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: Episode 577 - Charles "Frankie" Tortorich, Vinnie's brother is an NSNG success story. He and Vinnie reminisce about their Glory Days in HS sports, Charles' Crohn's disease and NSNG, and how Charles started listening to what Vinnie says about nutrition. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club CHARLES TORTORICH & FOOTBALL Vinnie's younger brother Was a good athlete, but not a college D1 athlete like Vinnie Used to work really hard with Vinnie Football in the south is the talk of the town Vinnie was a town celebrity All sports are a huge deal Mark, the youngest brother, was the best at playing all-around football Unfortunately, he did not follow through with that path Vinnie had to beef up in highschool to put on muscle for football because he is only 5'11-6' Neither of the Tortorich parents were athletic; just super academic In highschool, life revolved around football The whole family would attend! CROHN'S DISEASE AND NSNG Charles figured out he had Crohn's disease when he was a teenager They didn't know much about the disease other than the fact that he would sit on the toilet and bleed a lot Spent about 2 months total in the hospital as a teenager He couldn't eat or drink Charles now follows NSNG, although he didn't use to listen to Vinnie because he is his brother His coworkers came around and made him listen Charles was overweight with borderline high blood pressure and realized he had to make a lifestyle change He didn't want to take medicine for something he could change/avoid He initially was baby-stepping for NSNG Ex: for breakfast, he wouldn't eat grits (polenta, straight grains with some butter) Charles has found he feels much better, has better blood pressure, and his Crohn's does not flare up as much He doesn't even follow it to the T but has still lost lots of weight Overall, he cut down a lot and lost ~26 lbs

: Episode 576 - Ivor Cummins, a biochemical engineer, goes into detail about the Cholesterol Conundrum. Modern research has clearly proven that the root cause of arterial plaque is insulin resistance, most likely caused by high amounts of carbohydrates, not high cholesterol or high fat. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club IVOR CUMMINS The Cholesterol Conundrum video here Chemical engineer Was told he had to cut down his cholesterol He didn't just listen to the doctor He dug down the rabbit hole and DID NOT lower cholesterol Hails from Dublin, Ireland IVOR'S CHOLESTEROL STORY & CONCLUSION His cholesterol was a bit high Liver enzymes (GGT and serum ferritin) were INCREDIBLY high He asked the doctors what this meant & asked them what to do They came back with very weak and unsure answers Because of his science background & his family, he did not accept this answer He values his health and this was not enough He started researching after visiting 3 unsure doctors Once he started researching, he found that very high GGT meant a reduced lifespan Gamma glutamyl transferase Liver enzyme High levels = high inflammation in the liver The liver has SO many functions, including making cholesterol Excessive alcohol raises this, but he does not drink a lot He found that high levels are associated with Fatty-liver disease which comes from eating too many carbs Around 30% of adults have fatty liver disease Carbs, sugar, and insulin resistance are the problem Serum ferritin is a marker for metabolic syndrome His was so high because he had been eating carbs and sugar & had this disease Ivor's diet at the time: Quite a bit of pasta, bread, rice Tried to not eat fat He basically ate what the governments (incorrectly) press one to eat Although for the most part he followed the "food pyramid" he always ate butter instead of margarine More and more research showing that those who have high cholesterol are super sensitive to carbs Vitamins are important to regulate all these as wells IMPORTANT VITAMINS 70-80% of people are deficient in magnesium check out PVC broad spectrum magnesium! People are deficient in K2 (those who eat low fat especially) Vitamin D and sun exposure are very important as well Fitness and cardiovascular health Disease conditions can drive Vitamin D even lower Blood pressure drops with good Vitamin D/sun exposure Arteries relax Sun Exposure increases vasodilation Normal sun is more important than Vitamin D pills, but if you can't get out in the sun, do take a Vitamin D supplement Sun-related dangers are so so insignificant compared to the danger of cars etc. Also most sun-damage is fixable (melanoma is the bad one, though) LESS likely to have melanoma with MORE general sun exposure Ex: outdoor workers have not increased melanoma like indoor workers in the last 40 years

: Episode 575- Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber discuss Serena Scott Thomas's ultrarunning, explain white labeling and how it relates to Pure Vitamin Club, and do some planning for the upcoming LA NSNG Meetup on this Wednesday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer Podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club ULTRARUNNING Vinnie ran on an 8.5 mile week day run with Ultra-Serena Vinnie has a great time running with Serena Vinnie prefers to run behind Serena Serena is running all the time Has become obsessed with running Serena will be running the Badwater Salton Sea race where she and Tony will be running ~ 85 miles Many people are barefoot ultra runners / better runners with lower heels The other day Serena ran ~30 miles in the mountains while it was raining Serena is so well fat adapted that she hardly eats anything on her runs Brings water, cheese, nuts, and maybe a couple olives Doesn't even eat it all WHITE LABELING Many vitamin companies these days do what is called "white-labeling" They buy the SAME vitamins from a general manufacturer and just slap their own label on it Same thing sold under a hundred different brand names Happens with skin doctors a lot in Beverly Hills All of their lotions are the EXACT same thing and none of them came up with it The manufacturers make boat loads! Pure Vitamin Club does NOT fall under this category We actually formulated our own, special, affordable vitamins! NSNG L.A. MEETUP Last year, the team and the Beauchamp brothers organized a meet-up in LA There were community dinners, community podcast sessions, and hikes to go on This year we will be having it again for a small fee We want to keep it affordable! Number will be around $200-300 Hopefully on the lower side if more people show up Clear your calendars for the end of June Vinnie has to charge to keep the train moving down the tracks We are not trying to profit, just trying to keep the NSNG brand, PVC, and this podcast going!

: Episode 574 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie Tortorich to discuss Vinnie's Energy Shake, a go-to meal that Vinnie whips up in his nutribullet for healthy, tasty, long lasting energy. The two also talk about 'healthy' energy bars. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli VINNIE'S ENERGY SHAKE Vinnie's 'fat' shake is now in Anna's cookbook Here's a quick thing Vinnie whips up: Lots of coconut oil Kale Chia seeds Vinnie lets chia seeds sit in the water so that they get gooey and 'slurpy'. Fresh ginger root Half of a 3 inch jalapeno Water to help it blend Berries are optional (only a few) Anna likes it with blueberries VINNIE'S AEROBICS & MARATHONS Vinnie loves to run! Now that his shoulder is way better, he can do much more aerobic work Ran with Serena, a total of 2 hours Check out: "Barkley Marathons" on Netflix Only 14-15 finishers in this Marathon It is crazy! Like a prison-escape Runners who can run Badwater don't even attempt this AMAZON WINNER OF THE WEEK Dave Dolak won this week! He bought through the Amazon link on the website He is a super fan Getting ready for an ultra-kayak race (100 miles) Bought a urine-bag and sunglasses for his race He will win some NSNG Carb 'HEALTHY' ENERGY BARS The only bar that Vinnie really endorses is EPIC Bars Kind Bars are basically deconstructed Snickers bars 19-23 grams of sugar in a Kind Bar 3/5 top ingredients are sugar Not awful in an emergency situation, but try to avoid if possible "Diet" products are also awful for you because they are straight chemicals which compensates for the lack of calories (maybe even makes it worse)

: Episode 573 - Listener Juanita and Vinnie discuss the hidden sugars in 'healthy' smoothies and sauces. Also, Vinnie demonstrates using Juanita's examples how low-calorie diets do not result in fat loss. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Villa Cappelli JUANITA PAGE In Kansas City, Missouri Had a mini-stroke which made her very health-conscious Bought a nutribullet and did the whole smoothie thing Worked out 6 days a week Lost inches, but not a pound Used to have an incredibly fast metabolism Trying to get back on the wagon Eating clean for Juanita meant no junk food, fruit from sugar Would have a smoothie with spinach, pineapple, banana, strawberries, flax seed Low cal type of eating didn't work for her really When you give up sugar and incorporate more fat makes you flatline but eventually will be good HIDDEN SUGARS IN 'HEALTHY' SMOOTHIES When you put fruit like pineapple and banana in a smoothie, then it is practically straight sugar and very high carb The nutribullet emulsifies the fiber into almost nothing Basically you end up just getting a glycogen spike You don't get the good fiber anymore DECIDING BETWEEN FATS How do you decide between good and bad fats? Really the only bad fat is processed fats Try to avoid trans-fat Sat-fats are NOT heart-stoppers Vinnie eats a super high fat diet and it is what keeps him healthy No cancer No cholesterol or triglyceride problem He is perfectly lean Great blood!

