strategizing results so that outcomes are not mere luck
  • Luck is how results happen as time goes by
  • His book, “How to Rockstar Your Job Interview”
  • Micro-public speaking event…no do-overs
  • Being clear, concise and articulate
  • London’s Twitter

Drug Use and Athletes

  • Lance Armstrong is strategic about his racing and even his pharmaceuticals
  • Each Tour de France is about 2200 miles in total
  • His luck was in all 7 Tour de France races he never had a flat tire

Scandals in Major League Sports

  • Trying to pull drugs out of the NFL
  • Players need steroids to be the size the are and to run as fast
  • Also dealing with pain  medication addition