lol!
i am asking, is that what he said in his book?
i personally love to drink tons of water when i train - i feel "full"
Not a troll at all. Vince was big on water retention, and thought training while drinking would cause it. He did advise people bulking to drink up. Also old time wisdom across many sports was that drinking caused cramping, and that ruined work outs. He also kept his work outs fast, much faster than many others.
Gironda is one of those guys that was ahead of his time sometimes, in step with others of his era sometimes, and just plain odd other times.
Like most gurus, you've got to look at it all, and separate the wheat from the chaff.
