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Accidental Fasting And Mt. Whitney – Episode 1894

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1894 – On this Monday show, Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk accidental fasting, Badwater and Mt. Whitney, airport food, Anna’s 48 hours, and more.

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ACCIDENTAL FASTING

  • Vinnie isn’t personally a big fan of intermittent fasting.
  • He’s not the guy who fasts, and he thinks fasting is not for everyone.
  • But, the perk of being fat adapted, is if you can’t get good food over some period of time, you’ll be okay.
    • This happened to Vinnie.
      • When he climbed much of Mount Whitney, he didn’t eat.
      • He could only make it because he was fat-adapted.
  • When you’re in a pinch, being fat-adapted can certainly help.
  • It’s also good when you’re traveling — many airports only have crap.

MT. WHITNEY

  • Vinnie and Don tried to summit Mt. Whitney while Vinnie was in town for Badwater.
  • However, he got up much of the mountain and began feeling like he had the flu.
  • Don then couldn’t find him on the mountain!
  • Vinnie was very dehydrated.
  • Fat adaption saved the day for him.
  • He did the mountain again, but only got a little ways up the mountain because it started storming with lightning.

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Ultra Events While Fat Adapted – Episode 1834

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1834 – On this Monday show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino talk ultra events while fat adapted, eggs and good oils, protein powders, Alex’s weight loss, Anna’s Eat Happy recipes, and more.

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ULTRA EVENTS WHILE FAT ADAPTED

  • When you’re fat adapted, you can still do ultras.
  • Serena will have some coffee and maybe an egg or two before a long run.
    • On the run, she’ll have olives or an Ultra Fat while going 30 miles.
  • When she gets back, she’ll eat a lot!
  • Some people need to eat more before they exercise; others do not.
  • Take care of yourself, but you can do it low carb.

PROTEIN POWDERS

  • Vinnie is not a big protein powder guy.
  • It’s better to get your protein from whole foods.
  • However, if you need to do a protein powder, Vinnie says egg-white or whey.
    • Make sure these are NOT flavored and do NOT have any sneaky sugars.

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Getting Back Into Exercise & the Fitness Middle Class – Episode 1670

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1670 – On this Wednesday show, Serena Scott Thomas joins Vinnie to talk the current hectic times, the fitness middle class, Serena’s long distance running, getting back into exercise, cooking nuts and more!

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FITNESS MIDDLE CLASS

  • This has nothing to do with finance.
  • It has to do with the many people out there who are not super fit or super fat, but need to lose some weight and get metabolically healthier.
  • Vinnie just wants to help.
  • He will keep working at this goal.
    • This is why Vinnie’s always onto the next thing.
      • He’ll keep launching products to help, or documentaries to educate.

GETTING BACK INTO EXERCISE

  • When Serena moved to VA, she stopped running for a bit.
  • She found that her aerobic and anaerobic fitness went away.
  • Her general strength suffered when she stopped.
    • Balance was worse, general muscle strength was worse.
  • It’s a use it or lose it proposition.
    • There’s not a ton of residual value.
  • Get back into it slowly!
    • This is how you get back to where you were, or go even farther.
  • Protein only helps if we work our muscles hard, too.

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Weight Fluctuation, Running, & More! – Episode 1582

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1582 – Stuart Blocher joins Vinnie for a second Saturday appearance, and the two talk phone consults, not worrying about weight fluctuation, working from home and inflammation, becoming a runner, and more!

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WEIGHT FLUCTUATION

  • Stuart has been on the show before. Check it out here:
  • He’s met Vinnie a couple of times: in LA and at the Seattle Meat-Up.
  • Originally, before this way of eating in 2016, he was north of 270 lbs at 5’11”.
    • Now, he’s in his mid-180s, and 42 years old.
  • He’s lost almost 100 lbs!
    • He fluctuates a few pounds but doesn’t worry about it.
      • This could be water weight and sometimes eating a bit more food than other times.
      • He also travels a lot which can affect his sleep schedule.
        • Vinnie finds this fairly common among folks who travel so much.
      • He also doesn’t see a big change in how clothes fit during this time.
  • Everyone can fluctuate 3-5 lbs on any given day.
    • This is why Vinnie says throw the scale away.
  • Stuart has benefitted from the phone consults.
    • Vinnie can help you fine-tune your way of eating to benefit you most.
  • Stuart is a contractor and has stayed active throughout his life.
    • He’s always been quite strong, but wasn’t really in shape before this.
    • Now he’s running and found success in being in Zone 2.
  • He thinks he holds on to a bit more weight when he’s getting out and about less and eating more veggies as opposed to meat.

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Angriest Trainer 288: Gene Stone and Veganism

by Vinnie Tortorich

Vinnie and Anna welcome on the wonderful, inimitable, and incredibly smart Gene Stone, author of more books than we’ve all read in our collective lifetimes.

Gene Stone brings the Vegan movement to the Angriest Trainer Podcast with aplomb:

  • Discussing his new book, The Awareness
  • Laying out the three pillars of veganism
  • Why Forks Over Knives struck such a strong chord with him and the world
  • Oil Free Vegans
  • How oysters are considered vegan

Additional books on mindset discussed in this episode:

 

More info about Gene Stone:

A graduate of Stanford and Harvard, Gene Stone is a former Peace Corps volunteer, screenwriter, and journalist as well as a book, magazine, and newspaper editor for such companies as the Los Angeles Times, Esquire, and Simon & Schuster. He has also ghostwritten thirty books for a diverse lot of people, including theoretical physicist Steven Hawking, Yahoo! Chief Solutions Officer Tim Sanders, CNN Executive Vice-president Gail Evans, and TOMS shoes founder Blake Mycoskie. Gene has written many titles under his own name as well, including The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick, which has been translated into more than 20 languages, and The Watch, the definitive book on the wristwatch.

Gene has also written many books on his primary interests: animal rights  and plant-based nutrition, including Forks Over Knives, and, as a co-writer with Rip Esselstyn, The Engine 2 Diet and My Beef with Meat. His current project is Living the Farm Sanctuary Life, with Gene Baur. Gene also serves on the board of several not-for-profits, including Ready For Rescue, which helps place animals from the New York City Shelter system into foster homes.