{"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":"Avoid White-Knuckling - Episode 2817","slug":"avoid-white-knuckling-episode-2817","published_at":"2026-06-22T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733/avoid-white-knuckling-episode-2817","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733","url":"https://angriesttrainer.libsyn.com/avoid-white-knuckling-episode-2817","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angriesttrainer/MonAnna_062226_WVTopF2End.mp3?dest-id=117301","summary":"Episode 2817 - Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss his first time in a gym, Anna's recent red carpet event, and how to avoid white-knuckling on NSNG®. https://vinnietortorich.com/2026/06/avoid-white-knuckling-episode-2817 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 Avoid White-Knuckling For listeners who may be new, Vinnie shares his first time in a gym. (6:00) He was bullied mercilessly as a kid. But he became interested in getting stronger and was eventually introduced to Joe Bonadonna, his first mentor. Anna just attended the red carpet event for Pixar's Toy Story 5, which opens June 19. 2026. (28:00) Anna is the new voice of Mrs. Potato Head! The after-party food was disappointing, however. (43:00) They chat about some of the activities at the event, including how energy moves around the room. How do you avoid white-knuckling, even if you have been NSNG? (57:00) White-knuckling could happen if you are too low in calories, fat, and protein. You still need to make sure you fuel your body with enough food. ALSO: Anna's products are now linked to PureVitamin Club's website. Look under the \"Food and Snacks\" section to purchase them there, too. (58:30) https://purevitaminclub.com/collections/food-and-snacks The NSNG® VIP GROUP IS NOW CLOSED AGAIN AS OF SUNDAY, MARCH 15TH Anna's next cookbook, Eat Happy Cocktail Hour, is filled with cocktails, mocktails, and appetizers and is available for pre-order right now. If you pre-o…","meta_description":"Episode 2817 - Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss his first time in a gym, Anna's recent red carpet event, and how to avoid white-knuckling on NSNG®…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3935,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fitness-confidential-43733/episodes/avoid-white-knuckling-episode-2817/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/avoid-white-knuckling-episode-2817.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}