Angriest Trainer 279: One-On-One with Robert "Bertie" Portal

Fitness Confidential

Vinnie Tortorich

Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 102 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2014

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Robert "Bertie" Portal is a British actor and ultra-athlete. He is known for his work in movies, television, theater and radio. He can be seen in "The King's Speech" and "Iron Lady" and is in the soon to be released movie "Mr. Turner". Vinnie and Bertie Portal discuss his endurance event of rowing across the Atlantic Ocean. How it Started Bertie bought an ocean endurance boat that is self-righting Doing it for the charity Facing the World, which helps children with facial deformities in third world countries Wanted to conquer his fear of open water Had no rowing experience Wanted to see how he handled potentially lethal situation Training Trained in small cellar with rowing machine in pitch dark for 12 hours Wanted to make himself physically and mentally stronger Only had banana and a bottle of water during training Also trained at a gym on a rowing maching at level 12 for 2 hours So much of endurance is mental Rowed with partner James Cash for 24 hrs as part of training What Bertie is Doing Now Still working for "Facing the World" Charity Just came back from Marathon des Sables It is a 6 day event where you do a marathon everyday In the middle of the week you do 2 marathons in a row No crew. Carry own water Bertie tells Vinnie he is not a natural athlete Next Bertie is working on swimming the English Channel

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0:13.1	Enjoy the show.
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0:15.3	Thanks, Vin.
0:15.7	Thank you. He's Hollywood's go-to guy for health and fitness. And now, America's
0:31.0	Angriest Trainer, Vinnie Tortridge, with co-host Anna Buccino.
0:37.2	Why am I America's Patriots trainer?
0:39.8	Your good intentions have been stolen and I'm here to help you get them back.
0:44.8	I am Vinny Toderich and once again folks, she's not here.
0:49.4	Anna Vocino is not here.
0:51.4	Have no idea where she is.
0:53.4	You know why?
0:55.9	Because I'm not even in the United States. I left a couple of weeks ago, about a week and a half ago. You know, I had that speech.
1:02.9	We talked about that on the podcast. Had to go to Amsterdam and do a speech. So we came into London, hung out with Serena's brother and sister-in-law,
1:14.7	then took a train to Amsterdam, stayed there for a couple of days, had a great time with Mark Perry and the gang,
1:20.8	and doing that whole deal, got to see the Anne Frank House. Very uplifting. And I don't say that as a joke. To know more about
1:28.5	that story is really a big deal. So if you ever make it to Amsterdam, please, please, please,
1:35.8	go and see that. I will talk about something else I saw there in a later podcast. I'll probably
1:42.6	have Serena come on and we'll talk about it. It was
1:44.8	this whole exhibit of human bodies that were, it's something to call plasticated. And I don't
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