Almost every month I hear of another former bodybuilding star, or athlete, who is either dying from steroid use, or who recently died prematurely. And yet these are the guys that many of the ignorant and misinformed masses have looked to for training advice. Thank God for hardgainer and the few other good training magazines that provide truthful information for drug-free trainees. We have much more information today about health than our forefathers had, and we should be held to higher standards because of it. Some of the old-timers had bad habits, but overall they were dedicated to health based on the information they had available at the time.
Today there s no excuse.
I stress dedication, commitment and health, as well as strength. All of my clients get a copy of this, and even though it s in a humorous format, the rules are taken very seriously. I have, for example, expelled people from my facility who lied when they told me that they were non-smokers. Whelan Strength Training Commandments 1. Thou shalt not smoke, take illegal drugs or abuse legal drugs.