: Episode 572 - Marni Kinrys & Kristen Carney from the Ask Women podcast join Vinnie to discuss weight, relationships, and body image. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty KRISTEN AND MARNI They have a show on Playboy Radio called "Ask Women" Vinnie was on their show recently Their show is largely about men becoming good with the ladies Help men attract women with HONEST advice A lot of Vinnie's callers also ask for help with the ladies Their podcast fills a niche, making it successful Check out Marni's website here Check out Kristen's website here WEIGHT, RELATIONSHIPS, AND BODY IMAGE A lot of men who are overweight lose weight and think they will be a ladies magnet However, physical is not NEARLY as important to women as men Men need to work on their personalities and who they are as a person instead of obsessing over body image Many people lose the weight, then ask "now what" They want to go back to their old diet but that will put the weight right back on In high school, Kristen struggled with her 'image' as she had a crossed eye and thick glasses She was bullied and had a negative body imagine from the start She changed schools at 17 Vinnie relates to this because he was really picked on (he was deaf/speech challenged when he was little and it carried all the way through high school) Marni felt awkward and shy, although she was more outgoing than she gave herself credit for, but she did have to deal with lots of bullying The bullying that the two endured still affects them to an extent although now the two have great self worth Many beautiful women are insecure because they were bullied and brought down when they were younger Both tried to be healthy by eating less and then binge-eating, which actually hurt their weight Going to the gym made them 'bulk up' which caused them to obsess because they wanted to be lean

: Episode 571 - Vinnie and Andy discuss a listener question about building muscle without bulking up. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club DAVE DOLAK An avid listener and kayaker Vinnie hopes to Kayak with him! Called in and had a great phone call with Vinnie Was under the impression that you had to eat more calories (whether they were good or bad) to gain muscle BUILDING MUSCLE WITHOUT BULKING UP You don't necessarily need to take in more calories/carbs to get lean muscle Your muscles may get bigger this way, but so does your stomach Andy was 6'5 and ~140 lbs, they made him try to "bulk up" by putting tons of powders into milkshakes and such He got some fat around the middle which he didn't need Makes you feel a 'pump', but doesn't help muscle growth and can hurt your health Your muscles will build at the same rate, whether you're 17 or 70 You won't RECOVER as fast, but your muscles still break down/divide/rebuild at the same rate Packing on extra calories doesn't make those muscles build faster Don't listen to BroScience

: Episode 570 - Vinnie and Anna go through a recent private school nutrition guide. It's contents will definitely surprise you. Not in a good way... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli NATURAL BEAUTY Vinnie prefers women au natural Botox etc. makes women look worse Serena definitely does not need botox or anything -- she should NATURALLY have more wrinkles than she does LISTENER MATT Over 400 lbs "Pretends" to do NSNG He would never fully commit Be wary of fried chicken! He has good intentions but life always turned him around Vinnie gave him a cold-turkey plan Book a phone call for your own! SCHOOL NUTRITION GUIDE From a private school in Louisiana 32 pages! Only going through some today The most DIFFICULT thing to read & comprehend What is nutrition? "Relates the health and wellbeing of people with food they eat" This doesn't even make sense?! This guide has the worst sentence structure and awful grammar 6 types of nutrients Carbs, Fats, Proteins, Vitamins, Minerals, Water What do nutrients provide? (Very misinformed) Energy (Carbs, Fats, Proteins) No calories - Vitamins, Minerals, Water Grains - They advocate eating whole grains Veggies - vitamin A Fruits - vitamin C, eat a variety They do recognize that many juices add sugar but still say you can have 100% fruit juice This is still unfortunately, still straight sugar Milk - calcium They say to go low fat or fat free with dairy Wrong! When you pull fat out, it is basically straight sugar Meat - protein They say to choose low fat, lean They say to put meat with beans -- starchy carb Gotta be carful about doing this "Limit fats because they don't have nutrients and only have calories" 100% incorrect You need that macronutrient to live It seems to be vilifying meat and fat and highlighting grains "Eat whole grains!" Nothing will cause a heart attack faster than a "heart healthy" gran "Eat starchy vegetables -- there is no bad vegetables." Incorrect both factually and grammar-wise #beanspairs

: Episode 569 - Listener Cassandra shares her amazing NSNG success story and asks how many carbs can one eat in NSNG? PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club CASSANDRA TAYLOR From Topeka, Kansas Doing NSNG ~6 mos Is down 30 lbs, with ~100 lbs to lose Insulin resistant Should she be consuming less than 30 carbs? Has cured in months what she hasn't been able to cure in years Doctors advised her incorrectly NSNG makes her feel better, even while she has weight to lose She had hormonal issues that NSNG have helped Was constantly pumping blood from her body She would have to call in sick for work constantly Months in to NSNG with WAY fewer hormonal issues She has grabbed her life! Overall, feels a great deal better HOW MANY CARBS ON NSNG Do people with insulin resistance need to eat >50g carbs / day? Keep it around 50 You do not need to be in dietary ketosis as long as you are in weight Less inflammation the better, but dont stop eating vegetables to cut MORE carbs Don't worry about calories Rather focus on WHAT carbs you are eating Do not overdo dairy Some people have to limit more than others

: Episode 567 - Vinnie and Andy rant about politics and weight loss. No matter who is in the White House, the government doesn't determine your personal success or how much weight you lose. Only you can decide that. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club POLITICS AND WEIGHT LOSS Vinnie and Andy have very different politics Andy is way left wing, Vinnie is pretty right Vinnie still voted Obama twice The two argue over politics often Vinnie has decided not to have a separate political podcast Vinnie will not vote for Trump Vinnie is surprised he has made it this far Speaking of politics, "Blazing Saddles" is far from politically correct, and Vinnie loves it (so does Serena) Weight loss has nothing to do with politics! Lose weight, don't mind politics Politics does not determine whether or not you succeed WEIGHT WATCHERS Opera's campaign is so dramatic Weight Watchers is designed to fail so they make more money Only person who can make a fortune by fluctuating in weight Calorie in Calorie out doesn't work

: Episode 566 - Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino discuss the bio-mechanical benefits of yoga with Mark Dellacave of YogaPilots.com. Vinnie also talks about his formerly-vegan friend Todd and reminisces about his own culinary indulgences on his most recent trip to Louisiana. All this and more on this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty VINNIE'S CULINARY INDULGENCES IN LOUISIANA Went to the gym in his old neighborhood, Shapes, with his friend Sybil to work out Very easy to stay on his diet... for awhile Good crawfish where Vinnie was visiting so he got some NSNG crawfish On day two, Vinnie ate lunch and dinner like a Louisianan Vinnie had lots of seafood with some grains (fried catfish with french fries) Vinnie had to sleep off that lunch Dinner was hamburger steak and it made him feel pretty crummy too Option of stuffed baked potato Dessert had graham cracker/fudge/brownie crust with their cheesecake with marbled in dulce de leche Once Vinnie started eating the dessert, he felt sick but could not help but shovel the rest of it in his mouth Vinnie is soooo fat adapted, but this just proves how sugar and grains are addicting!!! Vinnie is not the biggest fan of fasting, but he took about a day off of eating to feel better VEGANISM Vinnie knows Todd in Louisiana (co-worker of Vinnie's brother) who was a vegan athlete He became vegan to lose weight Eventually, after a few years, gains weight and puffs up after races Now that Todd and his wife are NSNG, they have never felt better!!! RELEVES Great exercise for calves Do not bounce, make this exercise a smooth motion Once you get this down, you can add weight to the back AMAZON WINNER OF THE WEEK Stacy Panuski from Akron, Ohio Buy through the Amazon banner and submit what you bought to help keep the train moving down the tracks Bought a DVD of Jumanji YOGA WIT MARK DELLECAVE Looks like Ray Donovan An avid Yogi Yoga helped his running Check out his website here Lebron James, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Russel Wilson all utilize yoga as a helpful tool

