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Angriest Trainer 307: 1 on 1 with Dean Karnazes Oct 09, 2014

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Today’s guest, Dean Karnazes, is an internationally recognized endurance athlete and NY Times bestselling author of “Ultramarathon Man”, “50/50” and “RUN!” Among his many accomplishments, he has run 350 continuous miles, foregoing sleep for three nights. He's run across Death Valley in 120 degree temperatures, and he's run a marathon to the South Pole in negative 40 degrees. Vinnie discusses with Dean discuss the life-changing decision he made on his 30th birthday, his life as an endurance athlete and the challenges he has faced. How Dean Began to Run Again Dean was married and worked in the corporate world. He hated what he was doing Felt he had to support his family but realized he had to change On his 30th birthday he got drunk and at 11:00 pm decided to run 30 miles. He hadn’t run in a decade Running brought him freedom and passion His story encourages people to live life the way they want to Dean’s Diet No refined or processed food Nothing that comes out of a bag His hero and mentor, Jack LaLanne, said, “If man made it, don’t eat it and if it tastes good, spit it out” ElliptiGo Elliptical bicycle...gives a high intensity, low impact workout Fantastic device...emulates the motion of running without impact Have advantage on climbs You are standing upright Tragedy and Grief Dean’s sister was killed in a car accident on the eve of her 18th birthday They were very close and Dean went through the stages of grief starting with denial It took him a decade to get over it Altered the course of his life How Does Dean Handle Critics At first he was shocked and took it personally Never tried to come off as the best Most of his worst critics have never even met him Matthew McConaughey told him, “Haters are gonna hate. So move on, get over it” Links www.ultrmarathonman.com Books: “Ultramarathon Man” “50/50” “RUN! 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss” “Fitness Confidential” Audible

Angriest Trainer 306: The History of How We Got Fat Oct 07, 2014

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Vinnie and Anna get to talk about everything under the sun. Get to hear Vinnie go off-topic and Anna pull him back. And while you are laughing, you will learn about exercise, diet, how sugar infiltrated our lives and tons more. Go ahead...have fun and learn. Good Samaritan Heart Symposium Vinnie was invited back to speak...talked about exercise and how it essential Gave history of how we got fat in this country Heart disease is not caused by cholesterol...caused by plaque buildup One thing all the speakers agreed on...if you are overweight, you are at risk for heart disease Exercise, Diet and History Exercise - it’s imperative, we need it to live We are not meant to be sedentary Ancel Keys, an American scientist, did a study in the 60’s that said we should eat more grains and less fat By 1972, hurricanes had destroyed cane crops in the south and sugar prices shot up The U.S. started importing high fructose corn syrup from Japan as a cheaper alternative American Weight Problems By the 1980’s, we began to see rise in obesity We were told a good diet had little to no fat, but our foods had more and more sugar This was considered “heart healthy” Sugar was used to make low-fat/low-calorie food more palatable We’ve become addicted to our sugars and seen a rise in childhood obesity We consume approximately 200 pounds of sugar, per person, per year Vinnie Will be a Guest on the Carol Alt Show Ex-super model, Carol Alt, has a show on Fox Vinnie flying into NY on October 14th to tape show Listen in to hear air date Links Book: “Extra Virginity” about olive oil “Extra Virgin” by Debbie Mazar

Angriest Trainer 305: The Vitamin Show Oct 02, 2014

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This is exciting! Join Vinnie, Dean Lorey (who co-wrote “Fitness Confidential” with Vinnie) and Andy Schreiber as they introduce Pure Vitamin Club Daily Multicaps which contain no added ingredients, fillers, artificial colors or sweeteners. Created by Vinnie...it's pure, affordable and comes to your door. This multivitamin/multimineral will change your life! Visit us at www.purevitaminclub.com. Supplements Vinnie doesn’t normally like supplements...they mostly work only in lab or theory When these vitamins and minerals are eaten as food, the body uses it properly There are 13 essential vitamins that are essential to life and the proper functioning of our bodies...the body does not make them...they need a food source There are 11 key minerals How Pure Vitamin Club Daily Multicaps Evolved Vinnie came up with the formula and brought Andy on board to oversee the process. Wanted the vitamins to contain absolutely no excipients (flow agents), fillers (used to fill space in pill) or binders (hold pill together and there is less absorption) Fillers include rice flour, silica, sugars, maltodextrin and titanium dioxide Fillers and additives could add 50 or 60 ingredients on top of the vitamin itself Pure Vitamin Club Multicaps We have ZERO fillers Look at the label on other vitamins and you will see 4-60 other ingredients besides the vitamin/mineral content Ours have only “vegetable capsule” as other ingredient Vegan approved We Did It! Every company we talked to said they couldn’t deliver what we were asking for They told us it was impossible to make a vitamin without excipients or flow agents And we deliver them to your door Visit our shiny new website, www.purevitaminclub.com!!! Pure Vitamin Club

