Why Tom Platz Squats Deep

[@popeye697]

The man's nearly 70 and still has the craziest quads

[@MissHQinn]

The quad father 💀💀

[@DanielFigueroa]

The quad father

[@opmoctober6787]

The quad father 🗿

[@aliabdelaziz7585]

Quadzilla is what my said they called him whenhe was younger😂

[@piratasensei9669]

The quad Daddy

[@nutbuttersammich]

The quad father

[@victorpq6533]

I'm Glad Tom Platz is being mentioned, homie had some legendary quads thus the nickname quadfather

[@scottconnorzzzzz]

Oh is that why he had that nickname, thanks for letting us know 👍

[@orangemaniabrother2232]

I thought it was cos he likes quad bikes

[@colmwhateveryoulike3240]

I assumed his wife had quadruplets!

[@troythemighty3683]

OHHHHAHA I thought it was because he was a quadriplegic! Thanks for letting us know!

[@mikeywhispers1588]

Jesus his ass basically hit the floor every squat

[@dabofiron.itzsimplicity]

yes that is how you properly squat

[@emanuelegaddi3545]

​@@dabofiron.itzsimplicity not necessarily

[@loves2smooch384]

@@emanuelegaddi3545 yes it is if you want massive legs

[@emanuelegaddi3545]

@@loves2smooch384 no. When it comes to barbell squats going slightly beyond parallel or ass to grass produced similar gains, it might actually be bad to go ass to grass because you can lose tension in the quads and load it all in the lower back because it has the tendensy to round, the reason why it looks like Tom Platz's ass was touching the ground is because his legs, both things and calves, were ginormous, so they would touch each other much sooner. You know, everytime I have the hack squat as my first leg exercise I always superset leg curls and standing calf raises; I know it sounds stupid, but these two exercises aren't taxing at all and by working them first thing when you're fresh, not only you will perform better, but they will be pumped up of blood, so they will be able to better stabilize and you will go to a full squat position much sooner, so it will actually IMPROVE your squat performance. I have to try it on barbell squats tho, right now I only do it before the hack squat

[@loves2smooch384]

@@emanuelegaddi3545 let me know when you got 27" quads then we'll talk

[@hollins625]

Tom is one of the most inspirational athletes of all time!

[@buckshot4569]

The pain to get to that stage must be a walk through hell and back 😯🥴💫

[@johnburrisfromchicago]

Literally

[@adamthemyth]

Pure masochism.

[@erikberry6408]

Yes with amazing genetics. He worked just as hard on his upper body but definitely wasn't equal.

[@drew4970]

You begin to enjoy it tho.

[@johnburrisfromchicago]

@@drew4970 after seeing this video I stopped doing leg press and started getting under the bar, and am already maxing 70 pounds more. The squat is unmatched.

[@professorwolverinebeardsan470]

“Full range of motion” isn’t always better, there isn’t any evidence that going ATG is better than going to parallel . It’s just broscience.

[@loganlewis500]

He believed this to an extent though. If you watch some of his training videos he explains how half/quarter reps can be very beneficial for muscle growth if implemented at the end of a set when failure sets in.

[@dw6015]

I do atg but Platz also said he is uniquely built for depth, he said he gets safety in the deep range from his calve and ham mass pushing back.

[@stevejamieson8468]

He was pretty short, low center of gravity, great ankle flexibility, thicker bone density...he had the perfect genetics for it.

[@IAmTheRealUsopperGoddamnit]

he had short femurs, long tibias, and a long torso. literally made for a squat

[@chiefcuningcoyote4906]

The only reason I avoid to go too deep is bc straight after my knees start to hurt

[@MrGavee]

I wish my knees could handle that

[@LiamFiesta]

Why can’t they?

[@MrGavee]

@@LiamFiesta I don't know. Just know that squatting = knees in pain

[@LiamFiesta]

@@MrGavee huh.. might be a hip or ankle issue then.

[@aafox4]

there are TONS of clips of him doing partials lol

[@Nathankotsa]

The jaw father lol

[@wread1982]

He was on a lot of gear too that he openly talks about

[@B27397]

King Tom Platz 👑🐐🙏 Always Will Be

[@Tablespoonmischief]

Full range of motion is not necessary to build muscle. Half reps are equally effective. But people typically do half reps in the easiest potion of the range of motion. Why don’t more people do half reps in the bottom half? Because they’d have to cut their weight in half and the ego won’t allow that.

