Vinnie Tortorich

Fitness Confidential Podcast

How a Listener Lost 17 Pounds

by Vinnie Tortorich

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino discuss minutia of many topics on this Angriest Trainer podcast.

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POLITICAL CORRECTNESS

  • Football teams: The Redskins
    • Vinnie thinks going after this name is too politically correct
    • Chiefs, Indians, Braves

POLE DANCING

  • Don Coddington, billionaire, buys Vinnie random stuff
  • What is empowering about pole dancing for fun?
    • Showing how sexy they are
  • Vinnie is angry because of Cala-bitches
    • We need more Serenas!

LISTENERS

  • Dr Dan: Listener has lost 17 lbs in 7 weeks
  • Has changed his life — he feels better

VINNIE’S DAD

  • In the hospital for a bone-spur type surgery
  • He wants to be on the podcast instead of Marie!
  • Vincent (Vinnie’s dad) picks up cars, remakes them, etc.
  • He has eaten himself to death
  • His F150 looks like a 711

REAL STRENGTH MATTERS

  • These guys are funny Brits with a great (Vinnie’s favorite) podcast
    • Seb and Josh
  • When they saw Muscle Works they thought it was hilarious
  • Their show talks to Olympians, nutritionists, Strong Men, etc.
  • Books for everything!
    • lots of things, however, are emotionally related

KIDS

  • People treat kids like they are all the next big thing
  • Not every kid can be a pro athlete, an astronaut, a superstar
  • We need accountants, customer service people, etc.
  • Fathers need to stop overestimating their children and pushing them (in relation to coaches)
  • Communist countries decide on children to train when they are ~5
    • We looked at this and found it barbaric
      • We are doing this now!!!
  • Take computers away from kids, let them use their imaginations or play with balls

Type 1 Diabetes

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to the Saturday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast, where Vinnie Tortorich speaks with listener Kory Seder.

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OLD PODCASTS

  • The cost of keeping them up was breaking Vinnie’s bank
  • However, for a small fee ($2/month), you can go download them and listen to close to 500 episodes

KORY SEDER

  • Started listening around episode 10
    • He gets something out of every show — whether its knowledge or a laugh
  • Type 1 diabetic — diagnosed three years ago at the age of 33
  • He looks young because he eats sugars and grains!
  • Tried to grow out a beard to look older, nixed it
  • Switched from water to gatorade during an Ironman when he lost the cap to his gatorade and initially thought he was going to bonk, but didn’t
    • He then realized after a bike time trial where he had a lot of sugar, sugar bad him feel really bad
      • Went to doctor, diabetes
        • Initially diagnosed with type 2
          • Finally saw an endocrinologist who correctly diagnosed him with type 1

HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

  • Kory had to fight to get an expert to see him
  • He knew what was wrong but was ignored until he pestered enough

How to Run with Christopher McDougall

by Vinnie Tortorich

Christopher McDougall joins Vinnie Tortorich at the NESS conference to discuss Chris’s works and running and reporting.

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WHO IS CHRISTOPHER MCDOUGALL?

  • Author, correspondant, reported on wars in places like Rwanda
  • Author of Born to Run , a book discussing the amazing athletic ability of a hidden tribe
    • This book hooked Vinnie — hunt to talk to McDougall!
  • Also wrote Natural Born Heroes which Vinnie is also reading
  • http://www.chrismcdougall.com
  • Chris looks for what has lineage when he wants to find how to do something properly
    • “Chi running”-style running has the lineage, has the history that works
      • This is what tribes have done forever, and it keeps them healthy and allows them to run incredibly well and efficiently

RUNNING SHOES

  • Running shoes are baloney for the most part
  • Running shoes wear out at the same place, proves that your running form needs to change
  • flat soled sneakers tend to be better, minimalist-type shoes, if you run correctly

MUSCLE WHILE RUNNING

  • Running is important but is not the only thing
  • Muscle allows your body to extend backwards, the power comes from the fascia
    • look at MLB pitchers for instance!
    • “elastic strength”
  • Bruce Lee: “I always had my strongest punch with my left toe”
    • A punch starts in your left big toe
  • Running comes from the hips, among other parts
    • “Sacrum” – near your naval is the sacred center of your body

The Importance of Supplements

by Vinnie Tortorich

Kristin Couture, a listener from Connecticut, joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Saturday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast.

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NEW JERSEY

  • Both Vinnie and Kristin have some bad feelings toward Connecticut
    • Too crowded, some rudeness
  • PLUS, Chris Christie is the governor… and that says something
  • Vinnie was in the airport and even the coffee was awful
    • Mafia-run

HOW NECESSARY ARE SUPPLEMENTS REALLY?

  • Kristin takes magnesium, and a probiotic, and omega-3
    • Is this enough? Is this a waste of money?
  • PVC was created so people didn’t waste money and got the supplements they needed
  • Some supplements with bad stuff ARE a waste of money, but without the sand and silica and such, they are not a waste
  • We can’t get all of our nutrients from food so supplements really are important
    • Between preservation, diet, and how things are grown, no diet is perfect
  • There is an argument really for any supplements — depends what each individual really needs
    • Just like how not everyone needs 8 glasses of water a day
      • Some people need 4, and some need 12!

Running Right with Jason Fitzgerald

by Vinnie Tortorich

On today’s Friday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast, running coach Jason Fitzgerald joins host Vinnie Tortorich as they discuss the proper way to run to avoid injury and increase efficiency.

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INDIA TRIP

  • Pure Vitamin Club and NSNG in India right now
  • Vinnie, Andy, and Serena all there

JASON FITZGERALD

 

Challenged Athletes at the 508

by Vinnie Tortorich

Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino host this Monday podcast where they talk about sponsors, the Amazon Winner, & speak with Anthony Boyd about challenged athletes at the 508.

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TRIP TO INDIA

  • Vinnie has done some television and radio ads for his interviews in India
  • He and Serena are going very soon!
  • Gonna take ~24 hours to get there

TIM HARVEY

  • Amazon winner
  • Bought “Fresh Balls” and a Squatty Potty
  • Tim has lost 30 pounds in 6 weeks
  • Won a t-shirt by clicking through Amazon banner on Vinnie’s website before buying things on Amazon

BIKING

  • Multiple people pedaling bike and pushing it up the grade only 15 miles in
  • Interesting style of biking
    • Includes challenged (quadri & paraplegic athletes)
      • 2 challenged athletes to switch off stages
  • The guys rotate and all have to finish to ride for their ‘team’ to be considered completed
  • Anthony Boyd was one of the non challenged athletes on the team
  • One athlete on the team could not control temperature well