I love the respect he shows to the Squat Rack. He calls it the altar, and feels the need to genuflect...Awesome !
@_Only_Zuul
11 жыл бұрын
there is simply not enough tom platz on youtube :(
@bobbykotick1163
8 жыл бұрын
I've never seen 90% of the people in my gym squat
@RoddyBezerra
8 жыл бұрын
Where u from buddy? This is the same down here in Brasil.
@bobbykotick1163
8 жыл бұрын
Its the same in the uk spain and korea
@RoddyBezerra
8 жыл бұрын
haha. Good luck!!
@Ma007rk
7 жыл бұрын
"I've never seen 90% of the people in my gym squat." Or do Dead-Lifts, Or do Power Cleans probably, for that matter. And why? Probably because nobody wants to work that hard. It's hard work because so many muscles groups are involved. Most people are afraid of the pain AND the work.
@MrVin216
7 жыл бұрын
People are getting better doing it now at my gym, but 3 years ago i think i was the only one going at it.
@aragusea
6 жыл бұрын
It's not just about technique or mentality; it's about biomechanics. This man just has the ideal skeletal structure for squatting. It's like watching a duck in water. Beautiful.
@StrategicCat
Жыл бұрын
woah adam ragusea
@tonyli3389
Жыл бұрын
what are you doing here
@Hybridsixtynine
Жыл бұрын
@@tonyli3389 he started lifting weights sometime during the pandemic. gotta get the technique right from the quadfather himself!
@decad3015
8 жыл бұрын
I always looked up to Mr Tom Platz growing up in that era more than I ever did Arnold..Platz is a legend!!!
@slapmyfunkybass
8 жыл бұрын
No bodybuilder, before or since, has trained the lower body with the same intensity as Platz.
@54321yrrag
8 жыл бұрын
Whenever i think of squats he's the first comes to mind, not taking nothing away from the rest of the pros
@marceloserra6321
7 жыл бұрын
what about Dorian??
@paulhupp4293
7 жыл бұрын
Dorian always claimed to train harder than anyone, but Platz trained with more intensity than even Dorian.
@rationalmuscle
7 жыл бұрын
I had the honor of working out with Tom about the time this video was made. What the video doesn't make clear is Tom's (mostly) low set volume approach to training. He would often warm up and do only "1" set of 50. This is his 2 sets of 50 total (30/20). That degree of intensity lands you on the floor. 315 for 52 -- nuts. Thanks for posting.
@paulhupp4293
7 жыл бұрын
So one warm up of 50 reps with like 225, then two sets @ 315, 30 reps followed by set two at 20 reps?? and that was it for squats??
@LevelUpLifting
7 жыл бұрын
325 lbs for 30 reps holy shit!! He said f*ck 3 sets of 10 I'm doing 1 set of 30 lol
@walltape6722
3 жыл бұрын
More like 8-10 sets of 30
@reecetaylor2626
3 жыл бұрын
@@walltape6722 when he lifted with this much intensity, he only did a couole sets
@stind1299
7 жыл бұрын
All the best bodybuilders are machine like in their movements so they generate the most power. Tom is flawless in the execution of his reps. To generate that level of intensity you need an iron will to continue to push your body. Tom is a master of the squat.Respect the master.
@SwissCheese112
Жыл бұрын
its like a piston going up and a down. his quad is doing all that movement. he doesnt move his from position so he continually has tension on the muscle and he is going up before he has finished going down at that bottom part of the movement. his low back stays fixed in position and when it gets difficult it stays rock solid to make sure that his quads and glutes are taking the work in the squat. its really so very beautiful to watch.
@HighMaintenancePS
Жыл бұрын
Your mixing powerlifting with body building in your comment. Body builders maximise pump and muscle tear. Powerlifters maximise power.
@Cenot4ph
Жыл бұрын
hyperthrophy is about doing the exercise the most inefficient way such that you get the most stimulus. strength it's the opposite, the most effective way to get the most weight of the ground.
@KaLa7aBG
11 жыл бұрын
this is my pre-legs-workout motivation
@shinrips
5 жыл бұрын
Squating just 315, I sustained a right laberal tear in my hip. I don't know how these guys can push so much weight without getting hurt. I had so much pain in my hip and through my body it was like electricity shooting through me. In my 50's now, I just go up to 225 squatting and benching.
