INCREDIBLE HULK - FERRIGNO: 'LAST TIME I TRAINED MICHAEL HE LOOKED FANTASTIC'

FERRIGNO: 'LAST TIME I TRAINED MICHAEL HE LOOKED FANTASTIC'

Former THE INCREDIBLE HULK star LOU FERRIGNO is convinced MICHAEL JACKSON's health deteriorated rapidly over the last few weeks - because the superstar "looked fantastic" just last month (May09).
The bodybuilding champion was hired to train the King of Pop for his comeback shows in London, often visiting the star at his Los Angeles home in a bid to prepare him for the strenuous schedule of the 50-date residency.
Ferrigno has spoken out of his shock and devastation over his beloved friend's death, and explained to U.S. chatshow host Larry King that he had never seen the star look so fit.
He explains to King, "I trained him on and off for 15 years. But when I saw him a few months ago, he looked fantastic. The way he moved - I worked with him on different exercises. And I've never seen him look better."
The comments come as pictures of a vibrant Jackson dancing his way through his last rehearsal - taken just days before he suffered a fatal cardiac arrest - were published around the world.
And Ferrigno is confused about the dramatic deterioration in Jackson's health - because he never heard the star complain of feeling unwell.
He adds, "Never (complained of heart pains). With him, never. As a matter of fact, sometimes he would be dancing, showing the moves between a set and exercising. And he convinced me. I said this guy is going to pull it off.
"When I saw him, he was not frail."
When quizzed over the Thriller singer's reported dependency on prescription drugs, Ferrigno insists there were no signs the star was heavily medicated.
He says, "I don't know anything about his real personal life. But the last month, I don't know what happened. But the time I was with him, he seemed fine, alert, no pain at all. As a matter of fact, he's done a lot of those stretching exercises, because when you have a lot of pain, you can't stretch that much. So he was very eager to do what I told him. He was the same as like 20 years ago."