Becoming a Runner - Episode 724

Fitness Confidential

Vinnie Tortorich

Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2016

⏱️ 45 minutes

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: Episode 724 - David Ramirez joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Saturday show to discuss serial killers, David's weight loss journey, and becoming a runner. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club DAVID RAMIREZ Not actually related to Richard Ramirez Enjoy the tangent about serial killers including Ramirez and Ted Bundy Just completed a 50 mile ultra David has lost over 100 lbs At his biggest, he was 260 lbs He was 29 when he started his weight loss journey, now is 35 He is 5'6" He kept losing weight and then gaining it back He tried to convince himself he was okay, but internally was miserable and hated looking in the mirror David wanted to get healthy for himself and for the woman who ended up being his wife, and ultimately, his daughter as well Initially, David calorie counted Now that he is NSNG, he is not going back BECOMING A RUNNER When David started losing weight, he began to run He had no idea what he was doing David did a 10k and came damn near last, but he loved it Then, he moved on to a half marathon after some other 5 milers and 5ks He was losing weight until the half marathon training, at which point he was around 180 and the weight wouldn't budge After his half marathon, he started gaining some weight back He NEEDED a goal: He signed up for the Chicago Marathon He went from 195 to 185 in training He justified his bad eating habits by the fact that he ran After running the Wisconsin marathon (196lbs) where he was an hour longer than he wanted to be, he knew something had to change David found NSNG through the fact that his brother did paleo He is now at 160, doing better than ever, running ultras and feeling great while doing it!

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0:00.0	Hi guys. The show is going to start in a minute. Just wanted to let you know that on January 15th, I will be at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, California. That's a Sunday evening at 5 o'clock. Special guest on stage with me, Gina Grad from the Adam Carolla show and opening show, Chris Loxamana.
0:24.1	I'll see you guys on the 15th at Flappers.
0:26.8	Get your tickets now on sale at flappers.com or at Vinny Tortoise.com.
0:32.4	You can click through and do it there.
0:35.2	All right.
0:35.7	On with the show.
0:45.4	Music and do it there. All right, on with the show. He's Hollywood's go-to guy for health and fitness.
0:48.7	It's Fitness Confidential with celebrity fitness trainer, Benny Torteridge.
0:53.3	Your good intentions have been stolen, and I'm here to help you get them back.
1:12.4	Yeah, that's right.
1:13.9	A.C. coming out.
1:15.1	You're a little back in black.
1:15.9	Yeah.
1:22.6	We're coming in strong today because that was the favorite music of the night stalker, Richard Ramirez.
1:27.9	And as it turns out, we have the one and only night stalker on the show today.
1:31.8	Richard Ramirez, Richard, how are you doing?
1:35.8	I'm doing well, Ben.
1:36.9	Thanks for having me on the show. So, Richard, what was it like stalking, you know, basically Southern California?
1:42.3	And what was that all about?
1:44.7	It was a really intense experience and just, you know, basically Southern California. And, you know, what was that all about? It was a really intense experience and just, you know,
1:48.3	he expanded my mind and got me closer to the Dark Lord.
1:52.7	Oh, yeah.
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