Tom Platz performing a brutal set of squats

[@CarnifaxMachine]

Nice that he added the towel to protect the barbell from Tom Platz.

[@ericcarson342]

Hehehe! Not bad

[@Bullseye_Strength]

The rest-pause during heavy high-rep squats is one of the most grotesque sensations one can experience.

[@poziom1989]

Yes....

[@monojhqm]

Cardio is what limits most elite lifters to do more reps

[@alexaender1992]

​@@monojhqmi thought cardio is a good thing

[@monojhqm]

@@alexaender1992 It is a good thing, people who skips cardio are actually trolling their gains.

[@Facemaker77]

@@monojhqmI thought cardio was a bad for gains. Did Nippard find some new data?

[@redfalconnutrition700]

Tom's body was so natural with squats, just looks so comfortable and smooth doing reps.

[@johnnybeefum]

short femurs. helps a lot for deep squatting.

[@rsb7613]

depends of the natural haha

[@johnnybeefum]

It’s so true. Thankfully, with internet more people can understand that a 6’5 man’s squats will look nothing like Platz’s squats but when i was coming up it was “do Squats just like Tom Platz and you can have legs like Tom Platz.” But then if you were tall you’d be spinning your wheels and really wasting your time and energy. In the magazines there was no discussion about the differences in biomechanics of the squat and how it relates to different leverages.

[@kevinprowse406]

Anthropometry is a very real thing.

[@TheBatugan77]

​@@kevinprowse406 So are bullshit excuses. ☝️😆👍

[@tetekuka6982]

My legs are pumped from watching this

[@misterwallace3479]

Mine are pumped from just this comment.

[@hiamaraldvaan7221]

5 more

[@7letterbrandon439]

@@misterwallace3479mine too except I got a 3rd one…

[@misterwallace3479]

@@7letterbrandon439 I have three knees.

[@test123497]

Oh, the sound of those thick-rimmed 45s clanging together ... takes me back. Thinner plates didn't make the same rattle, and when everything got covered in rubber/vinyl, that was the end of true gym music.

[@user-id5fo5fv8r]

100% agree. You could hear the clanging before even entering the, usually basement, gym.

[@benchprsr]

Dude. Those ain't thick rimmed 45's. Those are 100's! Come on man, Platz could do five times that many reps with 315. That was 645 he was doing.

[@user-id5fo5fv8r]

​@@benchprsr those are 45s. There were no 100s in gyms back then.

[@test123497]

@@benchprsr Platz' best at reps was 525lbs for 23 ... he wasn't going to do more reps with 645. I've seen 100s, there's no rim; if you look closely at the video, the plates have a thick rim

[@TheBatugan77]

​@@user-id5fo5fv8r Wrong.

[@devilsrejecthbb1]

I never seen this footage but I love it.We need to unearth more Tom Platz training videos.

[@firstnamelastname3558]

All quad work and no hip cheating. Wow. The man truly knew and still knows how to squat. Thank you, Tom Platz.

[@misterwallace3479]

His knee ligaments and tendons are off the chart.

[@theiceman7590]

Diamond knees

[@kloogyB33]

He’s diving into the hole, catching the weight the last moment almost entirely to stretch reflexes and giving a bounce of power to shoot out of the hole. It’s all pump and reps, very little control. Unless that 315 felt like a 45 🤔 odd to watch. Edit- Check how Lee Haney lifted. Precision and control, this. Damn I’d need surgery quick. How did these guys survive the 80’s!?

[@oreldm]

@@kloogyB33 Platz is hobbling around now. His knees are a mess .

[@gdog3finally]

​@@oreldmTom actually is in pretty good condition for his age.

[@TheBatugan77]

​@@gdog3finally Sounds like you and orel are having a spat. A tiff. A hissy-fit even.

[@marvelsgreatestfan]

Always super excited to see previously inseen footage of the Quad Father! I did his squat seminar in the UK 2018. They say never meet your heros, but he was even better in real life, truly a master in and out the gym

[@motagrota]

Tom platz's training videos are rarer than blue moon 😂😂😂

[@61pwcc]

Epic clip, thank you!

