{"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":2689,"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":"2026-07-24T22:21:57.539960+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733"},"episode":{"title":"Canceling Out Your Efforts - Episode 2809","slug":"canceling-out-your-efforts-episode-2809","published_at":"2026-06-03T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733/canceling-out-your-efforts-episode-2809","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733","url":"https://angriesttrainer.libsyn.com/canceling-out-your-efforts-episode-2809","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angriesttrainer/WedChrisS-060326-WVTop2End.mp3?dest-id=117301","summary":"Episode 2809 - Vinnie Tortorich and Chris Shaffer discuss using creatine, bro-science, the risk of canceling out your efforts, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2026/06/canceling-out-your-efforts-episode-2809 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 Canceling Out Your Efforts Vinnie has opinions about TRT, especially in men over 50. (6:00) He's been taking creatine and increasing his protein ratio. Curb expectations when starting low-carb: initial weight loss can be rapid due to water loss from inflammation, but it will slow. (24:00) Vinnie doesn't like to judge other trainers, but…. (27:00) He witnesses BS bro-science all the time at the gym and gives an example of it. Be careful of bro-science; you don't want to be canceling out your efforts. Vinnie posted on social media about a study comparing fat burning to carb burning in elite athletes. (35:00) It has been shown that high sugar diets can affect memory. (53:29) There is a lot of bro-science and \"hacks\" out there, but it all boils down to the fact that none of it helps if you're not taking control of your diet and exercise. Consistency matters. 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…","meta_description":"Episode 2809 - Vinnie Tortorich and Chris Shaffer discuss using creatine, bro-science, the risk of canceling out your efforts, and more. https://vinnietor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3816,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fitness-confidential-43733/episodes/canceling-out-your-efforts-episode-2809/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/canceling-out-your-efforts-episode-2809.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}