{"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":"Strength Beyond Limits with Amy Van Dyken - Episode 2828","slug":"strength-beyond-limits-with-amy-van-dyken-episode-2828","published_at":"2026-07-17T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733/strength-beyond-limits-with-amy-van-dyken-episode-2828","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733","url":"https://angriesttrainer.libsyn.com/strength-beyond-limits-with-amy-van-dyken-episode-2828","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angriesttrainer/1on1AmyVanDyken-071726-AHTopMid.mp3?dest-id=117301","summary":"Episode 2828 - Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Olympian Amy Van Dyken to discuss her career, a life-changing spinal injury, and having strength beyond limits. https://vinnietortorich.com/2026/07/strength-beyond-limits-amy-van-dyken-episode-2828 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 Strength Beyond Limits Amy Van Dyken is an athlete and Olympic medalist, winning six gold medals in swimming at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. (4:00) Some very specific testing methods are embarrassing. (14:00) Amy gives some backstory on getting into swimming. (18:00) Amy travels the country giving motivational talks when she is not announcing at athletic events and on channels like ESPN. (30:00) She suffered a spinal injury on an ATV (all-terrain vehicle) and is now paraplegic. She feels she has grown in compassion and gratitude since her accident. (36:00) Amy discusses some of the emotional challenges she had at first; however, she has plenty that she is grateful for and appreciates. (38:00) She shares the story about the ATV accident that altered her life. (43:00) Being a paraplegic or quadriplegic doesn't have to limit you; many people find different things to excel in. (50:00) ZMA is a supplement that Amy used for a while, which led to a discussion about high-quality vitamins. (1:00:00) They discuss the show \"Vagina Monologues,' in which Amy participated. (1:11:00) Check out the Aletha Hip HookTM that Vinnie uses to reduce pain and incre…","meta_description":"Episode 2828 - Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Olympian Amy Van Dyken to discuss her career, a life-changing spinal injury, and having strength beyond limits. h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4580,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fitness-confidential-43733/episodes/strength-beyond-limits-with-amy-van-dyken-episode-2828/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/strength-beyond-limits-with-amy-van-dyken-episode-2828.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}