: Episode 565 - Listener Lori Dawn from Oakland asks about keto supplements and athletic performance. She is trying to maximize her athletic performance and control hunger during long cycling events. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LORI Designs for North Face Vinnie is a huge fan of North Face apparel Lori has a road bike which she commutes on and she has been trying to get into mountain biking as well KETOSIS SUPPLEMENTS Are there supplements to help with dietary ketosis? (KetoForce) Are they worth it? Do they do anything? It might make you get into dietary ketosis faster, but what is the point of this? Not necessary for most to get in it quickly, or to be in it at all Can these help athletes not eat while on long runs, etc.? Lori gets hungry personally She needs to eat fat before she gets out there Instead of a protein and veggie shake with MCT, try a few eggs and some bacon Will help you through longer workouts without eating extra Being fat adapted may cause you to wake up 10 minutes earlier Only really good bars are Epic bars

:Episode 564 - Listener and NSNG success story "Dr. Natascha" discusses the problem of overmedication in the U.S., what people are taught is healthy, and how to properly educate patients on what IS healthy as a doctor on this Friday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. DR. NATASCHA Not including her last name, for anonymity sake An old caller -- both she and her husband have called in multiple times Originally from Germany, also plays the cello! STATINS & OVERMEDICATION Good to get a full particle panel before starting (and stopping) statins You might not need a statin A lot of doctors cannot read a particle test Triglycerides, LDLs (low -- bring sugar into your body to store), HDLs (high -- poop stuff out), VLDLs (very low) Statin can just modulate your putting 'crap' into your body If you are eating very healthily, there are few people who actually need a statin EATING "HEALTHY" FORTIFIED FOODS AND AVOIDING FATS On the box, it says that it is "fortified" iron and healthy wheat Wheat is never healthy You don't need to "fortify" a steak -- it already has iron Real food already has all of the vitamins and minerals so you do not need to eat fortified foods Creatine is made by your body already, and is also found in meat -- you don't need pills! We don't need to be concerned with obscure things like Riboflavin Never has been an issue before, so why are people making it an issue now? People want to be healthy, but they turn on the TV, and the TV says a microwavable weight watchers meal is what is best What must change is what people are taught Fat is NOT the enemy! EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT NSNG When Dr. Natascha gets new patients, she has to try to figure out whether or not she should mention NSNG Some people will not hear it She works in a hospital where the cafeteria serves high-carbs What will help people short and long term? She tries to educate those who will listen, and those who have time to try this lifestyle with some error Doctors also have guidelines and ratings Insurance or a board will look at why diabetics have high levels and no statin, even when really they should be NSNG and be even healthier A healthy patient is not a widget There are so many factors Start with sugar is bad, limit your sugar, and educate on the different types of sugar ex: fruit juice extract is still a sugar Check out Food Politics here FRUIT & OTHER SNACKS Fruit went away in the winter years ago Now because of GMOs and other methods, people eat fruit year round Dangerous in a way due to the fact that sugar is so readily available even when naturally it should not be Sugar is sugar, but still a better option than a snickers bar In the 70s, things like Wheat Thins, and Protein bars, and "Healthy" Meal Replacements did not exist People just ate real food People have a powerful wrong perception of what is healthy due to the industry

Andrew Weaver joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Wednesday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast to discuss fighting food addiction with an NSNG lifestyle, and going overboard with intermittent fasting and dieting. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club ANDREW WEAVER The OTHER Andrew Makes crazy artistic thing with balloons 2-60 balloon (2 inches around, 60 inches long) Balloon talk -- not called weenie balloons Earlier listener to the show Had some success with NSNG Has since fallen off the wagon (and crashed it) and jumped on another Before this he had his own podcast Has dealt with weight issues and food addiction his whole life NSNG made it easier but he tried to incorporate more IM Fasting which really hurt him He never recovered Before NSNG his blood sugar was 180 fasting (his rock bottom number was 299) 8.4 --> 4.8 Check out his podcast here They talk health, fitness, sports John's website Andrew's website Andrew's balloon & magic page INTERMITTENT FASTING & SUGAR INPUT NSNG was working well, but he wanted to go even farther IM Fasting made him fall off the wagon -- he didn't NEED to do it but did and it ended up being too much NSNG people tend to eat less, but don't TRY to go a day without eating just for the sake of doing so Vinnie does hardcore NSNG but still ends up eating a healthy 3-4 lbs of sugar per year Most time on earth by humans has been spent not eating sugars and grains

Our friends at Audible bring you this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast with Vinnie Totorich and Anna Vocino. The two discuss selling books, Starbucks, ketosis, and some articles on fitness. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Audible Download a free audio book Enter promocode: vinnie15 for discount Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli LYNETTE CAROLLA Vinnie was on Lynette's show Went on as Lynette Carolla with Lynette's co-host until Lynette arrived A whole episode about Vinnie and Serena not being married (They also discuss children's health etc.) BOOK SALES What really sells book now is online marketing Publicists are really a scam Dean and Vinnie hired and fired 4+ publicists Vinnie gets on the phone and gets his books sold Anna is selling a GREAT (cook)book!!! Go check it out and buy it VINNIE'S CAR He is selling his FJ Cruiser GREAT condition! He has never even actually sat on the seats himself! Had seat covers Over 100k miles It has one of the highest resale values of any car because it was a short run and a FANTASTIC car!!! Fair market value Around just over $20,000 If you are interested, let Vinnie know! He will drive it TO you if you live in the contiguous US and pay for the gas He will train you and stay with you and help you with foods if you buy the car STARBUCKS Wanted a coffee, had a $100 bill on him Ordered a $2 drip and whipped out the hundred They would not take it Almost wasted a cup of coffee because of it, but ended up getting it, but the lady was condescending OLIVE OIL The olive oil scandal is a little out of hand You know what IS real Italian olive oil? VILLA CAPPELLI! DETOXING Some people heavy metals in their system Very rare, detoxing rarely works Often a scam-type situation Gwyneth Paltrow is a fan of the "detox" Juice fasts are ridiculous and do not work KETOSIS Body is making extra ketones so that your body metabolizes better There is a recent Wednesday show that talks about this specifically

Listener Jess Perreca joins Vinnie Tortorich to discuss being morbidly obese and the life or death situation that is his weight on this Saturday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club JESS Check out his website here Has been listening to Vinnie since the start Weighed 523lbs when the show first came out Was fat from age 6 Does not want to be heavy Jumped onto the NSNG train 1.5 years ago Dropped 75lbs in the first month of doing NSNG, then got close to under 400 Unfortunately, has jumped back up to 560 lbs now that he is no longer NSNG Food is his drug of choice He is bothered that he cannot stick to the regiment He realizes that it is a matter of life and death All that matters, ultimately, is that he rises from his failures and ends up succeeding in the end January he was 561, after 4 weeks he was 513.8 FOOD IN JESS'S LIFE Now, snacks limited to nuts and pork rinds Breakfast consists of egg and breakfast sausage Lunch and dinner are a vegetable and meat/chicken NSNG is great, because it allows Jess to eat, not count calories, and still lose weight! Most sustainable 'diet' Jess has ever done Works with a busy lifestyle, and is natural

