Now if memory serves from last season...the contestants still in play (as it were) stayed at the ranch in Malibu until they were down to the final 3 contestants (Gary, Ryan, Kelly) and then after Mo's elimination they all had to leave and come back for the final episode which took place in January. Which means, we're more or less at a halfway point - since 11 weeks doesn't divide really easily, however that would mean the halfway point is at 8:30 pm next Tuesday. But let's not quibble about semantics
ANYWAY...
basically I thought it might be neat to start a halfway point thread on the show for this season.
Not just personalities - but which trainer do you think is doing the best job? Bob or Jillian? Would training under another woman made the Blue Team a more cohesive unit? For example...I thought of that scene a couple or three weeks ago with Suzy breaking down in tears and Bob's pep talk; what would the result have been if Jillian had been the trainer instead? Even with the fact that we are only seeing a microscopic portion of their workouts which lasted 3 hours a day, still it seems to me that the guys are working out a LOT harder than the gals. I don't expect that the producers are filming every single MINUTE of every workout daily (which would add up to what I would figure to be 18 hours worth of footage each week...whew!!!). But still...of course maybe it's just me, because unless I'm working with a trainer I don't want to chat during my workouts - especially during cardio. The guys just seem to be working out with a LOT more intensity - of course they have Matt as one of the leaders driving them on!
I really think Bob has to stop being so nice and start kicking some Blue butt...of course I'm sure he's a great trainer otherwise he wouldn't be on the show - but personally I think Jillian's style is more condusive to a team-type effort - that drill sergant at Boot Camp thing going on. Bob is more of a one-on-one type of trainer, or at least he strikes me as that type. I have seen him push and almost look frustrated (or maybe it's just the way I'M looking at it!) with the lack of effort the girls are giving him - they might THINK they're giving him their all but if they're just on the machines chatting away then how could they do that...anyway...
Opening up the floor for comments at the halftime game point (well APPROXIMATELY...)