Vinnie Tortorich

Fitness Confidential Podcast

The Importance of Magnesium

by Vinnie Tortorich

Andy Schreiber and Vinnie Tortorich discuss a new product on today’s Wednesday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast.

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NEW PRODUCT

  • People have been requesting new products from PVC
  • Top request is children’s vitamin, but 8+ kids can take PVC
  • 2nd most requested is calcium and magnesium
  • The new product is a magnesium mineral! 
  • We used neither magnesium citrate or carbonate
  • Should be on the market mid-late Sept. 2015

IMPORTANCE OF MAGNESIUM

  • Mineral that people are most likely to be deficient in
    • Pesticides in food production, soil erosion, etc, deplete magnesium in food sources
  • Joints, heart function, muscles, etc, all depend on magnesium
  • It is an important component in insulin regulation
    • Therefore, this mineral can help Type 2 diabetes
      • Consult your physician if this affects you!
  • Magnesium can help lessen constipation

WHY PVC MAGNESIUM IS BETTER

  • Comes in a ton of forms, and our form is the healthiest and best
    • Other magnesium capsules are either magnesium citrate, magnesium carbonate, both of which have negative components
      • Citrate and carbonate can give you the runs among other harmful effects
  • Ours is magnesium oxide which is absorbed just as well, and is overall better for you

The Difference Between Sustained Cardio and Interval Training

by Vinnie Tortorich

On today’s Monday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast, Vinnie and Anna discuss Vinnie’s recent trip, NSNG Recipes, and the best way to burn fat.

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BADWATER 135

  • Run by Chris Kostman
  • This is an ultra marathon that starts in the Badwater Basin
  • Vinnie and Serena crewed for a friend and fan of the show (Tony who is a lawyer)
    • Tony is ripped and NSNG
  • Vinnie took the first pace (17 miles uphill from below sea level to above 5,000ft)
    • Had to do his arm exercises right before
  • Tony was the only one without inflammation on day 2 (no sugar!!!)

NSNG RECIPES

AMAZON WINNER

  • Bill Rodway won a t-shirt
    • He bought probiotics by Mercola
  • Go buy something through Vinnie’s Amazon link and send in what you bought!

LONG SUSTAINED CARDIO VS HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING (HIIT)

  • Zone 2 is the best way to burn fat
    • Zones go between 1 and 5
  • Zone 2 is a zone in which you can hold a conversation while exercising
  • A test can tell you what you need to do to stay in zone 2
  • Simpler way: take 180 – *your age* = your zone 2
    • Take into account how active you are, add or subtract a few points respectively
  • HIIT burns glucose (sugar) but not fat
  • Good for those with epilepsy and diabetes
  • Ketosis = low carb, fat adapted = high fat

Dairy and the Raw Food Diet

by Vinnie Tortorich

On today’s episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast, Vinnie Tortorich answers listener questions from Megan Meek (20) concerning consumption of dairy and eating raw and still nutritiously.

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MEGAN’S JOB

  • Megan works in a piercing salon
  • She does not recommend gauges
  • Vinnie thinks that someone without gauges would get easily hired over someone with gauges (who makes bad decision)
    • Vinnie will discriminate
  • The nonconformist would be the one without piercings and tattoos

WHICH FOODS SHOULD BE EATEN RAW (vegan) FOR THE BEST NUTRITIONAL VALUE?

  • Vinnie thinks raw food diet is fine however it can be dangerous (low blood sugar)
  • Definitely a correct way to do it — must be constantly eating to get enough
  • Light steam on veggies is not a bad idea for nutrition & consumption
  • Meat should be cooked for best nutritional value

WHAT ABOUT DAIRY?

  • Megan is a sugar addict — when she adds generous amounts (1/4 cup) of heavy cream to coffee (1 or 2 cups), she doesn’t crave sugar or get that hungry
    • How much cream is too much cream?
  • Vinnie doesn’t see an issue with this
    • If this is keeping Megan away from sugar and other issues, it’s ok
    • Try lessening amount slightly, but if not it isn’t the end of the world

The Obesity Epidemic with Gary Taubes

by Vinnie Tortorich

Gary Taubes makes a second appearance on the Friday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast with Vinnie Tortorich.