Dr. Jason Fung again joins host Vinnie Tortorich, back by popular demand! The two discuss leptin, cholesterol and heart disease, and cortisol and insulin in relation to obesity on this Friday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty HEART DISEASE & CHOLESTEROL Listener Todd Had serum cholesterol go up, but triglycerides go way down from high fat diet If you eat cholesterol it DOES NOT make your cholesterol go up Eating fat DOES NOT turn into increase in cholesterol If you eat a high fat diet, both bad AND good cholesterol goes up, but triglycerides go down, so it ends up being neutral Cholesterol does not equal heart disease THE OBESITY CODE Dr. Jason Fung's new book It is about what really makes people fat How did we all decide at the same time that we would all eat more? We DIDN'T, therefore CALORIES are NOT what is causing obesity!!! We are programmed NOT to eat too many calories (Leptin) If calories were the issue, then restricting calories would not make you feel bad and would allow you to shed the weight That is not true You have to figure out what is adjusting your own personal 'thermostat', and bring it down Cortisol levels skyrocketing (due to stress, sleep deprivation, etc) can help obesity along If stress and sleep deprivation is what is causing it, you have to change your lifestyle because diet won't work if that is the case Obesity is not a caloric imbalance, it is a hormonal imbalance Both with insulin and with cortisol (two big factors) Beer belly type fat is usually cortisol, where overall fatness is usually insulin HUGE role with metabolizing glucose Obesity is a multifactorial disease Lypodystrophy Super rare condition that causes dystrophy (breakdown) of adipose tissue LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS When you address proximate cause, it does nothing, must treat the ACTUAL cause When you reduce your calories, you have to burn more than you lose to burn fat, you can't just address the proximate cause which is reducing the calories

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino host this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. The two discuss Jillian Michaels, Vinnie's new "Fit or Bullshit" segment on the Carolla show, and Ru El is this week's special Monday guest! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club POLITICAL (CORRECTNESS) Anna ASKED an MC at a comedy show to call her a "derogatory" Italian name and the MC refused Vinnie was talking to a black girl named Keisha about all the different names containing "Keisha" including "Nakeisha and Lakeisha" The two were getting along quite well, and then another black girl in the class asked Vinnie to repeat the convo so she could record it and chop it up and show Vinnie in a bad light Even though he was not being racist and was literally just talking about black culture with a black student Does not think Bernie would be a good president -- he is too socialist and would take the money out of our pockets JILLIAN MICHAELS Jillian Michaels was saying that you can eat grains as long as you watch your caloric intake (UGH!) Admitted on the Carolla show that she: dropped out of CSUN after 1 semester, became a fitness trainer online because she had a good body from karate Vinnie's lawyer went online to see how long it would take to become a lawyer -- took about 30 mins She tried to get Villa Cappelli as a sponsor after we had them as a sponsor, they refused because they would have lost Vinnie and they believe in REAL health and fitness She got onto the Carolla show a week after Vinnie was on BEING A TRAINER Lots of people got these cheap, not very legitimate training degrees because they thought become a trainer would be easy and make you rich Certainly not the case Basically costs $600 to become a trainer Vinnie actually has a college degree in this, unlike most other trainers (especially gym trainers) Vinnie now has a segment on Adam's big show "Fit or Bullshit" RU EL When he was a kid, would drink Fanta Grape Soda Vinnie drank Dr. Pepper and Anna Coca Cola Never really in the house for Vinnie From Guam (of Filipino heritage) Not Vinnie's "Guam" Has his own podcast: "Ru El's Running podcast" Talks about how NSNG has helped his body tremendously Level of excitement that comes with this lifestyle positively affecting everything so much Has somewhat of a technical background so he could figure out podcasting pretty easily

Calie Durant joins Vinnie Tortorich to discuss staying with NSNG, and how one's weight can change over the years on the Saturday listener edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club CALIE She is nearly 40, 5'6", around 140 lbs This is the heaviest she has been in her life Until 5 or 6 years ago, she could eat whatever she wanted without worrying Used to eat bagels, sandwiches, pasta, white flour, chocolate Now that she is on NSNG, she has eggs and spinach for breakfast, salad for lunch, dinner is some type of veg & protein She thinks it is hard to stick to this diet so strictly Life happens and it makes it hard! Vinnie doesn't want this to be super extreme That being said, allowing "cheat days" is not the way to go You can put LIL occasionally, but not have a whole day of doing whatever you want Try to have 21 or so stricter days, to get your body on this lifestyle so that when you do put LIL, your body can handle it better The first 3 weeks are hard and you have to want it It really does get easier, though Cut out her normal wine or beer for a spirit instead for 21 days -- that will make a difference Her cravings for chocolate started to disappear! You can't keep going back and forth on NSNG -- must impede the progress in the negative direction You can't get "a little bit pregnant", same type of deal!

Brad Kearns, author and triathlete, joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer. The two discuss growing up in the 60's and 70's, finding the right life-path for you, and becoming a professional triathlete. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli BRAD & VINNIE Vinnie came onto the Primal Blueprint podcast (Brad's), and he advertised for PVC Vinnie's segment was edited out because they had a policy where they don't want people to advertise for products they sell on their website already (vitamins) Brad and Vinnie had a slight disagreement about that, now they are good friends! They briefly talked bad about each other, but now they are close and are fans of each other Brad became a hero of Vinnie's because he ended up being a stand up guy BRAD KEARNS Check out Brad's website Works with Mike Sisson One of the best triathletes in history Went to the hospital for the first time in 20 years last year Had appendicitis (he thinks it was brought on by severe dehydration and just not being fully healthy because Brad had been overtraining) Character building process having to move on from racing to the rest of your career Won a ton in his 20s! Check out his accolades on his website, link above Has separated and compartmentalized the wonderful accessibility of digital communication and real life communication Plays speed golf!!!!! KIDS THESE DAYS Facebook is going to die out, the two think Kids are programmed to be great at everything Everything is more intense Very different time, less hippy-dippy than when Vinnie and Brad grew up PROFESSIONAL TRIATHLETES They created triathlons for professionals Brad worked in accounting for 12 weeks after attending UCLA, then he realized he did not like it, and worked to become a pro triathlete Not a lot of money in it, but he pursued it none the less Won over 30 triathlons, including 7 in a row Brad had a pure and natural motivation for competing as an athlete Brad got his butt kicked for awhile, then eventually started to catch up to these old pros His first triathlon, he was 24th/27 after the first run section, then he ended up winning, beating guys like Molina and Sousa Was 4 minutes behind the leaders because they were all going way too quickly and bonked

Co-host Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Wednesday edition of the Celebrity Trainer podcast. The two discuss the formation of Pure Vitamin Club and kid vitamins. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club STARTING PVC Nobody thought this company would work Both were warned that this would be a failure Vinnie went to bank to start check book for company at bank More recently, the woman who helped him saw him at the bank and said hi Asked "How did you do with that vitamin company" with a head tilt and a furrowed brow She was shocked that it was successful She had seen too many of these things fail, but not this one! Now look! Healthy, affordable, and successful vitamins PVC is great because it is not white-labeled No already established product formula in PVC, all brand new unlike every other vitamin company IS A KID VITAMIN ON THE WAY FOR PVC? For kids over 8, our PVC vitamins out currently do the trick We do not see a <8 vitamin coming in the near future The FDA (and thus we don't) does not recommend this type of vitamin for little kids We don't think there WOULD be a problem for a 7 year old, but kids are more sensitive and that is a judgement call of the parents We will not claim that our vitamin is appropriate for 6 & younger There is not, unfortunately, a kids' vitamin that Vinnie and Andy would recommend A lot of kid vitamins include sugar or other added fillers Issue with gummy vitamins is that you are teaching your kid that something sweet is something good

Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino host this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty SUPER BOWL SUNDAY Anna watched, half time show was disappointing, so was 3rd quarter, so she went to the gym instead of watching the 4th quarter Vinnie watched at a neighbor's for the first quarter Neighbors' kids ride motorbikes and play football, reminds Vinnie Then Vinnie went to Hancock park to his friend who is in bad shape's house Watched the rest of the game in his in-home theater Like being at the game! Some of these in-home theaters have movie snacks and everything Hard to watch the game when his friend is sick AMAZON WINNER Winner this week is Rebecca Palson USB Desktop Charger with Intelligent Technology Nylon Waterproof portable accessories organizer cosmetics purse Rebecca is a TRUE super fan, has phone-called Has lost well over 100 lbs Came to LA Go Rebecca! Schoolteacher Friends with the Lorey's! Saturday podcast with her will be coming up in the future CHEST Do not do EVERY exercise in one day How to choose how to build your chest: If you're not trying to become a bodybuilder, at the very most pick 3 exercises per workout that focus on Chest Ex: bench press, incline, decline, dips, dumbbell press, flat fly, incline fly, decline fly, pushups Hit it and quit it -- your body can only handle so much Start with major exercise, then do two minor exercises Also, make sure you are warmed up with a light weight exercise first (this does not count as 1 of your 3 exercises) How much weight (8-9 sets of press) Reps: 12-15 is good, you want to be hurting at rep 12 (weight wise) and wondering if you can get to 15 If you are doing 8 reps, you want to be 'struggling' at rep 6 Free weights make sure someone is spotting you Don't overwork triceps either (tricep extensions) More is not necessarily better QUITTING SUGAR If you aren't going to quit grain, your liver doesn't know that you quit sugar It might help quitting just sugar, but not ever really effective until you quit both PUTTING LIFE INTO LIVING You can enjoy sugar or grain every once in awhile, just dont go crazy and don't make it a habit, then it is a slippery slope Vinnie has done 2 years of NLIL and hasn't found ways around it He never told himself lies and ate agave or fake sugars or anything like that If you want to do NLIL, don't lie to yourself -- your liver won't believe you!

Trey Beauchamp, active Facebook group member and a huge supporter of the show, joins Vinnie Tortorich this Saturday on the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club TREY BEAUCHAMP Pronounced "Beachem" Works on the road Brother of the infamous Lonnie Dating and getting serious with a girl from the Facebook group ;) Katie Miskell!!! DOES NSNG ELIMINATE THE NEED TO BULK AND CUT? The idea that you have to "bulk and cut" is just bro science Regardless, to unhealthily "bulk", you need to carbo load, and to cut, you drop carbs unhealthily Body Builders did this to look good for one day Listen to the show You need protein and fats to build muscles So much better to gain muscle NSNG -- healthier with better muscles Working for big muscles and strength are really one in the same Guys who train with carbs are "fit fat" They have huge muscles but practically look pregnant

Lisa Smith-Batchen, ultra-athlete, ironman competitor, and the only American to win Marathon des Sables joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday show of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast to discuss running farther and competing more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli WHO IS LISA? INCREDIBLE ultra athlete In her 50s, still going strong Has set records, run amazing ultras Dreamchasers Outdoor Adventures Online Coaching

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Andy Schreiber talk The SodaStream, gay bars, and Andy's Mexican dinner dealing with ready-made foods and ingredients on today's Wednesday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club HOW ANDY CHANGED VINNIE'S LIFE Andy got Vinnie a SodaStream -- Vinnie likes his water gassed up Save a lot of money not buying Pellegrino etc even though the gas tanks are $15 Favorite appliance behind Vitamix Vinnie made fizzy coffee from cold-brewed coffee He loved his ice-soda coffee ANDY'S DINNER Wanted to make a Mexican chicken casserole-y thing without tortillas He doesn't always have time to do everything fresh in terms of prep Got a can of enchilada sauce Tomato puree Water Chili peppers Salt Onion Citric acid Garlic Locust bean gum spices In a rush, this is not a bad pre-made food to have BUT tomato puree is risky Not the end of the world if you don't have an egregious amount Used olive oil, spices, cotija cheese, skinless chicken browned, this sauce put it all in dish, melted mozzarella on top Vinnie isn't a huge mozzarella fan because it is low in fat and high in carbs for a cheese

Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino host this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast where the two discuss Steve Vai, eating right, and Vinnie's brief weight issue. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli STEVE VAI Vinnie's crush Great body and the best guitarist "Bad Horsie" which plays at the beginning of this show is by Steve Vai VINNIE'S HARDWARE STORE TRIP Vinnie was prepping his bike Got a new lithium battery, went to local hardware store Also needed spray paint, but couldn't grab it off of the shelf It was locked up! Has to be locked up by law Must be 18+ to get Krylon You can make something a law, but you can't stop them from doing it Same thing with guns -- even if you lock up guns, evil people will get them, and shoot them Same thing with SUGAR AND GRAINS! PAM'S LETTER The name Pam is dying out, do you think it is because of Pam spray? Pam has gained weight on NSNG but her boyfriend, who is hardly doing it, has lost weight Pam used to be a body builder -- this can be bad for a person's body Many eat and live quite unhealthily Lots of carbing up She has gone away from these ideas, but some of the things still stuck She was still trying to eat all the time and get carbs, even NSNG At the end of the day she was eating 6 times a day IM fasting is good!!!! NOT LYING TO YOURSELF You can make mayo at home! Easy to snack on what your kids don't finish on their plate Must be honest where hidden sugar and grains may be Have to give NSNG a full 60 days with NLIL Vinaigrette is touchy because lots of sugar Men tend to get quicker results than men Look at other positives that you get from NSNG if weight loss isn't happening right away, and let that be enough while your body resets Clearer skin, less asthma, less foggy, better sleep, etc If after 6mos of strict NSNG, look at your hormones and everything

Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino host this Friday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. The two discuss Vinnie's past and how different NSNG foods can still affect your weight loss goals negatively. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club VINNIE'S SINGLE TEAR Vinnie shed a tear thinking about the vegans He just loves cheese and meat!!!! Good snacks/light meals Vinnie has a soft heart... Vinnie went to a vegan's house for Thanksgiving Weird having bean curd shaped as meat VINNIE'S "ARREST" Vinnie's car was towed with a gun in it in NoHo He was not allowed to have a concealed weapon without a permit, and got taken in for it He was pretty new to California He was handcuffed on the ground with a boot on his head Cops went through his gym bag and everything Was not given time, although multiple attorneys told him he would Vinnie got the mafia involved and the whole thing went away DAIRY Some people feel better not eating dairy You can take a blood test to see how much dairy affects you Can cause inflammation, just like gluten Dairy does have sugar in it, especially milk Anna has autoimmune issues, and dairy really affects her negatively A lot of women who have been plateauing have issues with dairy as well If you plateau, consider trying to not eat dairy HUMMUS Chickpeas Tahini Garlic Lemon Olive Oil That is ALL that should be in your hummus Watch how much hummus you eat, it is a condiment DIET SODAS Bad because of what they do to your liver Affect you just as much as normal soda EVERYONE CHECK OUT VINNIE ON THE ADAM COROLLA SHOW THIS WEEKEND!