[@Electro_Mic]

Merci pour cette vidéo de Tom. 👍

[@patjohnsonofficial]

25 reps at 140kg... What a beast

[@jeegupopli1871]

With a belt and a towel over the barbell and dive bombing down 😂😂😂

[@PlebiteBaller]

it's light for him. Likely done a lot of pre exhaustion before this. Because fresh he's done 525x23

[@jacksoncw1]

Those are probably 25kg plates I’d say! So 170kg

[@pedrogouveia4326]

thats not that much its probably 170 + pre exhaustion

[@666BIGBLOCK]

@@jacksoncw1if so 170 KG = 375 POUNDS

[@johntsiotsikas3706]

Thank you for posting this

[@danilojanicijevic1658]

Glad you like it!

[@iron_pete]

Spotter: How many plates should we add for the next set? Tom Platz: Yes

[@CBRacing365]

Damn man you’re sharing gold! Thank you for this classic footage of Tom Platz in his prime!

[@danilojanicijevic1658]

@@CBRacing365 Glad you're enjoying it!

[@davecozzi9721]

Amazing that his legs are still big and he walks around without any issues.

[@saizkumar3627]

New footage Thanks mate

[@danilojanicijevic1658]

@@saizkumar3627 My pleasure!

[@Ozrictentacles87]

The cardio to be able to do this is top tier . 25 reps in a row

[@jeffberringer149]

The Best at his Craft!🦵Awesome Video‼️

[@makzee19]

I can't believe he bounced like that. You don't have to be a pro to know that's bad for the knees. He got away with it though.

[@danilojanicijevic1658]

Yeah, he was blessed in the joint department.

[@marcochavezjr9180]

Not everyone is the same

[@ertwro]

Man I do 10 of those as my best ceiling and those 25 are not even his final form. He did 525x23. Absolute unit.

[@joetoth5465]

The GOLDEN EAGLE 🦅 has landed!

[@Acesup1911]

I saw him ion the 80s’ at our gym. His leg biceps were literally flapping behind him as he walked by. Unreal how much muscle he had.

[@robertwilliams5618]

Leg biceps....smh

[@justinnatasmai4503]

His arm quads were pretty huge too

[@Acesup1911]

@@robertwilliams5618 thats old school lingo for those who weren’t around back then😁

[@SC_310]

@@robertwilliams5618 literally the biceps femoris

[@Robc--jd6yh]

Yep I think Robert tried to be clever and ended up looking the fool

[@TrasyMotocyklowe]

Oh yes waiting for more❤

[@danilojanicijevic1658]

@@TrasyMotocyklowe New video is out!

[@TrasyMotocyklowe]

@@danilojanicijevic1658 Thank u so much, good job!

[@Tholsadoom0680]

Thanks for video very rare

[@MrThanos999]

thanks !!! :)

[@danilojanicijevic1658]

My pleasure man, stay tuned for more!

[@NOLAchop92]

Closest a human has ever gotten to becoming a squat.

[@christian_urocar]

This is a quadfather

[@Dakradom]

THE Quadfather

Open rack no range limiters. Velocity based lower force almost failure, using rest pause...it all makes sense, now why the goat leg adaptation on Tom.

[@gaspatcho6460]

Magic! Thanks

[@aaamos16]

It's like looking at myself doing squats... >.>

[@IntenseInsanity]

The form is on point with that heavy weight 👊🏽

[@xXAlmdudlerXx]

I once did 90kg for 30 reps and 50kg for 100 reps. Kinda out of shape now but I wanna work myself up to 100kg for 30 reps. I think that would be solid.

[@dominicksans7204]

I’ve done 225lbs for 60reps and that was after 6 sets of leg extensions and laying leg curls and 4 sets of squats

[@xXAlmdudlerXx]

@@dominicksans7204 Strong. Your legs are probably twice my size

[@dominicksans7204]

@@xXAlmdudlerXx don’t know if that’s true

[@xXAlmdudlerXx]

@@dominicksans7204 Probably. I’m not a body builder nor a strength athlete.

[@bradthompson5383]

@@dominicksans7204 Nope. You never did that. Not unless you're talking quarter squats.

[@GeorgeMcDougall-gz4tp]

Classic tunes on the background also

[@HelloSpyMyLie]

Sounds like Purple Rain

[@Autumnblueskies1]

It’s “typical male” by Tina Turner for the first song at least - an awesome 80s tune!!!

