Turbulence Training vs. The Biggest Loser

On the weekend, I came across an article about the show The Biggest Loser, which said one contestant lost 31 pounds in one week. That's amazing. And I'm still trying to figure out how that is possible.

In an earlier article published in the New York Times, a motivational coach from Edmonton named Rob Cooper was interviewed with his thoughts on the show (Rob himself lost a couple hundred pounds in the real world, and I think he
used Tom Venuto's Burn the Fat program).

I've actually been in touch with Rob, and he's working on an email interview for www.TTmembers.com. Rob's been super busy lately, but he hopes to have that interview done in November. You can learn more about Rob's journey at
www.FormerFatGuy.com.

And way back in 2006, I interviewed one of the Biggest Loser trainers, Kim Lyons, for an article in Oxygen magazine...here's some of the great info Kim provided...

Kim found several common characteristics of the female contestants. "Most women were overwhelmed by the information out there on fitness fads. So overwhelmed that they didn't know where to start, so they didn't even start at all!"

She adds, "Many also had several failed attempts at weight loss, simply because they forgot to balance nutrition and exercise in their weight loss struggles. You won't succeed unless you pay attention to both nutrition and exercise. So once the women were educated, they found it much easier to make the correct lifestyle choices for not only them, but their entire families."

Kim had an unbelievable time on the set of the show, working at 12 hours per day, 7 days per week, but says it was extremely rewarding. In addition to the group circuit workouts (similar to the circuit pictured) that she would lead, Kim also spent time one-on-one with each of her team members.

"Most women think of weight loss only in terms of vanity. But the women that came on the show were almost on their deathbeds from being so unhealthy. One of the greatest things we were able to do for these women were to help them
significantly improve their health. These women literally changed their lives in only 12 weeks," Kim says, adding that each contestant had access to medical supervision on the show.

The bottom line:
While you couldn't pay me to watch the show, I'm optimistic that the show brings more positive value to the world than it does negativity. Hopefully it inspires a lot of viewers to take action and change their nutrition and exercise habits.

Let me know if you're a fan of the show,

CB

PS - For those of you that can't be a contestant on the show, you can still burn fat with home gym fat burning workouts