Andy Schrieber and Vinnie Tortorich host this Wednesday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. The two discuss how gyms have changed over time, brought to you by our sponsors, Pure Vitamin Club, Villa Cappelli, and Squatty Potty. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club OLD GYMS Gyms used to have names like "Vinnie's Gym" Gyms were often separated by gender Women had a few hours they would work out Men had the rest Gyms used to be like very large work out rooms with few machines and steam rooms and pools etc., separate section for men and women Rudimentary squat rack, punching bag, rope, pull up devices NEW GYMS Vinnie still marvels at all that gyms like 24 hour Fitness have By and large, a lot of trainers at gyms are not the best trainers Crazy stuff at new gyms, elliptical machines that work muscles you hardly need People doing exercises that they don't really need and disrupt other people in the gym People pushing around plyometrics boxes around for exercise when you have a million machines that do the same things better Concept 2 Rower -- how to use a rowing machine correctly

Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich host this Monday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. The two discuss "the tush" and how to keep your buttocks in shape with exercise and NSNG. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Oil is stateside again! Get that 3L tin Squatty Potty "SHRIMPERS" Men with foot fetish Podofilia - sexual interest in feet Classic Vinnie and Anna, taking things too far "Toe Cleavage" Gay sex - how do you decide who gets to be on the bottom? Question of the day: Should Anna have lesbian sex? THE FACTS OF LIFE Kim Fields (Tootie) is hot now! They didn't know what to do with Natalie (Mindy Cohn) when she got boobs Too Close For Comfort is another one of these shows HOW TO GET THE BUTT IN SHAPE People want that big butt with the skinny leg Some women do the waist trainers for that hourglass figure The girls working on their butts with weights and such are the ones who will get the nice butts Throw leg press and hack squats in there When you do a squat with a bar on your shoulders, you want to do a normal, parallel feet squat, NOT a pile squat your butt has to kind of poke out then Squat- stand over the kettle bell Eyes straight forward Let your hands go to the kettle ball with your hands and hips freely bent Hold kettle bell between your legs and keep coming down with it Working hamstring, quads, and buttocks Good lunges Do "butts" 2-3 times with a day in between This is for any anaerobic exercise

Dr. Fredrick Matsen joins Vinnie Tortorich today to discuss surgery and specifically, Vinnie's shoulder surgery on this Friday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club FREDERICK MATSEN Actually gives his attention to his clients One of the best joint and surgery experts in his field Vinnie went to visit him in Seattle He gives special shoulder and elbow surgeries and gives his clients the time they need He has the luxury where he is able to do that He has completely changed VInnie's range of motion Now Vinnie can actually use his shoulder If it wasn't for Matsen, this probably would not be possible He is the best of the best

Vinnie Tortorich and cohost Andy Schreiber talk Studio City and Oprah's weight loss endorsement as well as Vinnie's appearances on Oprah's show on this Wednesday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club STUDIO CITY A lot of gay men in the area Vinnie believes this has "enhanced" the neighborhood This is where Andy lives Also a lot of Jewish people in this neighborhood -- LA has quite a lot of Jews *SHOUTOUT TO TIM PAGEN, YOU'RE THE MAN! OPRAH AND WEIGHT WATCHERS Vinnie respects her, but she is not the person to look to for weight loss Vinnie and she are not friends, even though he was on the show When Vinnie was on Oprah, he was totally taken care of check out this cougar show with Vinnie's pants if you haven't seen them Oprah endorses Weight Watchers in a commercial in which she has a lot of excess weight She is getting paid for this She caused a big stir, especially on the Facebook page, when she put out a tweet about how she "loves bread" and gets to eat bread Weight Watchers Smart investment for Oprah because Weight Watchers makes their money from their clients' failures Weight Watchers' business plan from 2001: "Its members have demonstrated a consistent pattern of repeat enrollment of a number of years, signing up for an average of 4 cycles" IT DOESN'T WORK! And that's why Weight Watchers makes so much money Vinnie was promised endorsement of his podcast by Oprah's people, never got it Oprah is on his "shit list"

Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino host this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. The two discuss the late David Bowie, good TV on Netflix, the 100 Most Influential People in Fitness according to a blog, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli DAVID BOWIE As everyone knows, he died last month at the age of 69 Vinnie and Serena, on the day of his death, sat around for an hour or so playing his music He was the original cross-dresser (actually, second to Bugs Bunny) TRANSPARENT Great Netflix TV show Amy Landecker Vinnie met her at a Topanga party The two also really like "Making a Murderer" LIST OF MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN FITNESS Vinnie (and Anna) aren't on it (has been checked) If Vinnie had to put himself on the list, he would put himself between 48 and 65 Vinnie would put the following people in the Top Ten Gary Taubes Nina Teicholz David Perlmutter Terry Wahls Peter Attia Tim Noakes Ron Rosedale Dr. Drew Eric Westman Donald Oneil Ivor Cummins Jillian Michaels is #40 and Dr. Drew is #2, though, so the list must not be too credible here is this silly list Vinnie guessed some of the people on the list including Oprah, and a Kardashian :( Some good people like Perlmutter, Nestle, and Rich Roll did make the list!! ANNA'S COOKBOOK Full of yummy NSNG recipes She will also be including a "meal plan" with shopping lists and such just to make it easier for people Eat Happy Cookbook Coming online soon!

Listener Meaghan KNS joins Vinnie Tortorich today on the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast, where the two discuss being gluten free, running, race, podcasts and the bad qualities of quinoa*. *fuck quinoa PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club MEAGHAN She has a confusing last name! Her husband is from Morocco, they have beautiful children She went to James Madison in Virginia Meaghan knew Vinnie had to be on the Dr. Drew show She is very involved in podcasts and running BEING GLUTEN FREE Meaghan went to Runner's World Festival (4 races in three days (1/2 marathon)) Generally, people want to "carb up" before races At this conference she went to they had a gluten free pasta option Often, Gluten-Free marked foods are quite processed eat REAL food, not foods that have to be marked gluten free if you can It is frustrating when everyone asks if she eats "Quinoa" because she is gluten free She said "Fuck Quinoa" Even Quinoa can make you inflamed RACE & TRIATHLONS There is resistance to black women wanting to run/do triathlons simply because their hair can be hard to deal with and requires a lot of work Meaghan thinks it is healthy and good to discuss race and gender and it makes the world interesting that people are different Vinnie loves people of all races, genders, religions even if he rants or makes comments :)

Kay Lynne Cox and Larry Diamond join Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast to discuss the art of writing, and losing fat on a low carb high fat ketogenic diet. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty GOOD WRITING Being a voracious reader can really help one become a better writer Reading is an important part of anyone's life Vinnie had to read a lot when he was younger, and loved it His mother was a hands-on librarian Vinnie got so much motivation from books Check out Larry's article about losing weight here LARRY AND KAY LYNNE Both had incredible weight loss journeys on a LCHF diet Liked what Tim Noakes had to say Examined his own beliefs that had been imposed upon him by media and government Researched why we ever thought sat fats and fats like olive oil are bad Couldn't find any evidence supporting that fat was bad At first, Kay Lynne thought "I'll believe it when I see it" This ACTUALLY worked though! nothing before this was sustainable She at first watched Larry lose weight It took her awhile to accept what she was giving up, but eventually she made the decision to try it for 3 weeks She realized it was the right move After this she never looked back Their daughter influenced them greatly Memory issues ran in the family -- the two wanted to avoid their currently 2 year old adopted daughter having to take care of them

Andy Schreiber and Vinnie Tortorich host this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. They discuss New Years' resolutions, PVC, putting life into living, and how one must be careful to not throw oneself off track completely. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club You can now make it so subscriptions can change from 30 days to 90 days on the website Modify Subscription You can add magnesium to your daily multi cap subscription Add to Subscription Discount if you get the combo pack PUTTING LIFE INTO LIVING Enjoy a piece of cake every once and awhile Just don't use this as an excuse to change your lifestyle! You can have a "cheat" day every once in awhile, but this implies dietary restrictions beyond sugars and grains and can take people off the tracks After a cheat day, you will wake up bloated, starving, and wanting to cheat more Must be careful! Eventually, you get over it. Then you have a good day or even a few, but then it's your cheat day again and then you start all over. That is why you must be careful with having too many cheat days. Having a "cheat" day once a week can be a slippery slope That is why we say "Life into Living" instead It isn't a permission slip for a day, rather than maybe just ONE slice of cake every once in awhile

Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich host this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. The two talk about actor bods and "using it or losing it", and John Lee Dumas also makes a guest appearance to discuss The Freedom Journal, entrepreneurship and podcasting. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli PODCAST TOURS Vinnie has noticed when he goes on other peoples' podcast, he can say whatever he wants and he gets ignored and the other hosts just move on Always interesting going on different podcasts and seeing different styles Anna has to go on podcasts when her new BOOK comes out!! JOHN LEE DUMAS Podcaster Runs EntrepreneurOnFire podcast He had literally 0 broadcasting experience when starting his podcast Has podcaster for the past 1200 days straight "The Freedom Journal" For everything!! Can inspire you to reach (attainable) goals John is using it to get to his military body weight Holds you accountable everyday to achieve your goals Always about work ethic and consistency Gotta create 3 valuable consistent contents Made podcast, brought in good guests Had a 3-peat guest 7 times, Vinnie wants to be number 8 Pencils of Promise DENNIS QUAID 61 years old, completely ripped out One of Vinnie's favorite bodies Scott Glenn is another one Not genetics because his bro does not have the same type of body To lose weight you have to not eat sugar or grains, but to keep muscle tone you have to use your muscles!! Working out keeps your skin tighter as you lose weight You have to eat right and also exercise LIFE INTO LIVING Vinnie had a little bit of LIL in Mammoth Gonna go back to stricter NSNG because while he enjoyed it, he feels better stricter

Shaun Draughn, running back for the San Francisco 49ers, talks fitness and football with Celebrity Fitness Trainer Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday edition of the podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli SHAUN NFL runningback Cares about his health and fitness Went to UNC for college, and plays for the 49ers now Has been playing pro since 2012

Tarun Bajaj joins Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber on this Wednesday episode of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast from India, where they discuss the way of life in such a place. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club TARUN His twin brother is getting married Now, in January, Tarun is engaged!!! He is one of the biggest super fans INDIA Cattle on the roads outside the city The roads are something like "Frogger" Although there is mayhem, there are no accidents People so wonderful and positive in India Vinnie thought it was a pretty unbelievable thing -- the Ecoroots challenge, especially with Andy Where Vinnie and Andy and Tarun were was one of the few states where you can legally eat beef (Shillong) No fat people!! Now where they are is a vegetarian hotel (Hindu) Vinnie has been eating his saved beef jerky He had trouble eating there His shoulder was full of inflammation from having a tiny bit of unintentional grain in his food People in India and at the hotel eat grains around the clock Tarun even believes his peoples' diet is "shit" Breakfast: cake to spice up the breakfast options Vinnie had to have chickpeas for breakfast until Matt introduced him to a restaurant in town that served meat If you are fat, it means you have enough to eat It can be a good thing!!! Tarun's family worries about him because he is lean, but REALLY he is healthier than ever

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino talk advertising, Christopher Columbus, speak with long-time listener Jess Perreca and on this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty ADVERTISING We only advertise what we believe in We could be much richer if we advertised everything, but we won't This is an expensive show to run, but we keep it real INDIA Christopher Columbus started calling First Nations (Native Americans) Indians because he thought he had arrived in India in the 1400s Serena didn't believe Vinnie when he told her this because Vinnie is good at coming up with stories quickly Also, while Vinnie was in India, he told a fake story about barely making it out of Vietnam Jimi Hendrix was actually a paratrooper JESS PERRECA Has been overweight since the age of 6 -- he is now 36 He has been on several times, has been supporting Vinnie and the show forever! He was doing weight watchers when he joined He is a favorite around here Check out his old podcasts Right now, Jess is about the heaviest he's ever been Well over 500 lbs He has tried everything to lose weight but is derailed He wants to make life the reason he SHOULD lose weight, but instead uses life as an excuse to eat what he wants The greatest he ever felt, however, was when he started NSNG lost 75lbs in one month went about 6 mos and lost a bunch of weight He didn't know how to handle keeping the weight off/handling his success Once work got more stressful, he didn't keep up packing his meals, etc. Instead he ordered food, went to restaurants, etc. Once he got laid off, it made it even harder to get back on track GETTING DERAILED FROM NSNG It is easy to get derailed when you are dealing with life Can be grief, can be a few holiday meals, can be lots of work that gets you off of NSNG and makes it hard to get back on If you do go off course, just get back on the next meal you're able to! It is hard to approach the emotional side of it NSNG can make you feel better, too It's okay to go off for awhile to deal with your feelings, but eventually your body will want to go back to NSNG Try to get back on as soon as possible -- once you dive back in, you CAN succeed!

Vinnie Tortorich brings on listener Anne to discuss fruit's role in NSNG on this Saturday listeners' questions edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club Check out the new broad-spectrum magnesium supplement LISTENER ANNE Found Vinnie's podcast from the Adam and Drew show (her husband heard Vinnie and relayed his message to Anne, as she used to be addicted to sugar) Vinnie will be back on Dr. Drew's show soon and on Adam's big show! Has read books such as Fat Chance by Lustig Anne wants to get lean and cut (she is already thin and beautiful) Marathon runner! HOW DOES FRUIT PLAY A ROLE IN NSNG? Because Anne had a sugar addiction, she wants to be careful about eating too much fruit In the morning, Anne will have mixed berries with chia seeds, coconut and some almond milk and eat that with egg/vegetable dish For lunch Anne will have some meat and salad without fruit At night, Anne will have some apple and grapes with almond butter, etc. Anne hasn't broken the cycle but she is close Her body is still using fruit to bridge the sugar gap She needs to break the fruit cycle then she can go back to fruit later on once the "hanger" after dinner stops Sugar causes our body to release grelin which makes our feelings of hunger come back Eventually, once Anne's body becomes more fat adapted (this is not the same as in ketosis), fruit can be re-introduced without the same effects Harder to become fat adapted while eating fruit Becoming fat adapted can take anywhere from 15-60 days You won't be hangry anymore No pain and no pangs Better to stay away from the more tropical fruits Berries are the best!! Lowest Glycemic Index WHAT ABOUT LACTOSE? Everyone is different You have to test it, and if you plateau and/or gain weight while drinking milk nd eating lots of yogurt, try cutting it out and seeing what works You have to tweak your body to buy into ketone bodies Once your body figures everything out, you can re-introduce, etc.

Simon Donato, ultra athlete and entrepreneur, joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast where the two discuss health and fitness including pandemics and adventuring. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli SIMON DONATO Vinnie had heard of him from the ultra world The two met at the Princeton He created the show Boundless He has a PhD in geology World renowned explorer Works for Exxon as well SIMON'S WORK Has done exercise physiology trials before Has looked at the heart over a course of the week and where someone spends most of their time He went looking for pilot Steve Fossett Steve pursued endurance feats including aviation (first solo balloon trip around the world) Simon looked a different way to find Steve Closest search team and probably would have ended up 5 or so miles from his resting place, but time ran out Figured out through routine, as most athletes follow a routine Currently looking at spread and proliferation of colds Looking for next big pandemic because that will affect us more than anything Shouldn't be this way because of the food we have

Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber, and guest Matt Morris host this Wednesday show IN India from back in November! They discuss different culture, the Eco-Roots challenge, and speeches than Vinnie gave. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club WHAT HAPPENED IN INDIA First day they had a press conference Next day was the hike This hike was incredibly intense, harder than really steep American mountains Hundreds of people hiking across crazy terrain, over these root bridges Vinnie had to get sugar in him to undo the bonk Dehydration is harder to undo than the bonk Andy had a cramp when he took in the sugar, and the cramp spread to both of his legs in every muscle Villagers helped massage Andy as he became more and more afraid which calmed him down INCREDIBLY magical, beautiful place and the villagers were lovely Were brought to India by the great Terun Bajaj Attended his twin brother's wedding Background noise in this podcast is composed of horns that constantly blow in India At 5:30am, Andy was woken up by amplified chanting It is a very religious/spiritual place Completely different culturally Ex: incense burning Day after this podcast was recorded, they went to New Delhi for Vinnie to go give more speeches Matt (and Vinnie) made 3min video of excerpts from Vinnie's other speeches in India to show in New Delhi Sort of "best of" MATT "MACHINE-GUN" MORRIS Not the drummer for Steve Perry when he was with Journey Australian, good friends with Terun and is in India Video editor