[@HelloSpyMyLie]

@@Autumnblueskies1 thank you!

[@Kaddywompous]

@@HelloSpyMyLieand Janet Jackson at the end.

[@HelloSpyMyLie]

@@Kaddywompous soul music and heavy lifting.. some people will never understand ❤️

[@flixsymmetry]

Woods born to swing, Brady born to throw, etc. Platz born to squat!

[@mikedom771]

He did 500 lbs for 20 reps. This was a warm up for him.

[@adamgurule1458]

You never want to lock out your knees

[@chriswhalen4155]

A set of 25 at 315 with no collars or safeties is diabolical. No wonder his legs were so crazy

[@drvonnostrum2671]

Pretty sure those are 100#plates

[@elitster]

Incredible!! So grateful to have met Tom and what an amazing person he is.

[@danilojanicijevic1658]

Mind sharing that encounter with me?

[@elitster]

@@danilojanicijevic1658 I went to my ISSA training to become a certified trainer. Part of the reason I selected them was the involvement of Dr Fred Hadfield and Tom Platz. I had no idea that Tom was actually helping train the trainers for the ISSA. To my surprise when I showed up Tom Platz was there!!!! He treated me and everyone with respect, kindness, professionalism. I couldn’t have been more impressed. Every interaction with him or question I asked was met with a gentleman’s care. Not once did he brag about himself or share his prowess, accolades, or how great he is. He wore a shirt and tie. Never a show off even at the gym as he instructed us. Best of all he left me with a feeling that I was important.

[@Kaddywompous]

The Janet Jackson tune at the end really time stamps this. She was huge back then.

[@walterheisenberg251]

I’m not even sure I could hit one plate 25 times. That’s sick.

[@IcyFrost200-eu8sr]

Bros doijg those squats like its a nice sunday morning

[@mattrivera2429]

Whered you find this video

[@danilojanicijevic1658]

@@mattrivera2429 My friend came across an old DVD and was kind enough to send it to me!

[@prof113]

Back in the 90's I had a bit of a squatting competition of workouts with a fellow gym mate. I had my training partners and he had his. While we never worked out together that I ever remember, we had a good friendship and inspiring rivalry. It spanned over about 4 months during the most intense part of it. Over that period of time we kept an eye on each other watching the others' progress. The goal was to squat 500 pounds comfortably for reps, naturally. At the end of that time, I managed to pyramid up to 515 for a final set sets of 6 reps to parallel. (Warmup with 135, 225, 315, 405, then the 3 sets of 515). I believe he got close to a one rep max of 500. He might have broken 500. But more impressive to me was the fact that he routinely did 10 sets of 10 with 315, and if memory served he bested his own record and di 10 sets of 15 with 315. Oddly enough, appearance-wise, he looked more like he would have been the 515 record and me with the reps of 315. That rivalry was a highlight of and essential to me getting my record. Hardcore gyms are still my favorite places to be.

[@tylerfabish5578]

yeah 20 rep sets do blow your legs up big time. I didnt post huge numbers like you but I started at 225 for sets of 15, and then kept trying to push more and more reps. Eventually I was at 20+ reps per set and my legs were useless between sets. I was begging god for mercy at the end of each set.

[@prof113]

@@tylerfabish5578that is an impressive run. I would argue your workout probably got more results, and more lasting. These days, I get more of a charge from volume like that, than weight.

[@ericmsandoval]

RIP central nervous system lol What an absolute MONSTER

[@daneyraju8433]

This guy loved training for sure

[@christopherseat9871]

Good set

[@Mr.BondJamesBond]

Tom Platz made the gym equipment skip leg day

[@joeola2532]

This must have been at least late1986 or later because of the songs in the background. This is after his final Olympia appearance

[@David-l9o5g]

Dive bombing like that.. I don't like this style but, hey, he's Tom Platz. 😊

[@AJTramberg]

Heavy set of squats to Janet Jackson in the background...respect. lol.

[@Koalabearsuits]

Thaaank you!!! That was driving me crazy! I was like, “I know that song!” But couldn’t remember it to save my life 😂

[@Mike-qo4kp]

Lot you can learn by watching this. Notice the difference in tempo between squats and say incline press.

