{"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":"Slowing Down Aging - Episode 2789","slug":"slowing-down-aging-episode-2789","published_at":"2026-04-17T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733/slowing-down-aging-episode-2789","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733","url":"https://angriesttrainer.libsyn.com/slowing-down-aging-episode-2789","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angriesttrainer/FriCall-in-041726-WVTop2End.mp3?dest-id=117301","summary":"Episode 2789 - Vinnie Tortorich and Chris Shaffer welcome caller Kris to discuss slowing down aging, separating gimmicks from the real thing, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2026/04/slowing-down-aging-episode-2789 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 Slowing Down Aging Vinnie's getting some flak on Instagram and X. (3:00) He gets debated from eggs to GLP-1s. And of course, there are the bots from hell. Jillian Michaels claims the only reason people are considered obese today is that the definition of obese changed in 1998. (10:00) There are many tools to help with weight loss, some better than others. (13:00) A recent post by Vinnie revealed the goal of big food companies to develop foods that even GLP-1s won't stop cravings for. Kris is our call-in guest. (19:00) How can a person still kick ass while aging without having to try gimmicky things like meditation, stem cells, mushrooms, etc? There are three primary things to follow. Get quality sleep! Limit screen time, especially before bed, and aim for 7 or more hours of sleep. Give yourself a full recovery from your workouts. (33:00) HIIT training should not be done more than 2x a week. Recovery is also done with eating quality animal protein. Strong legs are an indicator of strength and longevity. (50:00) Rucking is considered Zone 2 unless you are going uphill a lot. (58:00) Do not run while rucking. Also, get the waistband to help balance the weight. The NSNG…","meta_description":"Episode 2789 - Vinnie Tortorich and Chris Shaffer welcome caller Kris to discuss slowing down aging, separating gimmicks from the real thing, and more. ht…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3826,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fitness-confidential-43733/episodes/slowing-down-aging-episode-2789/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/slowing-down-aging-episode-2789.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}