Vinnie Tortorich

Fitness Confidential Podcast

What Really Causes Obesity with Dr. Jason Fung

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 560 – Dr. Jason Fung (www.intensivedietarymanagement.com) again joins host Vinnie Tortorich, back by popular demand! The two discuss leptin, cholesterol and heart disease, and cortisol and insulin in relation to obesity on this Friday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast.

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HEART DISEASE & CHOLESTEROL

  • Listener Todd
    • Had serum cholesterol go up, but triglycerides go way down from high fat diet
      • If you eat cholesterol it DOES NOT make your cholesterol go up
      • Eating fat DOES NOT turn into increase in cholesterol
      • If you eat a high fat diet, both bad AND good cholesterol goes up, but triglycerides go down, so it ends up being neutral
  • Cholesterol does not equal heart disease

DR. JASON FUNG & THE OBESITY CODE

  • Dr. Jason Fung’s new book
  • It is about what really makes people fat
  • How did we all decide at the same time that we would all eat more?
    • We DIDN’T, therefore CALORIES are NOT what is causing obesity!!!
  • We are programmed NOT to eat too many calories (Leptin)
  • If calories were the issue, then restricting calories would not make you feel bad and would allow you to shed the weight
    • That is not true
  • You have to figure out what is adjusting your own personal ‘thermostat’, and bring it down
    • Cortisol levels skyrocketing (due to stress, sleep deprivation, etc) can help obesity along
      • If stress and sleep deprivation is what is causing it, you have to change your lifestyle because diet won’t work if that is the case
  • Obesity is not a caloric imbalance, it is a hormonal imbalance
    • Both with insulin and with cortisol (two big factors)
    • Beer belly type fat is usually cortisol, where overall fatness is usually insulin
      • HUGE role with metabolizing glucose
  • Obesity is a multifactorial disease
  • Lypodystrophy
    • Super rare condition that causes dystrophy (breakdown) of adipose tissue

LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS

  • When you address proximate cause, it does nothing, must treat the ACTUAL cause
  • When you reduce your calories, you have to burn more than you lose to burn fat, you can’t just address the proximate cause which is reducing the calories 

Becoming a Trainer & Ru El’s Podcast

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 558 – Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino host this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. The two discuss Jillian Michaels, Vinnie’s new “Fit or Bullshit” segment on the Carolla show, and guest Ru El’s podcast!

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POLITICAL (CORRECTNESS)

  • Anna ASKED an MC at a comedy show to call her a “derogatory” Italian name and the MC refused
  • Vinnie was talking to a black girl named Keisha about all the different names containing “Keisha” including “Nakeisha and Lakeisha”
    • The two were getting along quite well, and then another black girl in the class asked Vinnie to repeat the convo so she could record it and chop it up and show Vinnie in a bad light
      • Even though he was not being racist and was literally just talking about black culture with a black student
  • Does not think Bernie would be a good president — he is too socialist and would take the money out of our pockets

JILLIAN MICHAELS

  • Jillian Michaels was saying that you can eat grains as long as you watch your caloric intake (UGH!)
  • Admitted on the Carolla show that she: dropped out of CSUN after 1 semester, became a fitness trainer online because she had a good body from karate
    • Vinnie’s lawyer went online to see how long it would take to become a lawyer — took about 30 mins
  • She tried to get Villa Cappelli as a sponsor after we had them as a sponsor, they refused because they would have lost Vinnie and they believe in REAL health and fitness
  • She got onto the Carolla show a week after Vinnie was on

BEING A TRAINER

  • Lots of people got these cheap, not very legitimate training degrees because they thought become a trainer would be easy and make you rich
    • Certainly not the case
  • Basically costs $600 to become a trainer
    • Vinnie actually has a college degree in this, unlike most other trainers (especially gym trainers)
  • Vinnie now has a segment on Adam’s big show “Fit or Bullshit”