[@Jspore-ip5rk]

"What I do may be insane for the average person' May be ????😂😂😂

[@st1ffee]

i met Tom many years ago after he retired a real nice guy his legs were still insane

[@MisterBlue80]

Back when Tom's jaw muscles were Extra "Giggity"..

[@maxp9598]

Too much teeth clenching

[@michaelthapa4913]

You call him Human Not at all Superhuman 🔥🔥

[@simonnash3560]

I did 20 reps with 180kg with the help of vitamin s , I swear I saw god at the end of that set , platz still leads the way in leg development and training intensity.

[@danilojanicijevic1658]

Yeah, he's unsurpassed!

[@XxXnonameAsDXxX]

Probably that is why Tom Platz is religious 😂

[@magnum-kj5ip]

No clamps the whole set is crazy

[@jonahgriedel168]

The reason this is is insane is because I do this every tuesday.

[@davidwiechecki9205]

What did he do after his warm up set? 😉

[@davecozzi9721]

Probably went to the corner of the gym and lifted it off the foundation for a set of 10.

[@FrankCastleTIG]

I'm a bit confused here. Which era is this video from? Clearly 80s or very early 90s. How does he go from being able to squat 500+ for 20+ in the video with Hatfield and Kaz to this? Is this him clean/off steroids for a long time? Hell of a strength loss, if so. Even going from this 315x25 to the purported 405x50 is a massive jump. Not critiqing Tom at all, I just think it's important for us to be asking this stuff as iron historians. His best 20-rep+ squat is going on twice this weight!

[@adrianmasters250]

This could be his 10th set of this for all you know and it means nothing in the context of his overall strength, besides nobody maxes out every session, not even Platz

[@jigc23]

Most likely that 500lbs squat was fake

[@pogboy6940]

I think if tom platz squatted with an rpe10 every session he mightve fucking died. Its not that he lost strength, hes probably managing fatigue. Could be early in the mesocycle.

[@Dakradom]

​@jigc23 were his massive quads fake too? 🤡

[@jigc23]

@Dakradom maybe full of synthol 🤡

[@y3_38]

When you lost counting the reps means there are a lot of them

[@BadDad01]

My legs hurt watching this..

[@MoonBull13]

Jesus christ he made that look easy

[@KevinWheatley-l9u]

He was born to squat

[@lildada6810]

I would certainly break my spine if I tried to do like him, he had some great bone genetics ngl

[@serioussam2540]

Hvala zmaju

[@danilojanicijevic1658]

@@serioussam2540 Nema na čemu brate!

[@serioussam2540]

@@danilojanicijevic1658 pozz iz Minhena, sve naj!

[@danilojanicijevic1658]

@@serioussam2540 Hvala brate, takodje!

[@Djedje52]

LA MASSE!

[@ericmangels4917]

He had himself one huge set of legs ! 😎👍💪

[@Hatfieldzeke83]

Platz was a leg monster!!! Are those 45s or 100s?? Lookin like some hundo plates??!?!!! 💪🦍🦵

[@danilojanicijevic1658]

Yeah, they're thick asf, but they're 45's.

[@matthewsetzer9896]

The quad father !!!

[@LouisHoodie]

Thznk you man

[@Garrettdx1988]

I strained my back just looking at that weight

[@poziom1989]

Do you have a video of Tom doing 100 reps?

[@danilojanicijevic1658]

@@poziom1989 Unfortunately no, I don't believe that set was even recorded.

[@poziom1989]

@@danilojanicijevic1658 Pity.

[@dalethedippa5822]

My fav bit was when Janet Jackson came on

[@lunawender4]

Rest pause forever

[@fearalia]

La masse !!!

[@brenthodges7202]

So 315 for 23 here but he supposedly did 525 for 23 clean reps? If he's not a child in this video I'm calling bullshit.

[@spawwn01]

bro if you watched the whole dvd you would know that this was his last set of squats that day (12th set) so he was fatigued.. you do 12 sets of squats to failure and let's see how much ur strength is gonna drop

[@danilojanicijevic1658]

@@spawwn01 Exactly.

[@thegee001ify]

Jesus....so strong.

