The Biggest Loser Stuff
I have never watched an episode of The Biggest Loser. Avoided it like the plague. I have issues with how the show is run. I have issues with the trainers. I have issues with a lot of things about the show. But I will admit that it is inspiring.
Tonight I broke down and watched the season premiere. Hopefully I will be able to blog about it.
During certain points of the episode I will probably go into rants about the workouts. Before anybody takes me to task about why I'm allowed to do this, here are my credentials. I am a senior in the Exercise Science major at NDSU, which is nationally accredited with the ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine). I have one trainer certification, the NASM CPT (National Academy of Sport Medicine Certified Personal Trainer) and I will receive my ACSM HFS (Health Fitness Specialist) once I graduate. I have been a personal trainer since fall of 2009. And I have lost over 100 pounds since December 2006 which makes me understand what the contestants are going through.
-The manual treadmills shown at the first challenge are cool. They're also known as Eco Mills. We have one at work. They cool, interesting, and use no electricity but there's also a learning curve to them.
-I would definitely go with the new trainers. I made that decision even before the comment about immunity. The new trainers have less teams right away and can offer a little more personal time to their trainees. That'll help out a lot when learning about lifting form.
-Upright rows...potentially dangerous. There's been research coming out that upright rows are bad for the shoulder. They have a potential to pinch nerves.
-I have issues with people that obese running. Running is hard! It's a plyometric exercise! Lots of stress on the knees. Start slow then work up to running. There are other cardio machines that can simulate running and still be easy on the knees.
-Somebody fainted while on the treadmill. WTF! No, no, no, no, no, no, no. And no! The show certainly has an ironclad waiver and a battalion of lawyers to avoid lawsuits.
-Using the treadmill bars to teach squats was cool. Good teaching method.
-A boxer does not a trainer make. What are your credentials? Do you have a degree? How long have you been training? What certifications do you have?
-Not going to comment on the fall. No, just no.
-A Brita pitcher? Love the product placement.
-Losing 41 pounds in 1 week! That was 10% of the person's body weight. Healthy weight loss is 1-2 pounds a week. For people who are morbidly obese then 1% of body weight is fine. The person who lost 41 pounds expended 143,500 calories. Damn.
That was an insane amount of weight the contestants lost. As I've commented before, 1-2 pounds or 1% of body weight is defined as healthy weight loss. Everybody was extremely over that limit. Makes me scared for health implications because of losing weight too fast.
Off to watch the second episode.
Tonight I broke down and watched the season premiere. Hopefully I will be able to blog about it.
During certain points of the episode I will probably go into rants about the workouts. Before anybody takes me to task about why I'm allowed to do this, here are my credentials. I am a senior in the Exercise Science major at NDSU, which is nationally accredited with the ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine). I have one trainer certification, the NASM CPT (National Academy of Sport Medicine Certified Personal Trainer) and I will receive my ACSM HFS (Health Fitness Specialist) once I graduate. I have been a personal trainer since fall of 2009. And I have lost over 100 pounds since December 2006 which makes me understand what the contestants are going through.
-The manual treadmills shown at the first challenge are cool. They're also known as Eco Mills. We have one at work. They cool, interesting, and use no electricity but there's also a learning curve to them.
-I would definitely go with the new trainers. I made that decision even before the comment about immunity. The new trainers have less teams right away and can offer a little more personal time to their trainees. That'll help out a lot when learning about lifting form.
-Upright rows...potentially dangerous. There's been research coming out that upright rows are bad for the shoulder. They have a potential to pinch nerves.
-I have issues with people that obese running. Running is hard! It's a plyometric exercise! Lots of stress on the knees. Start slow then work up to running. There are other cardio machines that can simulate running and still be easy on the knees.
-Somebody fainted while on the treadmill. WTF! No, no, no, no, no, no, no. And no! The show certainly has an ironclad waiver and a battalion of lawyers to avoid lawsuits.
-Using the treadmill bars to teach squats was cool. Good teaching method.
-A boxer does not a trainer make. What are your credentials? Do you have a degree? How long have you been training? What certifications do you have?
-Not going to comment on the fall. No, just no.
-A Brita pitcher? Love the product placement.
-Losing 41 pounds in 1 week! That was 10% of the person's body weight. Healthy weight loss is 1-2 pounds a week. For people who are morbidly obese then 1% of body weight is fine. The person who lost 41 pounds expended 143,500 calories. Damn.
That was an insane amount of weight the contestants lost. As I've commented before, 1-2 pounds or 1% of body weight is defined as healthy weight loss. Everybody was extremely over that limit. Makes me scared for health implications because of losing weight too fast.
Off to watch the second episode.