Vinnie Tortorich

Fitness Confidential Podcast

The Best Fruits to Eat and Dealing with Hepatitis C

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to today’s Angriest Trainer podcast with Vinnie Tortorich where Vinnie talks with Beth Vulmer and answers questions about the affects of a NSNG diet.

BETH VULMER

  • Missionary, teacher, translator
  • German living in Brazil

DIALECTS AND CAJUN SLANG

  • Vinnie can write, but cannot punctuate
  • Vinnie is fascinated with brain rigidity — a topic he could, but will not, discuss for hours

HIGH AMOUNTS OF FAT AND HEP C

  • There is a pill now that will cure Hep C
  • Dr. X is an example of a Hep C victim going NSNG
  • Although there are high amounts of fat, NSNG will still help you lose weight, thus it is not dangerous
  • Fruit is fine, just try to avoid concentrated tropical fruit, fruit juice, etc.

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The Importance of Sleep with Dr. Robert Rosenberg

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to today’s Friday one-on-one episode of Angriest Trainer with Vinnie Tortorich, where Vinnie talks with Dr. Robert Rosenberg, a luminary in the field of health and sleep and author of the book Sleep Soundly Every Night, Feel Fantastic Every Day.

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OPIOIDS AND SLEEP

  • Vinnie will have to be on Opioids post-surgery
  • Although it is unlikely Vinnie will become addicted, these do hurt REM sleep
  • Sleep quality can acutely deteriorate the first week or so
  • Opioids can cause oxygen levels to drop quite a bit at night
    • dream sleep can be disturbed by this decrease in levels
  • After opioids stop, REM rebound occurs
    • people will get vivid dreams due to the quick increase in O2
    • addicts quitting opioids often will have horrible nightmares while attempting to quit

HALCYON

  • Allows you to fall asleep, but not stay asleep
  • Many of Vinnie’s clients used this for a quick, refreshing sleep
  • Alcohol used with benzodiazepines can cause amnesia and hallucinations
    • George Bush sr. scandal
  • Benzodiazepines can all cause amnesia while they are in your bloodstream and can predispose people to Alzheimer’s
  • Causes horrible insomnia when people quit

VERTIGO

  • We have little hair cells projecting into the fluid in our inner ear, allowing for balance
  • If the hair falls into fluid on one side, it causes extreme dizziness
  • Some vertigo medications can hurt the ear both in hearing and in balance

ALCOHOL AND SLEEP

  • Alcohol can wake you up when it is leaving your system
  • Large amounts of alcohol cause sleep disturbance
  • When you stop drinking alcohol, can cause REM rebound
  • Alcohol can intensify sleep apnea

SLEEP AND EXERCISE 

  • Just an extra hour of sleep can cause large increase in speed and ability to concentrate
  • Snoring can cause oxidative stress which will hurt ability to exercise, and even shorten lifespan

SLEEP APNEA

  • Check out Dr. Rosenberg’s book here
  • Headaches, snoring, waking up easily, ADHD symptoms — all indicators of sleep apnea

SLEEP’S AFFECT ON HEALTH

  • Those who sleep < 7 hours/night have faster degradation of telomeres
    • shorter telomeres means protein, DNA, RNA gets broken down faster
  • Sleep produces growth hormones — important for all ages, especially athletes
  • Lack of sleep increases production of Ghrelin, a hormone that makes you fat.
  • A bad sleep habit is just as bad, if not worse, than a bad diet

VITAMINS AND SLEEP

  • Very important for sleep
  • Even if your magnesiums levels are good, still take supplement for intracellular levels
  • Stress causes decrease in Mg levels
  • B vitamins and magnesium both help keep homocysteine levels down
  • Overall, vitamins will improve your sleep

Visit Dr. Rosenberg’s website, answersforsleep.com here.

Weight Loss Magazine Lies

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to this week’s Wednesday episode of The Angriest Trainer with Vinnie Tortorich and weekly guest Andy Schreiber. Today they dissect a manipulative magazine article dealing with weight loss.

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ARTICLE ON WEIGHT-LOSS 

  • Celebrity-type magazine
  • 5 Step article called “Ignite Your Metabolism to Blast Fat Just Like That”
      • implication of a *snap* on “Just Like That”
      • targeting over 50’s
        • Features hot 68 year old celebrity, Susan Lucci
  • Article is manipulative, as usual
      • written by ‘nutritionist’ Sara Vance — rebalancelife.com
      • mistakes start at Step 2 — gets worse from here
  • Food / Dessert without sugar
      • Butternut squash, butter, cocoa, cinnamon

TANGENTS

  • Anne Archer: hot or not?
  • “Kids today”
  • plant based v. vegetable, drink water v. hydrate
  • What is Vinnie’s accent really?

Exercise, Heart Rate Monitors, and Fat Adaptation

by Vinnie Tortorich

On today’s episode, Vinnie and Anna talk about our sponsors, the intelligent Dr. Noakes from South Africa, how exercise is not the best weight loss strategy, the best heart rate monitors to use, and Pierce Brosnan.