[@phishfoood]

He tried applying that same logic to his shoulders, didn't work out so well for him

[@beniamin24736]

Bro made lou ferrigno look like he’d never touched a squat rack in his life

[@lonewolf3828]

In the second picture, he also trained his jaws.

[@Anonymous-vb3ws]

😂

[@Idle125]

☠️

[@UtmostStories]

I’m also 6’2 and my knees kill me when I go that deep lol. I could be wrong tho. Let me know

[@dabofiron.itzsimplicity]

Unless you have knee/joint issues, sounds like you have a form issue. Lower your weight, & experiment with the width of your feet - make sure your toes are pointed outward (to what degree depends on what feels best for you), & of course brace your core & keep your back erect

[@dabofiron.itzsimplicity]

It will take some getting used to for certain, as that’s not a movement your muscles or joints are used to. But it’s certainly worth dropping the weight & working your way back up to where you were at before Not using a full ROM means there are parts of the muscle that aren’t being worked

[@Jahsurfer]

Look up kneesovertoes guy, his exercises will help your knees

[@ryan-el9er]

i’m 6’1 and what helped my knees was switching to low bar, or somewhere between low and high, but not actually highbar. keep in mind you do not need to go ass to grass unless you’re training for olympic lifting. Platz is only like 5’8. when he squats just to parallel, his ass is pretty close to the ground. when you and i do parallel, there is still a lot of room between us and the floor, even though we’re doing the exact same position as he is. the best development of legs is going to be what the modern guys do - machines. dorian yates didn’t even do squats. he used machines for his absurd leg development and this is what the modern guys have stuck to doing

[@dabofiron.itzsimplicity]

@@ryan-el9er full rom is always better for muscle growth, there is zero reason to stop before you reach depth unless you’re ego lifting

[@CDG639]

Show a video of him squatting mate!

[@dobbzmotorsport3939]

He would squat like this, but on almost everything else, he would also train various ranges and would completely annihilate the muscle with forced reps and pulsing etc.

[@unidentifiedx4319]

It's harder for tall guys to go all the way down

[@IAmTheRealUsopperGoddamnit]

Yeah leg proportions and torso length matters a lot.

[@StevenStormTrooper]

One of his thighs would feed a family of 4 for a month and a half

[@VenturaHighwayman]

I mean range of motion depends on insertions as well. You also face greater stress on tendons and ligaments when approaching hyper flexion. Not trying to demonize ROM, but kinesiology depends on physical recovery as well as stress.

[@mikakoivisto6504]

With 30 rep sets ain't nothing gonna put stress on anything

[@salvadorno2708]

I WANT TO HEAR HIM NOT YOU. BUDY

[@kurkkumopo2281]

If i squat too deep i always lose balance and fall. Tips?

[@greatwhitesufi]

I'm disappointed it isn't a short with Tom Platz himself

[@johankaruyan5536]

I guess we should start doing full range of motion lateral raises as well

[@josiahjones3705]

His legs are so massive at this point, that going as deep as he can is just a legal squat

[@trapps75]

It's about the genetics your born with not the exercises then we'd all do platz routine and develop legs like his not going to happen

[@slimbrady6004]

I’m 6’2 and it’s a bit harder for me to go ass to grass. I do my heavy sets at 90 degrees to avoid and back or hip injury, but my lighter sets are as far down as I can go so I can get a nice stretch.

[@spaghettiman426]

I coach someone who is 6ft. Just fix ankle dorsiflexion and do mobility work. It’s not hard.

[@devro2k98]

No excuses my bro im 5'4 still hard

[@samuelbrown4764]

@@devro2k98 if it’s hard for you at 5’4 then you’d just be REALLY screwed at 6’2😭

[@samuelbrown4764]

I’m 6’2 and after 2.5 years of training I go ass to grass super deep on any leg pressing/squatting. Just takes practise

[@devro2k98]

@@samuelbrown4764 lool

[@zijeisdezon]

He puts the Quad in Squad!💪🏽😎

[@andyweb7779]

I've been doing Tom Platz hack squats and it's like ive never squatted before 😭😓😩 so many waisted years... !!

