It may be a reality show, but you’ll swear it’s a soap opera and we can’t get enough of it.

By the time the second season of Bravo’s Work Out ends – which is tonight – the buff-bodied trainers at Sky Sport and Spa in L.A., led by owner Jackie Warner, will have been through it all: backstabbing co-workers, screaming matches, office affairs and, tragically, even death.

Trainer Doug Blasdell died of kidney failure on January 22, while the show was still being shot. “We were all in shock; it was horrible,” says trainer Erika Jacobson. “But it really made us push the pettiness aside and come together.”

In the finale, the group honors Doug, an avid cyclist, with a memorial beachside bike ride and bonfire, and reflects on the one guy who was able to get along with everyone. No small feat in this group!

During the second season, Jesse teemed with jealousy after Jackie Warner began dating the formerly straight trainer Rebecca. And Warner repeatedly clashed with Brian, who often acted like he owned the place!

Plus, Jackie struggled with a couple of new business ventures. Thankfully for Erika, her only dilemma was training Star’s Meaghan Murphy, despite the reporter’s hectic schedule.

“In the finale, Meaghan gets fitted for her Oscar dress, and she’s glowing with confidence. She lost 20 pounds!” explains Erika. “I refuse to waste my energy on drama, I use it to kick my clients’ butts! And they love every second of it!” [via]