Vinnie Tortorich

Fitness Confidential Podcast

Perseverance When You Don’t Get the Results You Want

by Vinnie Tortorich

Today is the Saturday edition of The Angriest Trainer’s podcast where Vinnie Tortorich answers listener’s questions.  Today’s guest is Jenn Moran.  She has been NSNG for a little over a year and started the idea of going 100 days NSNG.  Getting off the Sugar/Carb train is difficult and sometimes it is easier to go cold turkey.

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FIRST 100 DAYS

  • Jenn was really excited about it and was very strict
  • Difficult because sugar, grains and gluten are everywhere
  • Her dad has joined her on NSNG
  • He has lost 30 pounds

JENN PUT TOO MUCH LIFE INTO LIVING

  • Gained weight and having trouble losing it
  • Back on NSNG and training for 1/2 marathon
  • Can’t shake off the weight

VINNIE GOES THROUGH HER FOOD DAY WITH HER

  • She was having only Bullet Proof coffee for breakfast
  • Need to start day with more protein, like an egg or two
  • Save protein shakes for later in the day
  • Dairy and cheese can also be too calorie dense

Dieting Tricks, Real Food, Fitness Hucksters and Lisa May

by Vinnie Tortorich

Today’s guest is Lisa May.  Lisa was the traffic reporter for KROQ and was recently let go.  Listen in as Vinnie and Lisa discuss what happened, Bro-Science and being fat adapted…

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WHAT HAPPENED AT KROQ

  • Lisa was let go about 2 months ago and not doing traffic anymore
  • She asked if they were hiring another woman
  • They hired Allie Mac Kay…formerly of KTLA

BRO SCIENCE (HEY BRO…DID YOU HEAR…)

  • Dr. Oz says things without scientific backup
  • Where does it say we all have to drink at least 8 glasses (64 oz) of water a day?  Everyone is different
  • Grocery stores like to promote grains and sugar
  • That’s their money maker

BEING ON THE SUGAR TRAIN

  • Hard to break the sugar habit and become fat-adapted
  • Have to go cold turkey…all sugar including honey and agave…the brain reacts the same to all sugars
  • After a while notice foods are too sweet
  • And feel a sugar hangover

SHOULD YOU GO LOW CARB OR BE IN KETOSIS IF YOU ARE ILL

  • The simple answer is no.
  • Women should not go too low either
  • However, all the carbs you need are in veggies
  • Grains have to be processed and are an inflammatory food

WHEN DOES SUPPLEMENTATION BECOME AN OBSESSION?

by Vinnie Tortorich

This is the Wednesday edition of The Angriest Trainer podcast.  Join Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber as they discuss “Supplement Addiction” and drink some Gin…

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ANDY HAS A CLOSE FRIEND WHO IS A “SUPPLEMENT ADDICT”

  • Andy is very concerned about “David’s” health (let’s call him David, cause that’s his name)
  • David adds e very supplement that he reads about
  • He is self-prescribing
  • And people who do this start to develop problems, such as liver and stomach ailments, because of overloading

NOT EVERY STATEMENT YOU HEAR OR READ IS TRUE

  • Health Food store employees will try and sell you their products
  • Usually not based on real or well-researched studies
  • Eventually supplementation becomes an obsession

Taking your body to the limit with ultra athlete Luke Tyburski

by Vinnie Tortorich

On today’s Angriest Trainer Podcast, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino interview Luke Tyburski, an ultra-athlete living on the outskirts of London.  They discuss his creation of the ultimate triathlon.  Find out more about Luke at LukeTyburski.com and on Twitter @LukeTyburski.

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TAKING IT TO THE LIMIT

  • Luke is planning the Ultimate Triathlon
  • He will be doing 2,000 km (1,300 miles) in 12 days
  • He will be swimming, biking and running from Morocco  to Monaco

GOREN KROPP

  • Try and find his book (might be out of print)…Ultimate High
  • He perished in an avalanche
  • In the late 90’s he started his trip  from Stockholm to Katmandu
  • He took every piece of equipment he would need to climb Mt. Everest and he carried his gear to base camp by himself

RAISING MONEY 

  • Triathlon is being filmed and streamed online
  • Looking for sponsorship
  • Need between $70 and $80,000 on top of streaming
  • Going to be interactive

DIET

  • Eating real food, not just gels
  • Cut out wheat, dairy, fruit and all sugar
  • Low carb
  • Making his own bars

 

How to train when you have a busy schedule

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to the Saturday edition of the show.  Today’s listener question comes from Mark Lofquist of Boulder, Colorado.  Mark is an engineer and is also an ultra-runner.  He has a 100K coming up next week and has a question for Vinnie.

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RACING SEASON IS COMING UP.  WITH FAMILY, WORK AND SCHOOL, HOW DO YOU FIT IN YOUR TRAINING?

  • Chris Kostman, who runs the Badwater135 and the Furnace Creek 508 says that everyone has a different program.
  • But that all ultra athletes agree that you must focus on organization and time
  • It sometimes helps to cut down on the number of events and keep them closer to home
  • Gives  you more training time

YOU WANT TO GET SORE FOR THE NEXT DAY

  • Have to do a hard workout
  • Want to feel soreness
  • Have to get into the pattern of going long on Saturday
  • Get your body so it can continue even when tired

Training, Eating and Women’s Health with Tawnee Prazak

by Vinnie Tortorich

Today’s guest is Tawnee  Prazak, a triathlete, triathlon coach and top-ranked amateur athlete.  She is a contributor to Endurance Planet and also has a website and blog at coachtawnee.com and tritawn.com.  Tawnee and Vinnie discuss how training and dieting for a race or to model start out as a good thing but end up badly, especially for women.

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WOMEN AND BODY IMAGE

  • Tawnee talks about her journey as a triathlete
  • Women are literally killing themselves to look a certain way
  • Having a body fat percentage below 13 … women run a  health risk
  • What starts out as a good thing ends up badly

LETTING GO OF COMPULSION OF TRAINING AND EATING

  • Still lean toward high fat and low carb
  • Concept is still relatively new
  • You have to figure out what works for  you
  • Figure out what is your lifestyle and what are your goals

CERTAIN MARKERS FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH

  • Having a regular cycle…not just an issue for triathletes
  • Even typical gym goers can become compulsive
  • A lot of “fit” models have this issue
  • They will carb up and build muscle and then 3 weeks before competition, they starve themselves