It's not hard core.. not even close
But they're both severely overweight, and they're putting some sweat and effort in the gym so I respect that, they should keep trying hard.
I see many overweight people telling me they can't lose weight, "it's genetics", they're meant to be fat or something like that, and I see that every other day eating at Mcdonalds, that's the sad thing.
If you're not gonna work hard.. you're not gonna achieve, simple as that, if you make excuses the only one that you're fooling is yourself.