{"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":"Maximizing Your Performance - Episode 2780","slug":"maximizing-your-performance-episode-2780","published_at":"2026-03-27T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733/maximizing-your-performance-episode-2780","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733","url":"https://angriesttrainer.libsyn.com/maximizing-your-performance-episode-2780","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angriesttrainer/Friday-032726-WVTop2End.mp3?dest-id=117301","summary":"Episode 2780- Vinnie Tortorich and Chris Shaffer speak with three call-in guests about maximizing your performance in the gym, your body, and life. https://vinnietortorich.com/2026/03/maximizing-your-performance-episode-2780 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 xxxxxxx Life is gonna happen while you're waiting for your life to start. (3:00) Matt is the first call-in guest. (4:30) They discuss Vinnie being on the Adam Carolla Show podcast. Matt has questions about creatine and possible water weight gain. (8:30) Water weight gain with creatine typically doesn't occur at 10g or less per day. Vinnie explains what creatine does within the muscle. Matt also drinks flavored sparkling waters and has questions about \"natural flavors.\" Jon is the second caller. (20:00) He has questions about 50K trail races and proper fueling. Training with protein and fat is good, but during the race, a steady trickle of sugar can work. There is no real need to eat gooey bars, gels, or any of that. Stay away from the crap that is often handed out at races, since often they can make you sick and \"bonk.\" They chat about music and learning an instrument. (40:00) The third caller is Shawn. (44:00) He gives some backstory on how he learned about NSNG® and how it has improved his life. Vinnie shares Robert Stanton's NSNG® success story. (51:00) Shawn is a nurse practitioner who likes to help his patients address the root causes of disease and has re…","meta_description":"Episode 2780- Vinnie Tortorich and Chris Shaffer speak with three call-in guests about maximizing your performance in the gym, your body, and life. https:…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4573,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fitness-confidential-43733/episodes/maximizing-your-performance-episode-2780/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/maximizing-your-performance-episode-2780.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}