{"podcast":{"title":"Fitness Confidential","slug":"fitness-confidential-43733","podcast_index_feed_id":43733,"rss_url":"https://angriesttrainer.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://vinnietortorich.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/d/2/1/cd21aa838752783b16c3140a3186d450/fc.png","author":"Vinnie Tortorich","episode_count":2688,"summary":"Fitness and weight loss expert Vinnie Tortorich, the author of the best-selling book \"Fitness Confidential\", dispels the widespread mistaken beliefs regarding weight loss and exercise and teaches us how to lose weight, get fit and reclaim our lives. Using his 35 years of experience in the fitness and weight loss industry in Hollywood combined with an absolute commitment to good health, Vinnie has helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world lose hundreds of thousands of unhealthy pounds in an easy and sustainable way. His listeners love him for his fearless humor, tireless honesty, extraordinary nose for BS, and simple message. Join Vinnie and his inspiring guests - doctors, scientists. researchers, journalists, farmers, athletes, and more - to hear the latest scientific discoveries and unravel the myths that have been hampering our health. Laugh your way to health and fitness with Fitness Confidential and Vinnie Tortorich.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T02:18:01.149277+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733"},"episode":{"title":"Are You Lying to Yourself? - Episode 2823","slug":"are-you-lying-to-yourself-episode-2823","published_at":"2026-07-06T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733/are-you-lying-to-yourself-episode-2823","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733","url":"https://angriesttrainer.libsyn.com/are-you-lying-to-yourself-episode-2823","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angriesttrainer/MonAnna-070626-WVTop1End.mp3?dest-id=117301","summary":"Episode 2823 - Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss getting coaching if you can, staying low-carb, and ask: Are you lying to yourself? https://vinnietortorich.com/2026/07/are-you-lying-to-yourself-episode-2823 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN YOU CAN WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - @FitnessConfidential Podcast Vinnie's workout videos are available to purchase! Choose from a 2-day, 4-day, or 6-day workout–or buy all three at a discount! TO PURCHASE VINNIE'S WORKOUT VIDEOS, CLICK THIS LINK: https://vinnietortorich.com/workout Are You Lying to Yourself? Vinnie speaks about his experience with the Aletha Hip Hook. (6:00) It has made a huge improvement in muscle pain and mobility. (18:00) You can purchase your own through Vinnie's website here: https://vinnietortorich.com/hook The World Cup has exposed visiting Europeans to ranch dressing, and they are trying to take the bottle through the TSA checkpoints. (29:00) Little do they know that the bottled versions contain ingredients that are probably banned in the European Union. What they need is Anna's spices to make their own. Vinnie has recently gotten back into archery. (34:00) If you need coaching, get coaching. You can progress better and faster. This is a general rule of thumb, not just for archery. A good coach is intuitive and can see nuances in behavior. Anna has been traveling again. (46:00) Social pressure around eating carbs is big. There are always questions about eating low-carb and about her Eat Happy Kitchen business. Fifteen years in, it feels like the low-carb message is just now getting a foothold. (51:00) But people still think it's unsustainable. We often tell ourselves lies about how closely we are following a low-carb diet, t…","meta_description":"Episode 2823 - Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss getting coaching if you can, staying low-carb, and ask: Are you lying to yourself? https://vinniet…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3940,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fitness-confidential-43733/episodes/are-you-lying-to-yourself-episode-2823/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733/are-you-lying-to-yourself-episode-2823.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}