Reaction to the biggest loser??

I don't have a problem with it. What I imagine happened there is she really wanted to win and went to the extreme to be sure she succeeded. But it's not likely she can maintain that low weight long term, so she will probably bounce back up to a more suitable weight in the coming months and be just fine. I thought she looked beautiful, and the only part that looked a little too thin was her arms. But I know that some ladies just have really spindly arms and when you lose the fat, you end up with chicken wings, lol. I wish her the best, because I am sure she really worked hard to win.

wow those professional athletes are thin

I am curious to know what people think about Rachel Fredrickson, the current winner of the biggest loser. There has been a lot of controversy around her losing 155 pounds in 5 months, taking her down to just 105 LBS. Speculation of her being unhealthy, even throwing the word "anorexic" around, has been all around the media. I would like to know what your thoughts/comments/feelings are??

Happy Friday!

Hey - the point was whoever won received $250K. Guess what? She won!!!!

Typical Tour de France professional racer looks like this with their clothes off...




And most look like this with clothes...




Typical Professional Marathon Runner looks like this...


mar-leaders

Nobody freaks out when they see these professional athletes that look like that. This gal wins the contest dropping, cuttting weight and grabs the $250K check - and everyone freaks out? She won! 1/4 of a Million.

I do not understand the professional athlete example because how the heck is she supposed to maintain a professional athletes body when that is not her profession. These people train all day everyday. Also a lot of the athletes get this way using other methods.

I do not understand the professional athlete example because how the heck is she supposed to maintain a professional athletes body when that is not her profession. These people train all day everyday. Also a lot of the athletes get this way using other methods.

That's fair. Most endurance athletes that trim the weight get there very easily by doing the hours required (pretty much riding 2-6 hours a day year round for an average of 20 - 40 hours per week). If you were burning 5000 calories a day while racing and during heavy training, but only eating 3000 - it doesn't take long to shed all the fat before the body turns to feeding on the muscle.

I was using the analogy because it sounds like Rachel used very similar tactics of working out for multiple hours per day and eating a caloric deficit to cut the final pounds to win the contest. That's not saying she is going to maintain that exact training schedule and eating now that she has won, but she did use a traditional method used by many pro endurance athletes when they need to trim weight for specific events.

Most of them trim down like that to peak for only special events. They don't maintain their absolute lowest weight all year long - just for their peak events (one or two per year). The Tour de France is one event that General Classification racers peak for these days due to the sheer amount of money they and their team can win (millions). But there are hundreds of events all year long, so other racers choose to peak for other events that fit their speciality. And yes, an easy week would be 20 - 30 hours on the bike for a professional. Heck, many of us amateurs are doing 10 - 20 hours a week this time of year on our bikes training for amateur racing this summer. Or a professional marathon runner trains an incredible amount of hours and miles per week as well that none of us can even being to comprehend. Or a professional ballet dancer is rehearsing 6-8 hours a day. The majority of professional ballerinas look as skinny if not more than Rachel. In fact, a ballerina at 105 pounds would be one of the heavier gals to lift. The ones that get lifted are usually in the 85 - 95 pound range and are short (up to 5'5"). Rachel is 5'4". The heavier ballerinas (depending on their height) usually don't get lifted unless they have a massive male dancer - and even then, it is dangerous and could shorten his career lifting a ballerina that is too heavy.

But there are plenty of negative public opinions expressed regarding professional ballerinas and their eating habits as Rachel on the Biggest Loser. It's a tough profession for sure. And they are amazing athletes who also spend a lot of time trying to cut weight for a peak event.




And of course, everyone realizes that if Rachel gained a mere 3 pounds to get herself up to 108, her weight at 5'4" would be considered normal. So, a couple bottles of water and a sandwich after the weigh in would have taken care of it. I think we can all assume she purposely did not drink and eat before the weigh-in, so she was probably a bit dehyrdated to help capture the prize.

I do not understand the professional athlete example because how the heck is she supposed to maintain a professional athletes body when that is not her profession. These people train all day everyday. Also a lot of the athletes get this way using other methods.

That's fair. Most endurance athletes that trim the weight get there very easily by doing the hours required (pretty much riding 2-6 hours a day year round for an average of 20 - 40 hours per week). If you were burning 5000 calories a day while racing and during heavy training, but only eating 3000 - it doesn't take long to shed all the fat before the body turns to feeding on the muscle.

I was using the analogy because it sounds like Rachel used very similar tactics of working out for multiple hours per day and eating a caloric deficit to cut the final pounds to win the contest. That's not saying she is going to maintain that exact training schedule and eating now that she has won, but she did use a traditional method used by many pro endurance athletes when they need to trim weight for specific events.

Most of them trim down like that to peak for only special events. They don't maintain their absolute lowest weight all year long - just for their peak events (one or two per year). The Tour de France is one event that General Classification racers peak for these days due to the sheer amount of money they and their team can win (millions). But there are hundreds of events all year long, so other racers choose to peak for other events that fit their speciality. And yes, an easy week would be 20 - 30 hours on the bike for a professional. Heck, many of us amateurs are doing 10 - 20 hours a week this time of year on our bikes training for amateur racing this summer. Or a professional marathon runner trains an incredible amount of hours and miles per week as well that none of us can even being to comprehend. Or a professional ballet dancer is rehearsing 6-8 hours a day. The majority of professional ballerinas look as skinny if not more than Rachel. In fact, a ballerina at 105 pounds would be one of the heavier gals to lift. The ones that get lifted are usually in the 85 - 95 pound range and are short (up to 5'5"). Rachel is 5'4". The heavier ballerinas (depending on their height) usually don't get lifted unless they have a massive male dancer - and even then, it is dangerous and could shorten his career lifting a ballerina that is too heavy.

But there are plenty of negative public opinions expressed regarding professional ballerinas and their eating habits as Rachel on the Biggest Loser. It's a tough profession for sure. And they are amazing athletes who also spend a lot of time trying to cut weight for a peak event.




And of course, everyone realizes that if Rachel gained a mere 3 pounds to get herself up to 108, her weight at 5'4" would be considered normal. So, a couple bottles of water and a sandwich after the weigh in would have taken care of it. I think we can all assume she purposely did not drink and eat before the weigh-in, so she was probably a bit dehyrdated to help capture the prize.