@viseos
Жыл бұрын
they have great mobility and tendon strength and obviously as you can see his form is impeccable
@SwissCheese112
Жыл бұрын
high reps build up your tendons. also remember that toms max is not 315, his max is something like 600. every workout is not a max out workout. you switch weeks up between lighter weight and higher reps, and higher weight and lower reps. until you work up both the muscle and nervous system to be able to hand (after many years) 315 for reps of 20-30-40 etx. its a long long game that requires time and intelligence with your training. for example i at 24-25 was squatting 225 for 30, but 225 is not my max. my legs had never been bigger than at this point. and i was not doing sets of 225 for 30 for more than one set, then i would drop down, usually to a plate 135 for 40-50. then off to leg extensions, because my legs were fried at that point. my leg days consisted of 3 exercises, thats it. then the next week would either be a lighter day perhaps in a 15-20 rep range with 185. then the following week would be 275-315 for lower reps at anywhere from 5-7 or 8-12. depending on weight of course. you plan your periodization of training, you feel it out. you learn how your nervous system responds and you know how best to do things. training requires intelligence. also if you were squatting and you hurt your hip it could be one of two things. either you were squatting too wide, usually people do this to compensate for a weight too heavy for them. or you are a taller individuals whose levers are not advantageous to squatting, this is why dorian yates ceased squatting.
@RedAlert3Uprising
Жыл бұрын
Well how did that happen? Did you decide in one day to randomly throw 315 on the squat rack or did you progressively increase the weight? I can't see that happening unless you put more weight than you can currently handle...
@GarryAndrews_
Жыл бұрын
It’s all about mindset and PEDs. Recovery helps
@cholkymilkmirage4984
Жыл бұрын
legend has it he never did an upper body day. His biceps where all built by squatting.
@Rey.adOfficial
5 жыл бұрын
“I do some light stretching” *does a full split* Fuckin legend!
@VinegarTom68
9 жыл бұрын
30 reps with 3 plates a side,shit man..............
@jameshowlet5533
8 жыл бұрын
+johnstearne68 FIDELIO
@VinegarTom68
8 жыл бұрын
+James Howlet That's right.But what is the password for the House?!!!
@MrInzombia
7 жыл бұрын
he can do 500 for 25 reps
@timetoshred2461
7 жыл бұрын
525*
@TonyChurch112
6 жыл бұрын
johnstearne68 fuck off
@AnthonyMcqueen1987
8 жыл бұрын
Tom Platz is SQUAT.
@stevejamieson8468
Жыл бұрын
Short legs, low center of gravity, excellent ankle flexibility...he has the perfect genetics to do this.
@lenol0315
7 ай бұрын
Even if you have long femur is just learn how to squat the right way a lot of people cope and just instantly say squatting is not for them which is utter cringe
@TOSHTON
11 жыл бұрын
Platz will Always be The Leg King!!.....
@lenol0315
5 жыл бұрын
ive done 315x21 its insanely hard to breathe lol
@donataspuidokas2601
2 жыл бұрын
That's amazing, well done
@ironrion
8 жыл бұрын
this dude is the fuckin man. Love this mentality omfg.