Angriest Trainer 304: Follow Up with Dr. Sara Gottfried Sep 30, 2014

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Today’s guest is Dr. Sara Gottfried, a Harvard trained MD with over 20 years experience and author of the New York Times bestseller, “The Hormone Cure”. Dr. Sara, Vinnie and Anna discuss the enormous effect that hormones have on our well-being, our weight and our health. Somehow, Vinnie gets to talking about Farrah Fawcett’s famous poster and its affect on him. So tune in and find out... Anna’s Lab Results Shows signs of adrenal fatigue Too much stress...needs to hit pause button Meditation helps raise serotonin and reduces inflammation which reduces pain, foggy brains and helps you to lose weight Pregnenolone - the hormone precursor - responsible for memory and calm mind, among many other things Cortisol Body’s most important hormone People who are “jacked-up” on stress make too much cortisol which produces high blood pressure and blood sugar You start to run low after a while Ketosis Being in ketosis strains the “Charlie’s Angels” (hence the Farrah Fawcett discussion) of hormones: cortisol, adrenals and thyroid Need to be aware of your carb threshold...some people don’t do well in ketosis and need a certain amount of carbs Adrenals and thyroid need about 100 gms of carbs a day...symptoms of deficiency include hair falling out, low thyroid and insulin resistance Endocrine Disrupters Environmental causes of hormonal problems Need to reduce burden by avoiding plastics, receipts that are coated with plastic and canned food which is lined with BPA Probiotics help Fiber, 35-40 grams a day helps rid your body of Endocrine Disrupters Links: “The Hormone Cure” by Dr. Sara Gottfried

Angriest Trainer 303: 1 on 1 with Bryan Bishop Sep 25, 2014

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Today’s guest is Bryan Bishop, aka “Bald Bryan” who is best know for being part of the Adam Carrolla Radio Show. They now host one of the most-listened to Podcasts on the internet. At age 29. Bryan was diagnosed with a brain tumor and went on to write the New York Times best-seller book, “Shrinkage”. Vinnie and Bryan discuss the “cancer journey”, writing a book and getting published. Meeting His Wife Christine Bryan and Christine met at a rehearsal dinner in Scottsdale, Arizona...only to discover that they had already met and had spent time together They were already engaged when Bryan got the diagnosis of Brainstem Glioma, a malignant tumor in his brainstem Was given 6 months to a year to live They never even considered canceling the wedding Getting the Diagnosis They found out two months before the wedding There was a big disparity between doctors...the good and the not-so-good Have to remember that doctors are not God and it’s okay to get a second opinion You have to be your own advocate when dealing with doctors and hospitals Treatment Bryan didn’t get the expected side effects from chemo...radiation was worse At one point Bryan was using a walker and a wheelchair just to get from the sofa to the bathroom Christine was his 24/7 caretaker At this point they had both lost their jobs and had no money Parallel Between Vinnie’s and Bryan’s Cancer Experience Vinnie is a celebrity trainer and was diagnosed in 2007 with Leukemia Getting chemo was the first break he had ever taken...he was used to getting up at 4:30 in the morning Actually got the chance to watch “The Godfather” Part I and II, back-to-back Came back to work in the middle of the writer’s strike, which affected his clients and his business, and then had to deal with a bad economy Shrinkage