RU EL AND HIS PODCAST

  • When he was a kid, would drink Fanta Grape Soda
    • Vinnie drank Dr. Pepper and Anna Coca Cola
      • Never really in the house for Vinnie
  • From Guam (of Filipino heritage)
    • Not Vinnie’s “Guam”
  • Has his own podcast: “Ru El’s Running podcast”
    • Talks about how NSNG has helped his body tremendously
      • Level of excitement that comes with this lifestyle positively affecting everything so much
    • Has somewhat of a technical background so he could figure out podcasting pretty easily

Life Into Living Without a Cheat Day

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 557 – Life Into Living and Cheat Days. Calie Durant joins Vinnie Tortorich to discuss staying with NSNG, “life into living”, and how one’s weight can change over the years on the Saturday listener edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast.

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CALIE AND LIFE INTO LIVING

  • She is nearly 40, 5’6″, around 140 lbs
    • This is the heaviest she has been in her life
    • Until 5 or 6 years ago, she could eat whatever she wanted without worrying
  • Used to eat bagels, sandwiches, pasta, white flour, chocolate
  • Now that she is on NSNG, she has eggs and spinach for breakfast, salad for lunch, dinner is some type of veg & protein
  • She thinks it is hard to stick to this diet so strictly
    • Life happens and it makes it hard!
    • Vinnie doesn’t want this to be super extreme
      • That being said, allowing “cheat days” is not the way to go
        • You can put LIL occasionally, but not have a whole day of doing whatever you want
  • Try to have 21 or so stricter days, to get your body on this lifestyle so that when you do put LIL, your body can handle it better
    • The first 3 weeks are hard and you have to want it
    • It really does get easier, though
    • Cut out her normal wine or beer for a spirit instead for 21 days — that will make a difference
  • Her cravings for chocolate started to disappear!
  • You can’t keep going back and forth on NSNG — must impede the progress in the negative direction
    • You can’t get “a little bit pregnant”, same type of deal!

Becoming a Professional Triathlete with Brad Kearns

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 556 – Brad Kearns, author and triathlete, joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer. The two discuss growing up in the 60’s and 70’s, finding the right life-path for you, and becoming a professional triathlete.

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BRAD & VINNIE

  • Vinnie came onto the Primal Blueprint podcast (Brad’s), and he advertised for PVC
    • Vinnie’s segment was edited out because they had a policy where they don’t want people to advertise for products they sell on their website already (vitamins)
  • Brad and Vinnie had a slight disagreement about that, now they are good friends!
    • They briefly talked bad about each other, but now they are close and are fans of each other
  • Brad became a hero of Vinnie’s because he ended up being a stand up guy

BRAD KEARNS

  • Check out Brad’s website
  • Works with Mike Sisson
  • One of the best triathletes in history
  • Went to the hospital for the first time in 20 years last year
    • Had appendicitis (he thinks it was brought on by severe dehydration and just not being fully healthy because Brad had been overtraining)
  • Character building process having to move on from racing to the rest of your career
  • Won a ton in his 20s! Check out his accolades on his website, link above
  • Has separated and compartmentalized the wonderful accessibility of digital communication and real life communication
  • Plays speed golf!!!!!

KIDS THESE DAYS

  • Facebook is going to die out, the two think
  • Kids are programmed to be great at everything
  • Everything is more intense
  • Very different time, less hippy-dippy than when Vinnie and Brad grew up

PROFESSIONAL TRIATHLETES 

  • They created triathlons for professionals
  • Brad worked in accounting for 12 weeks after attending UCLA, then he realized he did not like it, and worked to become a pro triathlete
  • Not a lot of money in it, but he pursued it none the less
  • Won over 30 triathlons, including 7 in a row
  • Brad had a pure and natural motivation for competing as an athlete
  • Brad got his butt kicked for awhile, then eventually started to catch up to these old pros
  • His first triathlon, he was 24th/27 after the first run section, then he ended up winning, beating guys like Molina and Sousa
    • Was 4 minutes behind the leaders because they were all going way too quickly and bonked

Breaking Bad Eating Habits

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 550 – Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss Steve Vai, breaking bad eating habits, and Vinnie’s brief weight issue on this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast.

