Vinnie Tortorich

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THE ALIGN METHOD with AARON ALEXANDER

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to the Monday edition of The Angriest Trainer with Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino.  Today Vinnie and Annia talk with Aaron Alexander, an accomplished bodyworker and movement coach with over a decade of experience. He is the founder of the Align Method™, an integrative approach to bodywork and self-care that has helped thousands of people out of pain and into functional health. He is also the host of the inspiring hit show, Align Podcast. Aaron teaches and speaks internationally and actively owns and operates a bodywork clinic in Bend, Oregon…

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THE ALIGN METHOD

  • Aaron had been doing coaching and training and then incorporated hands on bodywork
  • He created a system of how people can care for themselves everyday
  • We need to move our bodies and be more fluid
  • Find a foundation, how to move and coordinated play and learn to express ourselves

CARRYING EMOTIONS IN OUR BODY

  • We release energy by moving
  • Energy stagnation occurs when there is no movement
  • We also need auditory, tactile and visual movement

HOW FAR CAN WE TAKE THIS?

  • This needs to come from a foundation of passion
  • There are going to be certain steps you need to take
  • You will feel better in all aspects of your life by moving in broad ways

Vinegar and Blood Sugar

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to Saturday edition of The Angriest Trainer.  Today Vinnie speaks with listener Natalie Collar who is living in Japan where she teaches English.  She is also a runner and has a question about vinegar.  Listen and learn…

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IS IT SAFE TO USE VINEGAR AND DOES IT CAUSE AN INSULIN SPIKE?

  • Vinegar is safe and great to use
  • Contains something called Acetic Acid
  • There is evidence that Acetic Acid can keep blood sugar from spiking

Why Vitamin B12 Helps Give You Energy

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to the Wednesday episode of The Angriest Trainer.  Today, Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber discuss essential vitamin B12…why it is important, why vegans run a deficiency risk and the best way to take it as a supplement…

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WHY VITAMIN B12 IS IMPORTANT

  • One of the essential vitamins
  • Deficiency is serious…affects blood cells and energy
  • Plentiful in animal foods

VEGANS AND B12

  • Vitamin B12 does not occur naturally in any plant-based food
  • The only exception are organisms that attach themselves to plant-based food

FORMS OF B12

  • Vast majority of supplements come in the form of cyanocobalamin
  • Vitamin is bound together by cyanide molecule
  • It must be converted to methylcobalamin in liver
  • And it takes energy to flush out of liver

 

The Mindset of a Super Athlete

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to the Monday edition of The Angriest Trainer Podcast.  Today’s guest is superfan Joanne Baxas who has co-written a book,  With Nick Cicerchi,  “The Macca Model“, based on triathete Chris “Macca” McCormack’s philosophy on triathlons and how they related to everyday life.

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MACCA…AMAZING ATHLETE…TRIATHLON’S BEST

  • Never paid like a pro
  • Won the Hawaii Ironman twice
  • No real endorsements like pros
  • Never made a lot of money

THE MACCA MODEL

  • 7 principles
  • What is the mindset in becoming a super athlete
  • How does it relate to everyday outlook

ACT LIKE A PRO

  • Triathletes give back a lot
  • Train so hard and are so dedicated
  • Can seem arrogant
  • Have to work hard…triathletes train 8-10 months a year

The Truth About Fruit, Insulin Resistance, and Diabetes

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to the Saturday edition of The Angriest Trainer Podcast.  Today, Vinnie takes a question from long-time listener, Lonnie Beauchamp who attended the First Annual Los Angeles NSNG Meetup.   Lonnie’s question has to do with his Diabetes and fruits…

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HIGH GLYCEMIC FRUITS

  • When Lonnie eats high glycemic foods or fruits such as bananas, cantaloupe or watermelon, his blood sugar shoot up over 180 and stays that way for a while.  What should he be eating?
  • Veggies should be your mainstay.  Fruit is okay if it is low glycemic but stay away from fruits and foods that give you a blood sugar spike

 

The Important Difference Between Eating, Blending & Juicing Fruit

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to the Wednesday episode of The Angriest Trainer with Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber.  Before Andy went pure NSNG on January 1, 2015, he had the same juice everyday…apple, carrot, beet, ginger (without the beet greens).   He has a juicer that does not pulverize the fiber and just disposes of it out the back of the juicer.  Is this ok?  What to do?

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JUICERS THAT DON’T PULVERIZE AND INCLUDE FIBER

  • You are drinking a glass of sugar
  • Extracted juice has some nutrients
  • Next to sugar cane, we get our sugar from beets

IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO JUICE?

  • If you can use a high speed blender, still retain fiber
  • But, is fiber being pulverized so much that it is no longer valuable?
  • Still a question
  • Try and use veggies and fruits with a low glycemic index