The Slow Burn with Fred Hahn - Episode 2136

Episode 2136 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and fellow pro-trainer Fred Hahn chat about life experience as a trainer, the benefits of weight training, "the slow burn", health for kids, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/slow-burn-fred-hahn-episode-2136 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS WEIGHT TRAINING Vinnie welcomes pro-fitness trainer and author Fred Hahn to the show and they mention their shared connection to Billionaire Don Coddington.(2:00) Vinnie and Fred exchange stories of their early interest in fitness and weight training. (4:18) They also chat about a lot of early experiences and influences; as a result, they talk about certain weight lifters over the years using drugs, vs. using a natural approach. (6:35) So many huge weightlifters are dying because of the substances they have been using. (13:30) Fred's approach to training his clients is to get the most effective strength-building workout in the shortest, most reasonable time. (16:15) Vinnie asks Fred about the fitness and nutrition book that he wrote for kids, "Strong Kids, Healthy Kids" (2008); Fred explains his inspiration for the book--he basically got tired of leaders teaching the wrong thing. (23:12) They continue discussing kids' health, fitness, obesity, and what the best thing is to do to combat it. (29:15) They chat about how several leaders in the country were trying to advocate for better health in schools, but then got diverted; both Vinnie and Fred suspect it has to do with Big Food interests. (32:15) THE SLOW BURN Vinne and Fred then switch gears in the conversation to Fred's book "The Slow Burn Fitness Revolution," (2002). (43:32) Fred gives his background in getting introduced to Nautilus machines; Vinnie joins in with his experiences with Nautilus workouts. (44:00) Both Fred and Vinnie give a rundown of what their workouts look like. (49:40) The conversation then leads to the great Jack Lalanne and other health and fitness role models. (58:10) Both men agree it's important to keep reading and learning and to