@EBiz-tv9jq
Жыл бұрын
The best workout I ever had was abdomen. I found a machine, that is just perfect, it was almost like made for me, and worked my whole abs thoroughly and was super comfortable. So I did the crunches and leg lifts etc. Sat on the machine and did a huge pyramid. Like 30 small weight, add 2.5lbs, 29, add 2.5 - 28 reps etc. When I got to the heavies, I could barely breathe. Then moved back - reduced weight as I upped reps. I had cramps all the time. So, finally I took some mid weight and just kept doing crunches. It felt as if I will die and all I could think of was I should stop. Deep inside on the other hand, I thought - noone has died from crunches, I want to see how far I can go. Man, now that was almost hallucigenic experience. I kept doing the workout and could see or hear or feel anything other than my absolutely burning abdomens and that I should stop. So, eventually I stopped after WAAAY going over the fatigue limit. And literally from that one single mega-workout I grew a noticeable 6-pack. I did abdomen wrok here and there, but never this hard, but the body imho thought that it should adapt and the muscles grew really quickly in size. This is probably same as when Platz does legs. Just get over the barrier in mind and keep doing. Feels odd. Results are great. Similar I had amazing chest gains, with cable flies, doing them in a similar fashion. Worst was pullups. There are a lot of small muscles, and I kept doing pullups, resting for a bit, and one more, two more, one more, etc. Some small muscle on the back hurt so bad I couldn't sleep for 2 days. I think these superintense workouts should be 1) done only few times, e.g. once every month 2) you should have had good workouts before that and not go in superintense "cold". Like if you don't normally do 30 heavy reps with legs, you should go there, having at least 1-2 heavier workouts before you go all out. Otherwise you will overload any underdeveloped muscles and will just be in a lot of unnecessary pain 3) they feel amazing. try them. Results are there even if you are seasoned lifter.
@kwonas83
8 жыл бұрын
Tom Squatz
@_Brennus
Жыл бұрын
I watch Tom Platz every time I prepare for squats.
@henriksvensson126
2 жыл бұрын
16250 Lbs of volume in just 2 sets is crazy. You really got to love squatting to do something like that.
@Duxies
6 жыл бұрын
Perfect form
@ZyperSide
11 жыл бұрын
Dolph Ziggler looks like him.
@rj12341
2 жыл бұрын
30 reps!!! jesus christ hes a beast, great source of motivation!
@PsmithNick
7 жыл бұрын
He would never be allowed on a United Flight with those pants.
@wilberparada9507
7 жыл бұрын
Before being a scientist working with time travel stuf, Doctor Emmett Brown used to be bodybuilder.... (and he was great😂)
@justinhammerle2571
Жыл бұрын
Sometimes leg day skips Tom Platz
@kevinpaullawrence79
6 жыл бұрын
the quadfather
@219Tucker
7 жыл бұрын
My mom's squat form is flawless!
@TIGERSDFW
8 жыл бұрын
and on another day I might squat 525 for 23 reps.. the squat king (except for paul Anderson)
@ericmsandoval
2 жыл бұрын
He reminds me of Lee Priest here lol
@PROTEUS_SEER-OF-EONS
11 жыл бұрын
Big Remy, winner of the latest NY Pro is coming up close!
@ChrisMisc1
7 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up if Tom Platz sounds the same as Martin Riggs from Lethal Weapon
@bikemaurice1953
5 жыл бұрын
Quadzilla The QuadFather
@jesusantoniohernandezlopez8941
8 жыл бұрын
song?
@pocapoco2546
Жыл бұрын
Who is the host?
@docmansound1
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting!! Amazingly, there are only a handful of vids on youtube of Tom Platz squatting. That last set looked like a puker.
@serioustraining5861
3 жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/jomv13iOqWiZiIY
@jimj9349
5 жыл бұрын
Omg tp that's incredible man....oh man!
@miguelm2558
4 жыл бұрын
Tom Platz, 2 repts squat 1360 pounds
@MrPtrlix
Жыл бұрын
Crazy how narrow his stance is.
@Marco.p-76
Жыл бұрын
doc! back to the future!😅(emmet brown version big doc!)
@BurchTimothy
10 жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@joeybarcelos1025
6 жыл бұрын
Now that's nuts
@eretroo338
7 ай бұрын
Name of the song that plays when he's squating?
@TBVnBIX
11 жыл бұрын
You will never see that jacked woman interviewer again
@forbesfoofighters
7 жыл бұрын
TBVnBIX why not lol
@heiligerjesus1960
7 жыл бұрын
beautiful
@jiujitsuboy
7 жыл бұрын
Would be so awesome to train in with this guy
@mav8243
6 жыл бұрын
Holy shit the girl has better arms than me
@RapManJak
11 жыл бұрын
We all Love U!
@Chrille5782
5 жыл бұрын
Year?
@Rau-AR
7 жыл бұрын
Dominic Purcell twin
@miguelsuarez5037
Жыл бұрын
¿Como se llama la presentadora? ¡es adorable!
