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Biggest Loser Interview: Bob Harper and David Broome

Posted on 10/01/2014 by Elizabeth in The Biggest Loser and Cast InterviewsGeneral News

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We had the pleasure of speaking with two of "The Biggest Loser"'s most influential people. Executive producer and co-creator David Broome along with the king of Comeback Canyon himself, Bob Harper. They both shed light on how far the series has come since season 1 and also the plans as the show evolves from here. In 15 seasons, there has been a total weight loss of 33,000 pounds! Here's what they had to say! CAUTION: The following is full of valuable information and an abundance of inspiration!

 

How do you feel the show has evolved over ten years?

Bob: "I really do think ...the show has been consistent throughout the seasons of people getting motivated and people getting control of their lives again.  Showing people that our bodies want to be healthy. Give the body what it needs, and the body is going to give you what you want... that has been the constant through every season.

 

David: "The core of what the show is and what the show stands for has not changed one single bit... But now I think "The Biggest Loser" has put health and awareness and a healthy lifestyle and losing weight the right way in the zeitgeist."

 

Back in 2004, what were your thoughts on the show and where it might take you?

Bob: "I remember in season 1, Jillian and I were in the back of a Hummer and we were talking about this show, and thinking how long we were gonna be going this, and I told her, 'Jillian this show is going to be on for a very, very long time. Because I really do feel like we broke ground doing the show the way we did it... It's just been the most exciting 10 years of my life, I gotta tell ya."

 

What are your thoughts on the 'fat shaming' and wrong way to lose weight controversies?

Bob: "It was so jarring to see people getting up on the scale and it had never been done or seen before. And now it's like I don't ever hear or see things like that anymore...it's all empowerment."

 

David: "I give a tremendous amount of credit to our first season's contestants who had no idea, no idea what we were set out to make, no idea when they stepped on that scale, took their shirts off, and exposed their bodies to all of America and the world, what that was going to do...that helped inspire people around the world."

 

Bob what have you learned while helping people transform their lives?

Bob: "There's no turning it around. You see a person come on to our show that has hundreds of pounds to lose and they take their steps one day at a time, they trust the process, and they know that what they're doing today will make a change for their entire life and their future."

 

Can you pinpoint one of your best or worst moments during the show?

Bob: "I think that one of the most controversial moments was - there was a season with a girl named Joelle and I absolutely lost my mind with this girl...it was one of those moments where I realized, "Oh my god, I forgot that there were cameras around me" and I was just like freaking out on this girl who I just - the main thing is like I knew that she had such potential and she just - her history and her mind just kept blocking her. And I just like, I just got to the - I got to a breaking point. So that was pretty crazy."

 

What do you anticipate for the future of the show?

Daivd: "I think that we are in maybe one of the best seasons that we've ever had on the show for lots of lots of different reasons... This season is a very good example of just tapping into different storylines," he added, "And then giving them a second chance when they go see Bob. It's a good example of what we're continuing looking to do."

 

Last week, Sonya realized a slice of pizza was an hour to burn it off on the treadmill. How do you get contestants to that point that changes their relationship with food?

I've done that for a long time, now. It's like, I show - I do this thing like where, is it worth it? And what I mean by that is like, I'm going to show you something that you've eaten in your past and it's like, it has X amount of calories, so you're going to have to do this amount of exercise. So it gives them a point of reference.

 

On his CrossFit training program:

Bob: Wow. I definitely love CrossFit; I've drank the Kool-Aid. When it comes to people's perception of CrossFit, they think it's for the most elite athletes and what I've really tried to do for the past couple of seasons now is show a completely different demographic being active, using CrossFit methods. And I've gotten a lot of great results from it. But I think that it comes down to finding something that you enjoy doing. Like I love doing it, it keeps me going. It keeps me fit and strong and like, I've introduced it to so many people that have come on to our show now for the past four seasons. And I've seen success rates really, really change with the people that I've worked with because they got inspired, they got more challenged, it became a more competitive way of working out for them. And it really - I mean, it really works.

 

Will you always continue with some fundamentals of CrossFit in your training program?

Bob: Absolutely. I feel like CrossFit has changed the landscape of fitness forever. It will be definitely a part of my fitness regime for a long time. But that doesn't mean that I still don't do spinning with my contestants. It's all about constantly varied, right? CrossFit's all about constantly varied. So it's like I want people to do everything and anything to keep them active. And I tell people -- it's like -- "If you are inspired to do a Zumba class, then you know what? I support that 100%." I'm just not going to be dancing around those Zumba classes."

 

The dynamic of the 'Glory Days' cast of former athletes:

David: "Fewer 'I can'ts' and fewer buckets of vomit that we've ever had."

 

Do you think the end result of this season will be different than previous seasons because of the original physical structures that they have?

Bob: "I don't think so. I think that what we're still dealing with is people with a high body fat percentage. We're trying to drop body fat. Yes, increased lean muscle mass - like, I love to be able to transform a body and not just make it be about weight loss. I like to change the foundation of a body. I think you'll see that. But I also think you're going to see tremendous amount of weight loss like you've seen in all 15 seasons of our show."

 


  


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