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GARY TAUBES & HIS MUST-READS

VINNIE’S READING

  • Reads incredibly slowly but comprehends way more than the average person
  • Scientific brain — he doesn’t assume, he knows
  • Ended up allowing him to not pay attention in class, just read the books

NUTRITION WRITING

  • He was doing nutritional pieces for science sections
  • He looked at evidence and saw whether or not it really was supported
  • Gary wrote a controversial article calling out the nutrition world for saying low fat was bad
  • Initially was researching what caused the obesity epidemic?
    • Two hypotheses: high fructose corn syrup, shift to low fat diets
      • LOW FAT DIETS ended up being the issue, clear in his research
  • Even in the 60’s, people weren’t fat
  • In the early 1900s, only ~1/20 people were obese
  • Only 2 Obese kids in Gary’s middle school
  • 60’s : baked potato was fattening ; 80’s: baked potato was a heart healthy food
  • At first, people didn’t realize that high fructose corn syrup was sugar
  • When heart health came into question, fat became (incorrectly) bad, and carbs/sugar became (incorrectly) passable

WHY WE GET FAT

  • The general idea is calorie in / calorie out and thermodynamics
  • Just like you can’t think of wealth/poverty in terms of money intake vs money spent, you can’t think of calories that way either
  • We secrete insulin in response to our carbohydrate intake

Selling Pure Vitamins on Amazon

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to the Wednesday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast, where Vinnie Tortorich and cohost Andy Schreiber discuss Vinnie’s Saturday and how Vinnie and Andy sell their vitamins through Amazon.

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VINNIE’S SATURDAY

  • 5:15am — physical therapy
  • Got ready for his day
  • Spoke on the phone with a woman from England (Janie)
    • Discussed her relationship with food
  • Talked to a guy named Henry who quoted old podcasts
  • Packed about 1000 bottles of vitamins with Andy today
  • Vinnie enjoys talking to more people at a lower price so he can help

WHY AMAZON?

  • Had to charge ~10$ more to make a profit through Amazon
  • Shipping company usually sends them out
  • Originally sent 200 bottles to Amazon, but quickly realized they needed many more
  • Sold a bottle every three or four days or so
  • The more people buy, the lower (better) the ranking of the product gets
  • Selling way more on Amazon than expected to the point where they have to ship their own bottles
  • Top quality at the price that every man can afford
    • Rolls Royce priced as a Toyota
  • No advertising dollars behind the vitamins which is why the rise in numbers selling is so shocking

Monitoring Hormones, Broken Bones, and Your Heart Rate

by Vinnie Tortorich

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino discuss intermittent fasting, Heidi and Frank, is walking enough to lose weight, a 6 day weight training plan for 30 mins a day, and how effective is the Fitbit? on today’s episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast!

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THIS WEEK’S AMAZON WINNER

  • This week someone one an Air Dyne
    • It’s a stationary bike where hands move as well, and there is fan resistance
  • Clicking through our link to Amazon really helps support the show!
  • David won a t-shirt this week!
  • He bought this because he wants to make changes to get fit again

HEIDI AND FRANK

  • Vinnie was on this LA morning show recently
  • Originally he did a phone interview, and they liked him enough to bring him on the show again

STARBUCKS

  • Vinnie couldn’t find Starbucks in a 5 mile radius in a poorer neighborhood
  • In barrios and such you can’t find a Starbucks or even a bank for that matter
  • Magic Johnson has helped this
  • Watch Vinnie’s Starbucks Video Here 
  • Coffee shops in poor neighborhoods have things like donuts instead of bagels

HORMONES

  • Spit tests, blood tests, freeze tests to look at hormones
  • Doctors can figure out what you need to be tested for based off of hormones

INTERMITTENT FASTING

  • Vinnie is not a fan of IF
    • When he misses lunch, it isn’t intentional
  • IF can lead to eating disorders
  • If you plateau, you may have hormone issues so don’t just skip to IF and restriction

WALKING WITH BROKEN BONES

  • Can walking alone keep one in shape and lose fat?
    • It will keep you in shape & healthy, but likely not make you lose (lots of) fat
  • How can one help broken bone recover?
    • Take magnesium!
    • Knox gelatin

FITBIT

  • Fitbits are really expensive
  • You can buy cheaper heart rate monitors
  • “You don’t need a fitbit to tell you you’re sleeping”