Gymnasts in SEALS reality Show

[JaJa]

I hope people stop watching this show and publicly criticize it so that others don't try to put stuff like this on the screen. It's awful.

the only way to get a show off tv is not to watch it. All the broadcasting execs care about is ratings. Public criticism rarely has any impact

 

[Denn]

the only way to get a show off tv is not to watch it. All the broadcasting execs care about is ratings. Public criticism rarely has any impact

Right — That's why I started with "I hope people stop watching this show". The criticism was to explain why and maybe get others to stop watching it.

 

[Jmanda86]

Hahaha. Just coming back to this and cracking up about ‘lost a leg’. I guess I assumed I used that phrase as. Gymnast too but now I can’t remember.

 

[Passion]

Jordyn Wieber Explains Her Special Forces Exit

Jordyn Wieber gave Us Weekly exclusive insight into her mindset while exiting ‘Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test’ and why she was triggered by water

www.usmagazine.com

 

[dweiss324]

Sounds like a waking nightmare.

"Tough ass woman who's been through some shit doesn't really want to anymore". Who can blame her. Honestly I'm not being sarcastic.

 

[JaJa]

Sounds like a waking nightmare.

"Tough ass woman who's been through some shit doesn't really want to anymore". Who can blame her. Honestly I'm not being sarcastic.

Its just reprehensible. IMO

 

[Passion]

Looks like we're doing this again. Both Shawn Johnson and her husband Andrew are going to be on season 4 which starts airing September 25th.



I'm less enthusiastic about these two than I was about watching Jordyn, but I'll probably watch and try to recap how Shawn's doing at least.

 

[RedBirdie]

We thank you for your sacrifice

 

[Passion]

Season 4 with Shawn Johnson and her husband Andrew East premiered tonight.

These are the 18 contestants, listed here with their age and what they're famous for:

Nick Young, 40 - NBA
Randall Cobb, 35 - NFL
Eric Decker, 38 - NFL
Johnny Manziel, 32 - NFL
Andrew East, 34 - NFL
Shawn Johnson East, 33 - Pro Gymnastics
Christie Pearce Rampone, 50 - Pro Soccer
Jessie James Decker, 37 - Country/Pop Singer
Chanel Iman, 34 - Model
Eva Marcille, 40 - Actress
Jussie Smollett, 43 - Actor
Ravi V. Patel, 46 - Actor
Kody Brown, 56 - Reality TV: Sister Wives
Brittany Cartwright, 36 - Reality TV: Vanderpump Rules
Gia Giudice, 24 - Reality TV: The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Teresa Giudice, 53 - Reality TV: The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Brianna LaPaglia, 26 - TikTok
Mark Estes, 24 - TikTok

We start with everyone being dragged out of a van with bags over their heads and thrown on the ground. They're marched out to the middle of some empty area, they pull the bags off their heads, and do little introductions. They break into two teams, Andrew and Shawn are on separate teams.

Next they push everyone's faces in mud and have them roll around in a creek for no reason. Once everyone is coated in dirt they tell them to change into their military outfits. Then we're off to the first challenge.

1st Challenge - Part 1, each team is going in a helicopter, where they will repel out one by one into an abandoned village. They spent some time on the people who messed up the repelling and quickly flashed by a lot of the people who did it fine, Shawn and Andrew were both flashed by so I assume they had no problems.

Part 2, they have to get barrels, Jerry cans, and sacks of grain from the village and lug it all up a hill. Shawn is complimented by the staff while carrying grain. Shawn's team wins so they get to ride back to base in cars, the other team with Andrew has to run back. Brittany Cartwright quits the show during the run, says she just can't move anymore.

Back at the base, Shawn and Andrew talk for a moment at the water sink, Andrew tells her she was a tank during the challenge. Shawn says she could have done better.

Everyone goes to bed and tries to sleep, but the staff wake them all up at midnight and tell them to come outside. They all have to jump into a little pool of water in their clothes, then do pushups, burpees, lunges, and belly crawl on the ground while the staff yell at them. They ask who wants to quit but no one does, so they go back to bed and the episode ends.

They made it through day 1 with no injuries. Not a lot of time was spent on Shawn or Andrew because they weren't having any problems or drama.

 

[RichardL]

I wonder if Shawn Johnson thought when she was receiving the gold medal for her balance beam performance in Beijing that this sentence would one day be written about her: "Next they push everyone's faces in mud and have them roll around in a creek for no reason."

 

[Sasha]

This show sounds ghastly.

 

[makam]

This show sounds ghastly.

Yeah, I get challenging yourself physically and mentally but the whole "pointless abuse" stuff is never my jam. How long does she have to last to have outlasted Nastia?

 

[JaJa]

This show sounds ghastly.

It is. I don't know what I hate more -- DWTS or Special Forces -- each for different reasons

 

[rlayt]

That’s what those elite military units do. The theory is if you don’t quit when you are verbally abused and pushed beyond your physical limits then you are deserving. People do know what they signed on for and can easily quit.

 

[Passion]

How long does she have to last to have outlasted Nastia?

Nastia withdrew on Day 2 and Jordyn withdrew on Day 3 of their seasons.

 

[Sasha]

That’s what those elite military units do. The theory is if you don’t quit when you are verbally abused and pushed beyond your physical limits then you are deserving. People do know what they signed on for and can easily quit.

They do it for reasons, though. I'm not sure why you would take that training outside a military context and repackage it as entertainment.

 

[JaJa]

They do it for reasons, though. I'm not sure why you would take that training outside a military context and repackage it as entertainment.

That’s exactly correct. In the military, people are “broken down” to be rebuilt as soldiers. It’s an extremely tough process mentally and physically to prepare men and women for the extremes of combat. Using that same process for no actual reason beyond a cheap commercial one — reality tv — is imo disgusting.

 

[makam]

And is there any proof that the "break them down then (maybe) build them up" stuff is actually the best way to prepare people for the challenges of the military or is it just "this is how we've always (aside: definitely not always) done it" ? Cuz looking at the awful mental health of our veterans, somewhere the system has gone terribly wrong. And I imaging the celebrities doing this are going to have some shit to unpack if they stick with the abuse long enough.

Is money the prize at the end of this show or is it just "bragging rights"?

 

[Passion]

Not sure what the prize is cause I’ve not watched past the gymnasts leaving lol but I believe they all get paid just for appearing on the show, because the staff have made comments like “you can quit now, you’ve already gotten your paycheck”

ETA: After googling it, it looks like there is no prize beyond bragging rights and they are all paid for participating. One article said they’re all paid the same flat fee, another said they’re paid based on their level of celebrity. I know DWTS pays per episode, with more per episode the farther you get in the show. This isn’t nearly as long as DWTS though, which takes months. This special forces show is only 10 days long if you make it to the end.

 

[rlayt]

As a former member of the military and graduate of a military college I went through some harassment and I don’t think it helped any. It’s a rite of passage and brings some people closer together. Not so much for the non-white non-male persons and its frequently used against them.

These people are making money and gaining public recognition and they knew what they were signing on for. They can quit.