I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with this show and it's concept. See, on the one hand, it's inspirational to see people push , excel and recreate themselves... but on the other hand, there are some inherent problems with the message it sends out...
1) People think THAT's how they should train - with no concept about what goes on behind the scenes (like progressions, adaptations, medical supervision, diet control, the hours and hours that they actually work out every day).
2) The training itself - I'm sorry, I don't care how you've progressed, 280lbs should not be pounding on your knee joints while you do 8mph sprints on the treadmill, nor should it be jumping onto a plyo box with a bosu, and you definitely shouldn't be doing wheelbarrow walks on a treadmill - in fact, it's frankly irresponsible of the program to show that.
3) Finally, the follow up - how so many of the contestants put all the weight back on once they leave. There are few people who can sustain, long term, that type of dramatic weight loss... the show does nothing in terms of teaching proper habits.
Ultimately, we need to be be willing to stand our ground. Whether we're being told what "looks better" by the producers
, or having a customer demand we do something because "they saw it on t.v." - stand by your education and training. The best analogy I've heard? If there was a documentary on television about brain surgery, do you think the doctor would modify or change his procedure because it make for better television, or because a patient saw a radical technique on "Grey's Anatomy"?
As ridiculous as that sounds, its what happens every time we go against our training and judgement to make others happy.
Remember: you're the professional.
~Guy
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