@aob1234
6 жыл бұрын
I could out squat this boi in my hey day
@adambyers3169
8 жыл бұрын
Dat der dorsiflexion
@JimmyTheProstitute
7 жыл бұрын
Adam Byers Its insane
@bear022013
11 жыл бұрын
A Pittsburgh kid.
@preachinoldschool5726
7 жыл бұрын
Does Tom still squat? Can Tom still squat? If not? Why?
@donataspuidokas2601
3 жыл бұрын
He is squatting 315 for 20 reps even to this day
@jesusantoniohernandezlopez8941
5 жыл бұрын
music?
@fredgardner2870
5 жыл бұрын
This must be 10 years ago,??
@donataspuidokas2601
3 жыл бұрын
40 years ago
@kylestaker9279
Жыл бұрын
What color are those sweatpants lol
@lalocontagio2518
7 жыл бұрын
eso es una serie ...ahhahahahha chingon eso es entrenar
@youarecoverednow
10 жыл бұрын
Don't want the hate mail to come here...but is squatting WAY too high...and when I asked him about that at the Arnold one time in person..that is how he was taught...he has a VERY short waist and that is at advantage....if anyone with long waist did this style very long...promise you would be in trouble. for 95% of squatters...lock on top of the bottom of the trap insertion point and rear deltoids...you can have a plumb bob on the end of the bar...doing it right ...it will barely swing at all. Tom Platz will always be a Champion... a gentleman and scholar. thanks for posting.
@Bczso
10 жыл бұрын
He is not squatting high. I'm guessing you are trying to speak about the placement of the bar on his traps.?
@youarecoverednow
10 жыл бұрын
yes...and yes he is....he even says so when you ask him in person. :)
@Bczso
10 жыл бұрын
Brent Biddle Bar placement varies between bodybuilders and powerlifters. Many BBers use a higher bar placement than powerlifters. Depth is fine as, once again, this isn't powerlifting...they're two diff iron sports
@youarecoverednow
7 жыл бұрын
You know it is interesting seeing some of these replies for my post...I will reiterate what I said it what TOM told me one of the times he was gracious enough to talk to me at the Arnold. I have coached NFL players, MLB players, multiple world champions in powerlifting...a body builder may place the bar higher to stress the quads...yes...BUT I promise you if you do that very long you WILL damage your knees. A man of the shorter stature....like Tom, can do this simply longer and harder because of physics...he can and did get away with it because of the way he was designed.... it was an advantage. NO one has ever equaled this man's legs.....drugs or no....sorry he was the best.
@PaleAleMan24
7 жыл бұрын
I agree, he looks like he is built for that movement. A longer person needs a wider stance, but still hit the depth, and keep their toes pointed outward to facilitate the natural movement of the hips and knees.
@JerkVegas86
11 жыл бұрын
Good LORD!!
@Mr-Lion
11 жыл бұрын
INSANE!!!
@sebseb8047
5 жыл бұрын
325 lbs or 325 kg?
@donataspuidokas2601
3 жыл бұрын
it was 140 kg squat, 315 pounds
@moniquewiesenekker8775
Жыл бұрын
❤
@deegan463
10 жыл бұрын
Anyone know what year this is? Late 80's sometime I'm guessing?
@tofu8688
5 жыл бұрын
@`CuntHammer Von LoveJuice no
@kasimirb5155
7 жыл бұрын
Impressive, but why not using the rack for safety? It's stupid!
@muellernikolai8630
7 жыл бұрын
rack doesnt go low enough when u squat ass to grass, the bar gets stuck on the safeties
@donataspuidokas2601
3 жыл бұрын
Just for fun
@Cenot4ph
Жыл бұрын
@@muellernikolai8630 they're adjustable
@-olives
10 ай бұрын
platzy is a bit of a drama queen
@masavoie86
7 жыл бұрын
tom platz know stero
@CWBush73
8 жыл бұрын
How tall was he? Being short the amount of work he had to would be less than someone over 6 feet tall. He only had to drop 2 feet
@JimmyTheProstitute
7 жыл бұрын
CWBush73 He is 5'8 or 5'9
@NiggaMind69
2 жыл бұрын
He probably only had to drop like 2 feet because his legs are so massive and his hamstrings would hit his calves before a full range of motion
@gracielekate592
11 жыл бұрын
Copy and paste into Google Morsch Muscle Madness to learn out how a groundbreaking discovery made a regular guy ripped.
