{"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":"Lowering the Bar - Episode 2827","slug":"lowering-the-bar-episode-2827","published_at":"2026-07-15T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733/lowering-the-bar-episode-2827","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733","url":"https://angriesttrainer.libsyn.com/lowering-the-bar-episode-2827","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angriesttrainer/WedChrisS-071526-AHTop.mp3?dest-id=117301","summary":"Episode 2827 - Vinnie Tortorich and Chris Shaffer discuss lowering the bar when identifying obesity, smoking weed, and the effects of less sleep. https://vinnietortorich.com/2026/07/lowering-the-bar-episode-2827 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 Lowering the Bar Vinnie has had a wonderful week. (3:45) He spent time with his best friend since childhood, and they ended up chatting about Jim's health. Jim is ready to make some changes. The obesity rate has been coming down from its all-time high. (19:00) These metrics were taken between 2024 and 2025. However, childhood obesity is 20%, but in the 1970s, it was 3 or 4%. But what is considered obese has been redefined. (24:00) Lowering the bar doesn't make things better. Also, the numbers were gathered by Gallup (people self-reporting), not from doctors. The introduction of GLP-1s is credited for these numbers, but that may not be accurate. (30:00) However, they still don't seem to be a long-term solution because people abuse GLP-1s. Sleep has more impact on weight gain than you may think. (40:30) Less sleep can cause more cravings, among other things. Holy crap, we spent money on this study? (48:00) Result: Smoking weed is bad for your health. Daily smoking of weed holds the same risk of lung cancer as daily smoking of cigarettes. It's not the substance; it's the inhaling of smoke. (53:00) Check out the Aletha Hip HookTM that Vinnie uses to reduce pain and increase mob…","meta_description":"Episode 2827 - Vinnie Tortorich and Chris Shaffer discuss lowering the bar when identifying obesity, smoking weed, and the effects of less sleep. https://…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3578,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fitness-confidential-43733/episodes/lowering-the-bar-episode-2827/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/lowering-the-bar-episode-2827.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}