This is going to stir the pot a bit, but the lesson I take away as a trainer from this is pick and choose the clients you're associated with.
Jackson was pretty bizarre by all accounts and he may have had professionals working with him, but did he do what they advised? Considering the state he was in, perhaps the answer is "no."
I've only had brief brushes with them but celebrities and other big shots often expect the world to cater to them, meaning they may not do what you advise then taint your reputation when they crash and burn or at worst die.
The qualifications of the docs and trainers around Jackson (didn't I hear Lou Ferrigno was training him?) will all now be called into question because of his death. Was it worth it to work for him? I don't know.
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