So how do things play out in terms of the Australian and US competitions...
Australian Competition
| Contestant | Starting Weight | Week 5 | Loss | % |
| Phil | 146.9 | 112.7 | 7 | 6.2% |
| Daina | 105.2 | 83.7 | 5 | 6.0% |
| David | 165.6 | 122.9 | 6.3 | 5.1% |
| Caitlan | 179.0 | 143.3 | 7.3 | 5.1% |
| Joe | 179.9 | 141.9 | 6.8 | 4.8% |
| Lisa | 121.9 | 96 | 4.3 | 4.5% |
| Phoebe | 116 | 93.5 | 3.9 | 4.2% |
| Chris | 129.9 | 103.2 | 4 | 3.9% |
| Shannon | 214.3 | 174.7 | 6.1 | 3.5% |
| Wayne | 161.5 | 119.9 | 4.1 | 3.4% |
| Rick | 172.6 | 133 | 4.4 | 3.3% |
| Jarna | 118.8 | 97 | 2.7 | 2.8% |
| LBL | 112 | 104.5 | 1.5 | 1.44% |
| Teneal | 97.4 |
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| Elise | 104.6 |
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| Jenni | 130.6 |
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| Geoff | 161.6 |
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| Romi | 99.3 |
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| Allan | 151.8 |
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The fact that other than Caitlin, all the women in the competition after week five have hit the under 100kg mark absolutely shits me to tears...I really need to hit on the key difference between the Camp/Ranch and the outside world...
US Competition
| Contestant | Starting Weight | Week 5 | Loss | % |
| Darris | 157.27 | 128.65 | 5.44 | 4.2% |
| Sherry | 99.09 | 81.82 | 2.72 | 3.3% |
| Sam | 169.09 | 140.93 | 4.54 | 3.2% |
| Michael | 239.09 | 201.38 | 5.9 | 2.9% |
| Ashley | 170.0 | 143.71 | 4.08 | 2.8% |
| Miggy | 109.09 | 93.65 | 2.27 | 2.4% |
| Melissa | 105.91 | 98.64 | 2.27 | 2.3% |
| Darryl | 190.91 | 159.1 | 3.63 | 2.3% |
| Stephanie | 120 | 102.28 | 2.27 | 2.2% |
| Sunshine | 125 | 111.38 | 2.26 | 2.0% |
| Andrea | 135.45 | 119.1 | 2.27 | 1.9% |
| Koli | 183.18 | 152.29 | 2.72 | 1.8% |
| Cheryl | 103.18 | 88.19 | 1.36 | 1.5% |
| O'Neal | 176.82 | 151.38 | 2.26 | 1.5% |
| LBL | 112 | 104.5 | 1.5 | 1.44% |
| John | 220 | 191.38 | 2.72 | 1.4% |
| Lance | 165.91 | 142.74 | 1.81 | 1.3% |
| Victoria | 162.73 | 145 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cherita | 125.91 |
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| Migdalia | 120.45 |
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| Maria | 127.73 |
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| James | 220.45 |
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| Patti | 110.45 |
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Obviously there is something very similar between my strategy and that of the strategies embraced at Ranch Biggest Loser in the US as opposed to Camp Biggest Loser in Australia. This is actually interesting because it was something that was discussed with Sharif when we met him a few weeks ago.
Sharif noted that there is actually a fundamental difference in the approaches of the 'Trainers' in the US and in Australia. The Australian competition and 'Trainers' are purely focused on stripping fat through intensive cardiovascular workouts (treadmill, cycle, cross trainer etc) whereas in the US there appears to be a greater focus on building muscle whilst also looking at ways to shred the fat however, the more muscle you build the more effeciently your body can shred fat in the longer term. Over the last five weeks the Bastardo has very much been focussed on building muscle (strength) through high intensity weight training COMBINED with high intensity cardio work outs...the shortfall has actually resulted from my inability to maintain high intensity cardio when training my myself which is something I really need to focus on for this coming week. Sharif noted that after he was eliminated the first time from the competition he actually left the house with very little stregnth in spite of the fact he had dropped masses of body fat. What would appear to happen in the Australian series is that people are stripped of their fat in the first few weeks but they also lose massive amounts of muscle due to the type of training they are doing...the result, excellent fat loss but this is also combined with muscle loss...net result...longer term much harder to burn the fat effeciently due to the fact that you have no muscle stores in your body. Hopefully the way we are approaching this experiment, more like the US approach will see in the coming weeks some major weight loss with solid growth in muscle/strength....let's hope!
So with the week drawn to a close, I am feeling at least a little more confident about a good week to come. Really need to focus on forcing myself to keep the cardio intensity A LOT higher when I am training by myself. Am also bringing swimming back in to the equation because basically, in spite of my myriad of training 'experts' wanting me to get rid of the swimming, it is the one thing that I actually don't mind doing, I actually revel in the sense of weighlessness whilst getting a decent cardio workout...so back in the pool for at least one session a day.
Looking to up the anti again with training this week whilst maintaining the higher caloric in-take..let's just hope this will pay off by the end of the week with a massive loss...keep my eye on the prize...
Until tomorrow...yours in fatness
LBL
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