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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

  • One of Vinnie’s favorite songs is “Blinded by the Light”
  • Manfred Mann sounds like he says “revved up like a douche”

VILLA CAPPELLI OLIVE OIL

  • They have a really good podcast, check it out!
  • Paul foraged 40kilos of Morel mushrooms, borage, and wild asparagus
  • Best olive oil in the planet — the best to cook with!
  • ‘High smoke point’ was just a marketing tactic by other oils to get people to not use olive oil
  • Check out some of Anna’s recipes that use this olive oil
  • 10% off just for Vinnie’s listeners with promo code

DR NOAKES

  • Dispels all of his ‘haters’’ false dietary claims
  • Full interview here
  • Noakes is being hammered for one tweet
  • Chyron is wrong
  • Fat does not make your body too acidic!
  • Noakes is a PhD and an MD — can give advice without consultation

GYMS

  • Gyms used to be named things like “Vinnie’s Gym”, “Joe’s Place”
  • Now gyms are called things like Ultra Gym, we have pilates, spinning, etc.
  • People still getting fatter: exercise is a poor way to lose weight 
  • Gyms tend to preach calorie in – calorie out theory

FAT ADAPTATION

  • Serena can run marathon lengths without any extra sugar
  • Breakfast is good as long as it is heavy fat, not heavy sugar
  • Obesity increase and exercise increase are directly proportional
  • Dieting works better than the above, according to study
  • Aerobic activity spurs want to eat, spurs sweet-teeth
  • Once you become fat adapted, the craving slows down and eventually stops

SQUATTY POTTY 

  • Painkillers cause constipation for many
  • This pooping position putting your feet up really allows for proper defecation
  • Link to get one is on right side of every page

HEART RATE MONITORS

  • Fit bits tell you steps etc, but aren’t the best for this type of training
  • Best (affordable) heart rate monitors are Polar, Ironman
  • Simple is good

PIERCE BROSNAN

  • Tallulah’s commencement speaker was Pierce Brosnan
  • Vinnie would have preferred Richie Sambora
  • Pierce made his speech into a political statement
  • Said he was a PhD but was really only honorary
  • Put on too much of a show but at least he’s beautiful
  • Tallulah’s classmates will change the world

Vitamins and Training for a Marathon

by Vinnie Tortorich

Today’s listener, Brent Merrick, hails from Iowa and is an NSNG follower and a super dad.  He asks about vitamins, and NSNG training, and his son, Jaden, makes a guest appearance.

  • ARE PVC VITAMINS SAFE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN?
    • It has been proven that this vitamin is healthy for 6yrs and up
    • Brent’s son is a runner, and at 7 years old is training for a half marathon
    • Interview with Jaden Merrick, the son, to come
  • IS IT POSSIBLE, JUST HAVING STARTED NSNG, TO BE FAT-ADAPTED WHILE TRAINING FOR A MARATHON THAT’S COMING UP?
    • It will be difficult, but it is possible
    • Cravings will occur and legs may feel like lead
    • Tony Patera, Zach Bitter both know how this works
    • Many books on how to get passed the difficult transition time into NSNG-style living while training
    • Serena is now able to run 20+ miles with no sugary snack
    • Fish oil will help make this easier
  • IS IT BEST TO TRICKLE IN SUGAR BEFORE YOU CRASH OR AS YOU CRASH?
    • 5-30 minutes before you start to crash is a good time to use that sugary supplement if you need it

Becoming an Ultra Trainer, Training for an Ultra

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to the Friday edition of the Angriest Trainer where Vinnie goes one-on-one with the great Luke Tyburski.  Luke Tyburski, an Australian currently residing in London, is an ultra-athlete and triathlete former soccer player and trainer. He has done a number of ultras, including the Mount Everest Ultra Marathon, Marathon de Sables, Double Ironmans, and many more.   http://luketyburski.com

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FOR THE YOUNG TRAINER

  • Very little social life– you are working when others are free
  • Gym fees for gym trainers, and equipment fees for independent trainers
    • may get less than 50% of what you’re actually paid
  • Becoming a trainer is more than just taking a 3 month course
    • education never stops
  • Trainers have to be masters at all types of training — discussed in Fitness Confidential

TRAINERS ON TV

  • Vinnie has been a filler on a morning “yuck – yuck”  show
  • Trainers are generally not on TV — TV does not get you anywhere
  • Radio is much better!

LUKE’S ULTIMATE TRIATHALON

  • Self-created event over 1300 miles between Morocco to Monaco
  • Swimming Gibraltar Strait (13 mi), cycle Southeast Coast of Spain (800 mi), run to Monaco (300 mi) all in 12 days!
  • Open-water swim with a boat shadowing you across as it is an incredibly busy, boat-filled strait with rough seas and strong currents
  • There will be a bike/run crew, and a film crew, check out his website for a trailer!

TIME FRAME ON THIS

▪Luke wanted to push himself as an adventurer

  • Luke has to swim all these miles (6-8hrs), then bike 75 miles in first day
  • Will cycle number of miles depending upon terrain
    • 215 mi, then 215 mi, then 200 mi, then 180 mi

LUKE’S NUTRITION

  • Real food purified into liquid form
    • Watered down avocados, cinnamon, turmeric
  • High-fat fueling approach
    • He will have carbs like bananas if sprinting is required, but more fat than carbs
  • Chia seeds also make good gels
  • People will throw up from too much Gu chomps, Gatorade, etc.
  • Fat is good!

SHERPAS

  • Sherpas will not use artificial products like gels and such
    • world class athletes
  • Diet consisting of lots of rice and fattening meat
  • Luke met these guys while doing a marathon from the base camp of Mt. Everest