Angriest Trainer 303: 1 on 1 with Bryan Bishop

Fitness Confidential

Vinnie Tortorich

Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 102 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2014

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guest is Bryan Bishop, aka “Bald Bryan” who is best know for being part of the Adam Carrolla Radio Show. They now host one of the most-listened to Podcasts on the internet. At age 29. Bryan was diagnosed with a brain tumor and went on to write the New York Times best-seller book, “Shrinkage”. Vinnie and Bryan discuss the “cancer journey”, writing a book and getting published. Meeting His Wife Christine Bryan and Christine met at a rehearsal dinner in Scottsdale, Arizona...only to discover that they had already met and had spent time together They were already engaged when Bryan got the diagnosis of Brainstem Glioma, a malignant tumor in his brainstem Was given 6 months to a year to live They never even considered canceling the wedding Getting the Diagnosis They found out two months before the wedding There was a big disparity between doctors...the good and the not-so-good Have to remember that doctors are not God and it’s okay to get a second opinion You have to be your own advocate when dealing with doctors and hospitals Treatment Bryan didn’t get the expected side effects from chemo...radiation was worse At one point Bryan was using a walker and a wheelchair just to get from the sofa to the bathroom Christine was his 24/7 caretaker At this point they had both lost their jobs and had no money Parallel Between Vinnie’s and Bryan’s Cancer Experience Vinnie is a celebrity trainer and was diagnosed in 2007 with Leukemia Getting chemo was the first break he had ever taken...he was used to getting up at 4:30 in the morning Actually got the chance to watch “The Godfather” Part I and II, back-to-back Came back to work in the middle of the writer’s strike, which affected his clients and his business, and then had to deal with a bad economy Shrinkage

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0:00.0	He's Hollywood's go-to guy for health and fitness.
0:13.1	And now, America's Angriest Trainer, Vinnie Tortridge, with co-host Anna Pacino.
0:21.6	Why am I America's Patriots trainer?
0:24.0	Your good intentions have been stolen, and I'm here to help you get them back.
0:29.0	I am Vinny Torturich, and folks, she is not here today.
0:32.5	Anna Vocino is taking the day off.
0:34.4	This is the Thursday edition of the podcast, the one-on-one. We're going to have a
0:39.7	guest in here in just a minute. Brian Bishop is a guy. If you're from Southern California,
0:46.4	you'll know who he is. He's been on the radio for quite some time. And then after, yeah,
0:52.8	he was on with Adam Carolla and they had a popular show.
0:57.0	And once that was over with, we'll talk to the guy about it.
1:02.4	They moved on to podcasting and created probably, I think it's still the biggest podcast out there.
1:07.7	Or if not, it's one of the biggest.
1:09.8	So we'll be talking to Brian in just a second.
1:11.9	Before we bring him on, I have to tell you guys about Villa Capelli.
1:15.6	Now, why do I talk about Villa Capelli?
1:17.9	Well, Paul Capelli sends me a honking big check every month.
1:21.4	Therefore, I have to mention his olive oil.
1:24.0	But look, if you've been a longtime listener of this show, you already know that Villa Capelli is, we were talking about it long before Paul gave us one penny to talk about his product.
1:37.1	I've been a fan of this oil for a long time.
1:40.3	Anna, my co-host, she went to the villa in Italy. She stayed there. She knows Paul. She knows Stephen Crutchfield. We're impressed with the product. It's the best olive oil I've ever tasted. I even drink it straight. I don't wait until I have a salad. I don't wait until I need to cook eggs. I don't wait for anything. I want olive oil. I pour it in a cup and I friggin drink it. That's how good this stuff is. Go out, give Villicapelli. Now, folks, look, good olive oil ain't cheap. It's just not. If you want 10% off, go to Vinny Tortoise.com. Click the Amazon, not the Amazon button. You can click that too, but
2:19.1	click the Villicapelty button. When you go to checkout, put in the promo code Vinnie, VINN-N-I-E.
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