[@josebarros1153]

N'importe qui fait du squat à cette vitesse de descente, se flinguara le dos et les genoux, mais pas lui...et il marche toujours aujourd'hui...J'aimerai bien savoir s'il s'est deja flingué le dos ou les genoux!! Si, non il a un dos, des genoux, des tendons et ligaments extraordinaires... L'exécution, comme il l'effectue n'est, je pense, à recommander a personne, surout la vitesse de descente et le cisaillement enorme des genoux...faut vraiment avoir une génétique exceptionnelle de chez exceptionnelle pour pouvoir le faire sans dommages immédiats et futurs! Ce qui est certain, c'est que, 40 ans après, il reste le dieux des cuisses...Une légende vivante de ce sport.

[@J.DRAVID]

25 counts 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jenmac287]

Guy was just monster..

[@Rustyjames667]

Amazing ❤❤

[@catedoge3206]

whgere u findin these

[@danilojanicijevic1658]

@@catedoge3206 From an old DVD.

[@stevensweet8834]

I heard at one point he did 50 reps for 405. Yes, he was likely on Roids at the time. That is still insane!

[@danilojanicijevic1658]

@@stevensweet8834 I heard from multiple people who attended his seminars and watch him train that he indeed could squat 405 for 50!

[@FrankCastleTIG]

I'm a bit confused here. Which era is this video from? Clearly 80s or very early 90s. How does he go from being able to squat 500+ for 20+ in the video with Hatfield and Kaz to this? Is this him clean/off steroids for a long time? Hell of a strength loss, if so. Even going from this 315x25 to the purported 405x50 is a massive jump. Not critiqing Tom at all, I just think it's important for us to be asking this stuff as iron historians. His best 20-rep+ squat is going on twice this weight!

[@danilojanicijevic1658]

@@FrankCastleTIG I believe it was the last set of squats in that workout, so I suppose he was exhausted.

[@FrankCastleTIG]

@@danilojanicijevic1658 makes sense. Cheers

[@LuciaGTAVI665]

Bro bouncing the weight like it was an empty bar.

[@omegaunknown766]

Seeing that wall I know that if I was hitting a set and seeing that wall. Man must feel a hell of a lot of dread. Nothing to think abt besides the legs.

[@tomomasta3254]

I eat super hot peppers often... Im assuming the same endorphin rush i get from that pain, is the same Tom gets from squats etc....

[@sylvainhjm6643]

Son squat à l'air tellement simple 😅

[@caminhosemfimdalton]

Baby reps, give me baby reps.

[@danilojanicijevic1658]

The king of intensity!

[@AK_Catholic_Traditional]

But the J3VV Mike Israetel said it’s all about slow eccentric’s and pause at the bottom. If only this blond Platz guy would have squatted like that, he would make something out of himself. Maybe he wouldn’t have chicken legs.

[@chunkspiggle3916]

⚡⚡

[@thequickwit8174]

I really hope you're trying to make a joke.

[@stefanbatory8646]

Talking about mike is a joke

[@Aldo-lq8fd]

I was actually flabbergasted when Dr Mike said Ronnie Coleman would've been better had he followed the techniques Mike talks about

[@AK_Catholic_Traditional]

@@chunkspiggle3916 "Ay, Tone. You tink Michael Phelps woulda made da Au$chw1tz swimmin' team?"

[@ronilourson9108]

GENIAL!!!!!!! un abonné de plus

[@Burningquest]

I tried this, now my knee is fucket since 10 days 😅

[@JoseSirex]

Ese es mi fulito carajo, the king squat ❤

[@Champion_243]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@george1234522]

He had 5 more reps in him.

[@LoveAllWomen]

If I'm not mistaken, judges held Tom's contest placings back due to his legs being so developed that it made his upper body look undersized...which it really wasn't

[@jigc23]

This makes that 500lbs X 23reps squat look sus

[@undulatingstrengthandfitne9559]

He used to do many sets like this...most likely he was deep into his session at this point.

[@Gabagool99-v8c]

bro this could have been set 12

[@danilojanicijevic1658]

​@@undulatingstrengthandfitne9559 This is the only correct explanation!

[@danski6694]

So Tom Platz in his prime does around 25 reps with 315 but we are to believe that Dr Ken Leistner at 50 years old and 180 pounds does ANOTHER plate for the same rep range??