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STEVE VAI

  • Vinnie’s crush
  • Great body and the best guitarist
  • “Bad Horsie” which plays at the beginning of this show is by Steve Vai

VINNIE’S HARDWARE STORE TRIP 

  • Vinnie was prepping his bike
  • Got a new lithium battery, went to local hardware store
  • Also needed spray paint, but couldn’t grab it off of the shelf
    • It was locked up!
    • Has to be locked up by law 
      • Must be 18+ to get Krylon
      • You can make something a law, but you can’t stop them from doing it
        • Same thing with guns — even if you lock up guns, evil people will get them, and shoot them
        • Same thing with SUGAR AND GRAINS!

PAM’S LETTER

  • The name Pam is dying out, do you think it is because of Pam spray?
  • Pam has gained weight on NSNG but her boyfriend, who is hardly doing it, has lost weight
  • Pam used to be a body builder — this can be bad for a person’s body
    • Many eat and live quite unhealthily
    • Lots of carbing up
    • She has gone away from these ideas, but some of the things still stuck
      • She was still trying to eat all the time and get carbs, even NSNG
      • At the end of the day she was eating 6 times a day
      • IM fasting is good!!!!

BREAKING BAD EATING HABITS AND NOT LYING TO YOURSELF

  • You can make mayo at home!
  • Easy to snack on what your kids don’t finish on their plate
  • Must be honest where hidden sugar and grains may be
  • Have to give NSNG a full 60 days with NLIL
  • Vinaigrette is touchy because lots of sugar
  • Men tend to get quicker results than men
  • Look at other positives that you get from NSNG if weight loss isn’t happening right away, and let that be enough while your body resets
    • Clearer skin, less asthma, less foggy, better sleep, etc
    • If after 6mos of strict NSNG, look at your hormones and everything

 

Dealing with Dairy (& Vinnie’s Emotions)

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 549 – Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss Vinnie’s past plus NSNG and diary. Different NSNG foods can still affect your weight loss goals negatively. This is the Friday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast.

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VINNIE’S SINGLE TEAR

  • Vinnie shed a tear thinking about the vegans
  • He just loves cheese and meat!!!!
    • Good snacks/light meals
  • Vinnie has a soft heart…
  • Vinnie went to a vegan’s house for Thanksgiving
    • Weird having bean curd shaped as meat

NOTE: Sorry folks, we’re still looking for a copy of Vinnie’s modeling photo of him naked on the beach covered only with a shell. Send us a copy if you have it!

VINNIE’S “ARREST”

  • Vinnie’s car was towed with a gun in it in NoHo
  • He was not allowed to have a concealed weapon without a permit, and got taken in for it
  • He was pretty new to California
  • He was handcuffed on the ground with a boot on his head
    • Cops went through his gym bag and everything
  • Was not given time, although multiple attorneys told him he would
  • Vinnie got the mafia involved and the whole thing went away

NSNG AND DAIRY

  • Some people feel better not eating dairy
  • You can take a blood test to see how much dairy affects you
  • Can cause inflammation, just like gluten
  • Dairy does have sugar in it, especially milk
  • Anna has autoimmune issues, and dairy really affects her negatively
  • A lot of women who have been plateauing have issues with dairy as well
  • If you plateau, consider trying to not eat dairy

HUMMUS

  • Chickpeas
  • Tahini
  • Garlic
  • Lemon
  • Olive Oil
  • That is ALL that should be in your hummus
  • Watch how much hummus you eat, it is a condiment

DIET SODAS

  • Bad because of what they do to your liver
  • Affect you just as much as normal soda

EVERYONE CHECK OUT VINNIE ON THE ADAM COROLLA SHOW THIS WEEKEND!