Likewise. As a kid I would see those ads all the time on Channel 29, 33, and 39 watching movies on syndication. A woman asking "is that David Singer working late AGAIN?!"
The ads worked - never forgot him.
The question is, was his overall performance degraded by the condition he suffered during those workouts? Like having a serious knee injury...yes, he still played but he may have only been a shadow of what he once was.