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.
I'm supposed to be strong. I'm supposed to know how to do this.. 160. In 2008, Ali Vincent became the first woman to win The Biggest Loser.. It took a lot of sweat, hard work and tears, but the end result paid off: Ali went from 234 pounds down to 122 pounds. Smiling and svelte, Ali appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show six months after winning The Biggest Loser that year.