Chris Laxamana from the Adam Carolla show joins Vinnie to discuss the art of podcasting on this Saturday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty POPULAR PODCASTS For both Chris and Vinnie, Saturdays are big days for listeners "Ace on the House" and "Reasonable Doubt" on Saturdays over at Carolla Although not as big as Carolla's, this podcast is quite large! Vinnie's podcast was nominated for an audible last year Chris has a Carolla digital show called Resume´ Vinnie has Chris to thank for getting him involved with Carolla Digital Thought about putting this into motion for a few months, and decided to try and pitch it Carolla let Chris try and the show is a hit! Getting advertisement offers, people e-mailing HIM to be on the show Check out his interview with a confirmed bank robber! Dead air is a killer (even 2 seconds) in podcasting because all podcasts are is sound and listening Has become more mainstream and people can connect quite easily The range of guests you get is just amazing when running a big podcasts ADAM CAROLLA Adam believes people should jump in to conversations, not add to them Don't worry about being funny, just be present!! So good at carrying a show He and Vinnie like each other though they aren't technically friends Elliott Gould

Nina Teicholz, author of The Big Fat Surprise, joins Vinnie Tortorich on this 1on1 Friday episode of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. The two discuss the incorrect school of thought that eating fats is what makes people fat, and talk about what in peoples' diets actually puts on the weight. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club NINA TEICHOLZ From NorCal Has gone to a number of extremely excellent schools Argues that nutrition experts over the past 60 years have been wrong in regards to eating fat Great, just like Gary Taubes! Has done what nobody else has done in the war of bringing sat fats back into existence Really talked about Ancel Keys and showed how he was wrong and why he did what he did Discusses other better studies Ugandan tribe with low cholesterol and hardly any heart disease eating lots of meat, drinking lots of whole milk Check out her book here! The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet ANCEL KEYS Started the FAT WILL KILL YOU craze Sat Fats and dietary cholesterol cause heart disease (not true) Physiologist Created a study to benefit him Has since been disproven, yet he still influences government policies in regards to diet 7 Country Study

On this Wednesday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast with Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber, Vinnie and Andy discuss exercising as a poor way to lose weight, and whether brisk walking or weightlifting is better to complement weight loss from diet. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club check out the new broad spectrum magnesium supplement! ARTICLE ON LOSING WEIGHT There was an article that discussed whether brisk walking or working out was a better way to lose weight In part, depends on what you do at the gym They did not even touch on diet Exercise is a poor way to lose weight! WALKING OR WEIGHTLIFTING TO LOSE WEIGHT Bottom line is, having a good diet is necessary ALSO to lose weight Walking, you might burn more fat calories and maybe make it to zone 2 Trying to keep up with Andy will make you lose 300 calories However if you go eat a bag of M&Ms after, you’ve negated the calories you’ve lost Calorie in calorie out doesn’t work so that is why exercise doesn’t work as well as diet to lose weight Walking is good and heart healthy In your 30s, you start to lose pounds of muscle, so weightlifting can be good to help this Depending on what the weightlifting is, you may burn more fat calories At the end of the day, neither will really MAKE you lose weight Do both to stay healthy and help weight loss

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino host this Monday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast, brought to you by Audible. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Audible If you like podcasts, you're gonna love audio books! Check out Vinnie's audiobook on Audible for free enter code: vinnie All different genres, so many good books Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Anna Vocino Recipes VINNIE'S BRIEF ONE-ON-NONE Vinnie lost Anna on Skype briefly Didn't know what to do!!! Nice rant "as a woman" TRICKLING SUGAR When you participate in sports at a high level, you may need to just have a small amount of sugar in your mouth Gives many people the energy they need to reach that 5th gear A listener had been NSNG 6mos-1year then she got into running half marathons Now she is trying to go for a PR but feels like she is missing a 5th gear The longer you are NSNG, the more efficiently your body can run on fat In the meantime, you can trickle some sugar Many athletes are used to GUZZLING sugar which is why it is harder to go really hard at first Your muscles can't take you all the way right from the beginning To complement the use of fat by your body, use maybe one Gu an entire race or even less to get you to your 5th gear Different for everyone but once you become more fat adapted, you will need even less Zach Bitter, who just set another big record, trickles sugar to help him through UCAN works well for this Vinnie is a fan of plain UCAN and mixes it with a TINY bit of MCT oil Shouldn't give you any inflammation The product is derived from grain (corn), which is why Vinnie will not let UCAN be a sponsor It is super-starch by the time it is UCAN You never get a big liver-spike NLIL The past year, Vinnie has put no life into living On New Years day, he will eat a slice of chocolate pecan pie He has not sugar trickled or ANYTHING for the past year AMAZON WINNER Every week, a listener who buys through the banner and writes is chosen Listener is picked out of a hat, and is sent a hat or a shirt

John Reed joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Saturday listener question edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club Check the new magnesium vitamin!!! JOHN REED Came to the impromptu fan meet up in LA with his wife from NorCal He is a long haul trucker John had a great constructive weekend at the meet up He enjoyed it very much and he and his wife will attend the next one Been on NSNG for a year First 6 mos, lost 60 lbs Next 6 mos, lost an additional 25 lbs WHAT SHOULD THE HABITUAL SNACKER DO? John in the beginning found it difficult not to snack when he was watching tv, or was in the truck, etc. One day, Vinnie got pork rinds as his long-drive snack He realized he didn't have to eat the whole bag, and that high fat made him feel better He realized raw nuts were better because you aren't snacking the WHOLE time and they aren't so bad for you! John found if he had something to put in his hand like a cup of coffee in front of him, he wouldn't go to the fridge to get a snack PERSONAL PHONE CALLS Reasonably priced and incredibly beneficial Call Vinnie for a chat/advice/etc.

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Andy Schreiber and Vinnie Tortorich talk alcohol, Caitlyn Jenner, Playboy, and festive decorations including the Starbucks Controversy on this Wednesday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club ALCOHOL Vinnie and Andy drinking scotch while this is recorded Distilled liquor doesn't have sugar that will cause a glycogen spike, unless added Vinnie will drink things like tequila and scotch and vodka, but not wine or beer or a margarita or Kahlua Neither Vinnie nor Andy like to get drunk -- they can't afford to have hangovers Martinis are okay because generally vermouth is splashed in then poured out CAITLYN JENNER Caitlyn Jenner had a cocktail dress on Vinnie thinks she is hotter than Kris and Kourtney Kardashian She looks great VINNIE AS A "TALENT SCOUT" FOR PLAYBOY He would go places with attractive women showing their bodies and give them cards to contact Playboy to become a bunny It was actually Andy's card, but she would tell her friends and he would get free lap dances all night FESTIVE DECORATIONS In winter, everything is flocked with fake snow Starbucks red cup Controversy! In SoCal, we walk around in shorts and short sleeves, but there are winter decorations everywhere

Vinnie Tortorich and cohost Anna Vocino host this episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast. Vinnie talks about holiday eating and what NSNG really is, and Andrea Anders joins Vinnie and Anna. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club OLDER PODCASTS Hundreds of podcasts to date Some listeners are going back and listen to old shows People have been saying that older shows are more "raw" DOG FOOD The dogs do much better on organic dog food Switching to grain based food makes the dogs uncomfy and itch PHONE CALLS Many people calling right after the holidays Good if you need advice, have questions, or just want to chat Vinnie can book a phone call for a few days after you call HOLIDAY EATING Hard to say no to holiday foods It is okay to put some life into living, but make sure you don't fall too off the wagon ANDREA ANDERS Also from LA Did NSNG to the letter for a good 60 days She is a Hollywood actress who keeps it real In an interview, they lied about what she ate and how she lived