Gym Candy Summary
Gym Candy by Carl Deuker is a book about Mick Johnson, a high school running back, a prodigy all through little league and middle school football. He was destined to be a star. His dad, Mike Johnson, was a college football star, and made it into the NFL, but his lousy attitude and work ethic soon gets him kicked off of the San Diego Chargers. When Mick learns this, he is determined to make it farther than his dad, and will do anything to get there. As soon as he gets into the high school program, everything changes.
He’s not the best on the field anymore, he’s not the fastest, he’s not the biggest. But he does have the biggest heart. He earns the honor of being special teams captain, but he’s still hungry for more. But the week before the district championship game, the guy above him and the starting quarterback get caught with a six-pack and are suspended for the rest of the year. Mick and his friend and quarterback Drew finally get their chance, but Mick comes up a foot short on the last drive of the game by number 50, Foothill’s middle linebacker. Now he’s even more determined to be the best. His dad’s company soon takes over ownership of a local gym, Popeye’s. He signs Mick up with a trainer, Peter Volz. Mick takes Drew with him the first time, and they feel as if the gym itself is good, but the trainer might be a little off. Drew ditches after that time, but Mick decides to give it another shot.
He gets a taste of what being strong feels like, and wants more. He talks to Peter about his vitamin pills and protein shakes, and Peter says those are good, but if he wants to see gains, he’ll have to take ‘Gym Candy.’ The first steroid he puts Mick is D-bol, and it sends Mick into a new level of athleticism. His personal lifting bests skyrocket and his speed severely increases. He walks onto the football field and blows everyone else away. He develops a feel for what being the best is like, so he moves on to taking stacks. These send him into highs and lows of
He’s not the best on the field anymore, he’s not the fastest, he’s not the biggest. But he does have the biggest heart. He earns the honor of being special teams captain, but he’s still hungry for more. But the week before the district championship game, the guy above him and the starting quarterback get caught with a six-pack and are suspended for the rest of the year. Mick and his friend and quarterback Drew finally get their chance, but Mick comes up a foot short on the last drive of the game by number 50, Foothill’s middle linebacker. Now he’s even more determined to be the best. His dad’s company soon takes over ownership of a local gym, Popeye’s. He signs Mick up with a trainer, Peter Volz. Mick takes Drew with him the first time, and they feel as if the gym itself is good, but the trainer might be a little off. Drew ditches after that time, but Mick decides to give it another shot.
He gets a taste of what being strong feels like, and wants more. He talks to Peter about his vitamin pills and protein shakes, and Peter says those are good, but if he wants to see gains, he’ll have to take ‘Gym Candy.’ The first steroid he puts Mick is D-bol, and it sends Mick into a new level of athleticism. His personal lifting bests skyrocket and his speed severely increases. He walks onto the football field and blows everyone else away. He develops a feel for what being the best is like, so he moves on to taking stacks. These send him into highs and lows of