@jimborghini2761
7 жыл бұрын
I heard Tom Platz only did legs. But his upper body blew up as well because his leg workouts were soo intense.
@panama1942
6 жыл бұрын
Jim Borghini Where in the hell did you hear that
@peterl.1574
4 жыл бұрын
@@panama1942 LOl
@cizia69
8 жыл бұрын
Tom Platz knows squat!
@chipgaines8555
8 жыл бұрын
lol
@Leptyzz
9 жыл бұрын
He turned purple during his workout
@Ogokao
Жыл бұрын
The real Thanos
@seanhoskins6885
8 жыл бұрын
Tom platz you are a legend and nutty as a fruit cake
@lexor521
6 жыл бұрын
sean hoskins I agree with that I think that's the D-ball talking Methandostendione, deca durabolin, good stuff
@StandardLoop
Жыл бұрын
3:00 that ankle mobility though!
@samsonmorrell
6 жыл бұрын
If you look up Squat in the Dictionary there's a picture of Tom Platz
@bluelightmoon777
8 жыл бұрын
wow his knees man must be fucking strong
@AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw
7 жыл бұрын
The man was strong tendons , he hack squats form different feet positions
@Cenot4ph
Жыл бұрын
that's training
@serioustraining5861
3 жыл бұрын
4:05 I like the way he screams on the last rep
@but1z
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting the full vid. Great to see his exact reps and acclimation sets.
@joeszabo7618
8 жыл бұрын
That's some pain.Low rep squats are easy in comparison .
@EGGJAZZ
7 жыл бұрын
his first words made no sense at all, she says tell us about your powerlifting beginnings and then he proceeds to say actually i started as a powerlifter
@wigletron2846
Жыл бұрын
He wasn't lying when he said he was born to squat. He has some of the best proportions for squats ever.
@kokoriko999
6 жыл бұрын
How many body builders you know to have such a solid mind-set for lifting?
@BloBlas123
7 жыл бұрын
song name at 3:00 ?
@EdieBacic
11 жыл бұрын
0:55 -- more like thank you god for this squat rack h ahahahaa
@luflores5209
7 жыл бұрын
And for those who think Big Ramy's legs are the best of all time, just watch this video and draw conclusions. Nobody will beat Platz legs. No De Mayo, no Ramy, no Mustafa Mohammad, no one.
@bangladeshimomsharmin
4 жыл бұрын
4.20k Like So nice sub
@InspiredFortunes
5 жыл бұрын
Platz is awsome but keep in mind he never had the Bodybuilder genétics wide shoulders and small waist so he had to compensate with his legs
@akkassikder27
11 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna make it,or the muscles gonna break!.. - the right mentality!
@_Only_Zuul
11 жыл бұрын
i love his form style of squat. how he can squat with such a stance i want to learn this.
@stealthbombsmith7770
5 жыл бұрын
he is 5'6 with a very low center of gravity
@obbzerver
7 жыл бұрын
I wonder what shape his knees are in today.
@davidchaves5840
3 жыл бұрын
He still squad at age of 60+
@Cambone13
Жыл бұрын
The refrain of the unfit. "squats are bad for the knees. Deadlifts are bad for the back"
@obbzerver
Жыл бұрын
@@Cambone13 Let's ask Ronnie Coleman about that.
@Cambone13
Жыл бұрын
@@obbzerver ya that guy blasting HGH, who had a couple botched surgeries and who ignored his doctor to lighten up on the training and recover is a good counter example.
@ednakrause2421
6 ай бұрын
He is in great condition for his age, abd still squats.
@gskowal
4 жыл бұрын
Tom Squatz
@EA-ci5pt
3 ай бұрын
why bodybuilders back then have better physics. look at that woman, so much better than todays female bodybuilders. thats the physic i envy as a woman.
@lion5352-z1s
5 жыл бұрын
I like his shirt and his attitude
@bryanstellfox8521
10 ай бұрын
Who is the woman at the beginning of the video?? She looks fantastic!
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