The Biggest Loser: The positives

Ok, so I thought i'd right a really quick blog today about The Biggest Loser, i'm sure most of us at have some point watched the UK version of the show, and indeed many S&C coaches are very quick to criticise the programme (if you go on any sites like EliteFTS or T-Nation you'll find articles no problem). Today however i've decided to write an article talking about some of the positives of the programme. Initially this blog was going to be titled 5 positives from The Biggest Loser, but to be honest i straight up failed to find 5 so you're going to have to settle for 4.

1. Weight Loss:  Ok it may seem pretty obvious but whatever you may feel about the methods used people who go on the biggest loser undeniably lose weight, with winners of the last 4 UK series losing anywhere between 54kg and 63kg. Whatever you think, this is definitley a big positive for the contestants on the show who are undoubtedly better of both physically and mentally compared to then they started the show.

2. "High Intensity" Interval Training

High intensity interval training is now a popular method of fat loss training (no more hour long sessions plooding on the tradmill) and the trainers on the biggest loser certainly make an attempt to embrace high intensity interval training. Whilst it could be argued the intensity is not high enough for true HIIT it is nice to see the trainers embracing the theory.

3. "Functional" Exercise

Again the trainers really embrace the concept of functional training using a variety of strongman techniques, as well as sandbags, kettlebells and a variety of other equipment. Whilst some of the technique is far from stunning the coaches do attempt to correct some of this and the technique for the large part is acceptable. I particularly like the use of loaded carries in their training.

4. Charlotte Ord: 



Booya!!  Charlotte Ord, you can't help but like her!

Anyway hope you enjoyed the blog. Stay strong people.

Ben