Angriest Trainer 302: Vitamins, Hydration, and DNF Sep 23, 2014

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Listen in on another great podcast with Anna and Vinnie. Meet Andy Schreiber, the new head of of Vinnie’s “Pure Vitamin Club”. They discuss how they met many challenges and managed to get the best vitamin/mineral formula possible, deliver it right to your door and keep the price affordable. Get Vinnie’s take on hydration and how much water do we really need. And listen to an amazing letter from one of our listeners talking about her experience with living the NSNG Lifestyle and how it changed her life. Hydration People do not have to be told when to hydrate Drink when your body tells you to...when you are thirsty Drink more when you are exercising It’s amazing how much water we drink and so many people are still fat Andy Schreiber and Vinnie’s “Pure Vitamin Club” Andy Schreiber is now running the Pure Vitamin Club Andy wanted the vitamins to be the absolutely best formula without additives and fillers The biggest challenge was to find the right manufacturer Vinnie insisted that his vitamins have no fillers and was told over and over that it couldn’t be done Do People Really Care About Filler Most people don’t read the label Other filler ingredients include silica, titanium dioxide and maltodextrin Titanium Dioxide is used in paint and is a mineral whitener Letter from Australian Listener Nadia has been NSNG since February 2012 and is an ultra athlete Training for 3 marathons in 3 days when her father died in England Had to withdraw from all 3 marathons Wasn’t sure she was still fat adapted from NSNG until today when she ran 32k without any fuel Fathead Pizza Crust Recipe Cauliflower Pizza Crust Recipe

Angriest Trainer 301: Anna's 1 on 1 with Isabel Foxen-Duke Sep 18, 2014

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Isabel Foxen-Duke is a Brooklyn-based Life Coach who teaches a master class called “Stop Fighting Food” that focuses on food and our mindset around food. She discusses the physical and emotional reasons that diets and calorie restriction actually encourages binge eating. Join Anna and Isabel and learn about a new attitude toward dieting and food. We Live in a Diet Culture Look at diet from the evidence-based standpoint that “the degree to which we have restriction in our lives is the degree to which we tend to lean on food for emotional comfort” Emotional eating is impulsive and a craving that is out of our control We are taught to use willpower to actively fight our body’s needs Why People Fail at Diets Dieting is deciding what your body needs by some external plan rather than our individual needs In “calorie deprivation”, the need for food now - our biology - will win in the attempt of getting our blood sugar back up There are two parts: The physical aspect and the emotional aspect Emotional Aspect There is guilt, shame and moral judgement for making “bad” food choices This is a precursor to spiraling binge-eating...we’re either off the wagon or on the wagon Need to get to a place of peace around food...taking our power back from food We give food so much power - as if eating a cupcake makes us a “disgusting fatty” “Stop Fighting Fat” Course Learn new coping mechanisms If I do eat emotionally, how do I do I keep from binging Develop an ease and sanity around food Learn to finally drop the fight and make food about instinct and biology Stop Fighting Food teaches women how to “stop feeling crazy around food.” That means, get off the diet-binge cycle, stop feeling “out of control around food,” and finally have a life that doesn’t revolve around trying to lose the last 10 (or 50) lbs. This program addresses the thinking that underlies compulsive eating and obsession with food, rather than giving specific behavioral instructions or nutrition information. The Free Video Training Series (an introduction to the work) covers topics like: -Why trying to control yourself around food always backfires -The two primary reasons people eat outside of physical need (The difference between Emotional Eating & Binge-Eating) -Why having a “normal” relationship with food requires liking your body first The Master Class goes into extensive depth on topics like “intuitive eating,” “emotional/binge eating,” “body positivity” and will leave women with all of the mental tools they need to take their power back from food. Stop Fighting Food (affiliate link) and Stop Fighting Food (non-affiliate link). We offer you guys both links so you can choose what you'd like to use.

