Surgery to repair a rotator cuff is done when: 1  A rotator cuff tear is caused by a sudden injury. 2  In these cases, it's best to do surgery soon after the injury. 3  A complete rotator cuff tear causes severe shoulder weakness.
Former Iowa wrestler is NBC's 'biggest loser'. CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) -- A Marion man is now known as the biggest loser -- and he's proud of it. Hoover, who described himself as a top-notch athlete before ballooning to 340 pounds, lost 157 pounds on the show. It took several months of careful eating and training, but Hoover said the pain was well worth it.
Ending Weight: 208. Before going on The Biggest Loser, Ryan Benson was an actor with very small roles in such movies as Lethal Weapon 4 and Eight Legged Freaks.. Then he got his big break, becoming the first BL winner. He lost 122 pounds (37 percent of his body weight) and won the $250,000 grand prize in December 2004.