Fitness Confidential with Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2477 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes author and adventurer Will Cockrell and they discuss mountaineering, the business of Everest, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2024/04/the-business-of-everest-will-cockrell-episode-2477 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS   YOU CAN WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - The Business of Everest There is a change in how articles are consumed today, which led Will to write his book instead. (3:00) He has written for magazines about adventuring, mountaineering, and more. He’s always had a passion for outdoor adventuring. (6:00) They discuss the famous “bottleneck photo” from Everest and how guides have made of business of helping the inexperienced. (13:00) They ta...

Episode 2476 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad continue discussing her "research assignment" and share a variety pack of facts, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2024/04/variety-pack-of-facts-episode-2476 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS   YOU CAN WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - Variety Pack of Facts Gina continues her assignment from last week. (3:30) Agent Orange, Monsanto, soybeans, and glyphosates are all linked. Another fun fact about flight attendants and why they sit on their hands. (13:30) Vinnie shares a story from his younger years when he was a “cooler” (a type of bouncer for bars and clubs). (15:00) An article from “Medical Economics” from 2017...

Episode 2475 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss Vinnie's bout with LIL, overtraining, HIIT done right, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2024/04/hiit-done-right-episode-2475 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS YOU CAN WATCH ALL THE PODCAST EPISODES ON YOUTUBE - HIIT Done Right Vinnie’s been having a bit of a day. Vinnie had a little life into living recently and said it wasn’t worth it. He cashed in his “ketosis chips.” (3:00) It affected his sleep and his hunger hormones. A person who has been in ketosis for a long time can usually tell when they get knocked out of ketos...

Episode 2474 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes author and life coach Treva Brandon Scharf and they discuss careers in fitness, being a late bloomer in life, dating, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2024/04/being-late-bloomer-with-treva-brandon-scharf-epsiode-2474 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS   YOU CAN WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - Being A Late Bloomer Treva and Vinnie have a history in their early days of Los Angeles. (3:00) She shares what she did in those days as well, also as a fitness trainer. Fitness training can be difficult and can create a high level of burnout. Both of them love Napoleon Hill’s “Think and G...

Episode 2473 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad serve a recent epidemiological study that is a side dish of B.S., and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2024/04/side-dish-of-b-s-episode-2473 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS   YOU CAN WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - A Side Dish of B.S. Gina is back in school and in research mode. (3:30) Also, her husband is already planning a second marathon soon. (5:00) She likes to go on long walks and ends up intermittent fasting. She has a news story to share about time-restricted eating (intermittent fasting) and heart disease. (6:00) It’s based on epidemiological studies whi...

Episode 2472 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino have a coffee talk, discuss sarcopenia, overtraining, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2024/04/coffee-talk-sarcopenia-epsiode-2472 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS YOU CAN WATCH ALL THE PODCAST EPISODES ON YOUTUBE - Coffee Talk and Sarcopenia Vinnie has always loved coffee and tried to learn what he could about it. (2:00) It’s an ergogenic aid, for one. Anna reads an article about coffee from "Medical News Today" about coffee as it relates to sarcopenia. (15:30) Vinnie clarifies what sarcopenia is and they discuss why it’s a problem. If you exercise your muscles, you are also...

Episode 2471 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Dr. Nadir Ali and they discuss a variety of upsides and downsides of GLP-1, autophagy, bineging, seed oils, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2024/04/upsides-downsides-with-dr-nadir-ali-epsidoe-2471 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS   YOU CAN WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - Upsides and Downsides Dr. Nadir Ali has been keeping a streak of riding his bike to work. (3:30) He sees benefits through managing food addiction with streaks. (7:00) They discuss overdoing exercise, with no rest. Some people have a fear of not getting back into it if they miss a day. Dr Nadir has a general rule t...

Episode 2470 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad give you something to chew on while they discuss various hacks like apple cider vinegar, chewing gum, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2024/04/something-to-chew-on-episode-2470 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS   YOU CAN WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - Something to Chew On They start the show with some opening accolades for Tina Turner and Mick Jagger. (2:00) Oprah was outed as apparently taking semaglutide. (4:30) Apple cider vinegar in water—does it work? Does it make sense? Gina quotes the “Gludose Goddess”. Vinnie has thoughts…. Dr. Ben Bikman doesn’t think GLP-1 is a good idea...

Episode 2469 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss accountability, the need to keep working it (NSNG®), answer questions, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2024/04/keep-working-it-episode-2469 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS YOU CAN WATCH ALL THE PODCAST EPISODES ON YOUTUBE - Keep Working It Vinnie is very happy with the feedback he is getting from the VIP community, especially the group calls. (2:00) He’s considering re-opening the group for new members, possibly within the next couple of months. He had a call with an NSNG® fan who has been struggling recently due to stress. (10:00) Vinnie shares the advice he gave...

Episode 2468 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Dr. Thomas Seyfried and they discuss metabolic dysfunction and therapies, cancer and lifestyle, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2024/03/cancer-and-lifestyle-with-dr-thomas-seyfried-episode-2468 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS   YOU CAN WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - Cancer and Lifestyle Vinnie explains why he recommends listening to Dr. Thomas Seyfried. (2:00) Vinnie has been in remission and avoided chemo for 17 years by leading a ketogenic lifestyle. There are all kinds of side effects from chemotherapy, even though it can save people. There have been several theories of disease. (8:00) NCI states that cancer is a genetic disease of dysregulated c...