Angriest Trainer 300: Listener Success with NSNG Sep 16, 2014

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It’s our 300th episode! We are celebrating “Success Stories with NSNG.” Join the party as we read letters from and talk to listeners who have had life-changing success living the NSNG lifestyle...everything from weight loss, to better sleep, more energy, relief from headaches, high blood pressure and digestive problems. Thank you to all our listeners and Superfans who make this whole podcast possible! Steve Dellerose Steve is 24 years old and weighed 635 pounds. His doctors told him to have gastric bypass or die With bypass he lost 135 pounds and weighed 500 pounds but stalled at that weight for 14 years Found Vinnie through Bobby Kelly...Started NSNG on April 1 at 446 pounds and in four months was down to 380 pounds Exercised 3-5 times a week, loves it, and feels great Mary Sailors McInnis Has been on NSNG for one year, 5 months and 20 days and has lost 85 pounds She hasn’t slipped because it isn’t a diet She uses “Vinnie-isms” everyday She has no more sugar headaches Kate Thompson Hasn’t lost weight but has developed a healthy relationship with food She no longer gets migraines With “ calories in/calories out”, she was just starving herself Whitney Chapman At 46, he had to take medicine for high blood pressure He started the NSNG Lifestyle February 2014 at 307 pounds In 5 months he was down to 262 pounds He cut his blood pressure medicine in half and now runs 2 miles and swims l/2 mile everyday Carrie Standish Carrie is 5’2” and has weighed over 200 pounds since she was 20 and reached 250 pounds before her second baby She was suffering from obesity, depression and Fibromyalgia and taking medication for her conditions. She had chronic pain, fatigue and brain fog Taken her a year to lose 50 pounds on NSNG. Don’t get frustrated...not a diet...it’s a lifestyle After NSNG, routinely swinging a 20 pound kettle bell and ran a 5K Can go six weeks without any Fibromyalgia flare up Get started with NSNG Book Club Books.

Angriest Trainer 299: Tony Portera Sep 11, 2014

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Tony Portera was already an ultra athlete when he called Vinnie for advice, but he always felt too heavy and wanted to lose weight to be a more efficient runner. Listen in as they discuss Tony’s journey with NSNG ... Badwater 135 and NSNG Tony started NSNG 5 months before Badwater Wanted to not only lose weight but see if he could do this race running on high fat This year Badwater, a 135 mile race, started with a 22-24 mile uphill run and Tony used no sugar during climb Fueling on almost no carbs and did far better than he did before and ran the entire race almost entirely on NSNG Weight loss and NSNG Tony is 5’9” and weighed 209 pounds before NSNG On his own, he lost weight and went down to 180 pounds but then he hit a weight loss plateau His diet at the time was lots of sugar, pizza, pasta and increased his exercise That’s when he found Vinnie...and by February 2014, he went pure NSNG and today he weighs 141 pounds What NSNG Means To Tony No sugar and no grains He was miserable for the first 2-3 weeks After that he slept better, had no cravings and ran better During a race, he fuels on olives, cheese, Pocket Fuel and salami So fat adapted that during a 5-hour run he only needs water, some olives and some salami

Angriest Trainer 298: Stacey Hughes and Nikki Kimbal Sep 09, 2014

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Today's show features two amazing guests...Stacey Hughes, a listener from Montana, and Nikki Kimball, a return guest, who was a ski racer by the age of 3! Join Vinnie and Anna as they discuss nutrition, depression, women's sports and in their typical fashion, go off topic and talk about guns and music. Zone 2 breathing techniques are also discussed. Learn and laugh... Stacey Hughes Fan from Montana who listens while on her tractor at Hughes Mountain Ranch Was on the TV show, “Last American Cowboy” on Animal Planet Became a dietician in 2002 and worked with cardiac patients, diabetics and the obese Saw a shift from “ Carbohydrate Consistency” to the role fats play in our health Nikki Kimball An incredible athlete...won the Western States 100 three times Talks about her journey with depression which she was diagnosed with after college Was sleeping 18 hours a day and losing weight Found the right doctor and the right medication Living With Depression Nikki shares that it is a lifetime challenge She stays in touch with her doctor so he can help her with medication Depression doesn’t “go away” Anna suggests a challenge to take 5 minutes everyday to sit down and quiet your mind, #AStillMind Nikki’s Movie “Finding Traction”...premieres February 10, 2015 on PBS Film is about an expedition run Nikki did from Canada to Massachusetts through the Long Trail in Vermont Film not just about professional sports...it also covers women athletes and depression First Rate Madness

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