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Vinnie's Health and Fitness History - Episode 1636

Fitness Confidential with Vinnie Tortorich

Release Date: 07/31/2020

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: Episode 1636 - On this Friday show, Vinnie goes one-on-none and talks Twitter attacks, Vinnie's health and fitness history, trans fats, the NSNG® Summit, and more. Later on, Anna Vocino joins Vinnie to chat the Summit, social medias, cast iron pans, avoiding cramps, and more.

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HEALTH AND FITNESS HISTORY

  • Vinnie is often attacked on Twitter.
  • People say he is this or that.
    • Vinnie's not in the pocket of 'big meat.'
    • This is a non-starter for Vinnie.
  • Who Vinnie really is, is a guy who started in the gym at 8 years old.
    • He's not going to talk politics, he's going to talk your health and fitness.
  • When he came out of school, he was an over qualified PE teacher.
    • He was in personal training right around when it started.
  • We know what cause the problems –– let's focus on those!
    • Vinnie didn't make fats, he didn't make bad oils.
      • He's not about propaganda like many of these vegan films, he is about truthful and straight up information.

NSNG® SUMMIT

  • The summit was LIVE and FREE! And sponsored by NSNG® Foods.
    • It's probably still on Crowd Cast and will be on the Foods website soon.
  • Attendees included Dr. Ken Berry, Dr. Ben Bikman, Dr. Cate Shanahan, Nina Teicholz, Dr. Peter Ballerstedt, Ivor Cummins, Dr. Eric Westman, Dr. Shawn Baker, Anna Vocino, Vinnie & Andy, and more!
  • All of these folks have been on the podcast before. Check out their appearances!
    • They are all truly luminaries in the field of health and fitness.
    • Many of them were also in the Fat Doc. 

FAT DOC IS OUT

RESOURCES

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https://www.villacappelli.com

https://www.nsngfoods.com

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