[@TheBroknPezDispenser]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@dr.michaelvincent6177]

He went way over the top. Truthfully, he looks as if his quads are suffering from elephantiasis.

[@lovacc_1967]

It's easier for him tp hit full depth since he's like 5'7 or sum like that imagine going full depth with 315 lbs at 6'3 💀

[@TheBroknPezDispenser]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Nick-iz2so]

He did full range of motion because that’s how you do a squat…

[@lenol0315]

anything other than ATG isnt a squat

[@paladinlv1]

Half the curls, half the girls.

[@TheMysticRabbit0wnzu]

Yall ever done frog's, squat tell your ass hits your heels then jump as high as you can and repeat tell you almost throw up

[@deathpresent101]

I go low on squats but you only need to go parallel to have an effective squat. Going deeper doesn’t really do anything.

[@dooderman8361]

I agree with everything you said except “half the muscle mass” you don’t magically get double muscle mass by increasing the range of motion by an inch, like you said it build more strength for the entire movement, allowing you to train harder/lift heavier safely, indirectly allowing you to build more muscle mass. It doesn’t directly build more muscle mass, it indirectly gives you the potential to build more muscle mass, there’s a difference. Not to mention, some people literally can’t do it without huge risk of injury, and if they do get injured that heavily heavily offsets any additional gains you would have gotten from the “full range of motion”. Anyone can still build strength and mass using a mostly full and much safer range of motion, as hypertrophy is driven by the net tension placed on the muscle, not how far it’s stretched, training your strength to stretch it further (such as using a longer range of motion) will allow you to increase the tension applied but the act of stretching it further doesn’t directly increase the net tension therefore has no direct effect on hypertrophy.

[@robertmastnak581]

Respect for him.

[@tom6567]

Thats interesting, when research is showing time static contractions are showing same results, therefore results are dependent only on intensity.

[@elsapo6665]

This is it right here. Tired of seeing newbies doing atg squats with 65 lbs for 5x15 thinking its better than going paralell 5x5 @ challenging weight

[@themadlad8540]

Genetics that is all it is. Genitically gifted people can do less and get better results then the guy with shit genitics doing more

[@callmeacutekitten8106]

Having the mobility for a high bar atg us useful outside of squats and since it's less load and more tension you don't need as heavy of wieght as parallel or higher

[@roygustafson507]

Notice how small Lou Ferrignos legs are standing next to him😂

[@user-ep6wd7ip7v]

Full range of motion varies from person to person remember that ppl

[@jeremywhakarau2403]

Looks good for the camera

[@Ease54]

Shot from rear is Dave Draper.

[@AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw]

Well Tom has strong joints and great mobility. He started off training with Olympic weightlifters

[@John-cena6483]

you can also get strong joints, he wasn't born better than you

[@callmeacutekitten8106]

@@John-cena6483 no he was born better for getting jacked

[@dalebowry9152]

That will never explain the physique he had. There was more than strong joints and mobility. He trained himself and dedicated his efforts to get those gains. Potential and genetics isn't enough. Strong joints tear, slip and faulter. Mobility can become the reason for injury without form. He trained. 👌🏽🙄

[@thebuddhaofknowledgemichae2486]

He studied Olympic lifting

[@jdhardy79]

He is a beast but was also 5' 8". If I did that with real weight. I would not get back up again till they gave me new knees.

[@callmeacutekitten8106]

He does it cause we lifted with oly wieghtlifters

[@thomasstansfield5544]

Sort of true. Tom would regularly end full ROM sets with half, quarter, and even "baby" reps to give every last ounce of effort.

[@californianranger4163]

We know why full rom is important we don't need 1000 videos explaining this

[@DanielFigueroa]

It’s in the video. Better stability, better mobility. Thus reducing the chance of injury..

[@Terrorhase1101]

Idk bro. Go to any gym and see how many people train like absolut dog shit

[@megawatts4112]

DEPTH before dishonor

[@USA4life247]

Hes perfectly designed by God to do a perfect squat

[@maximilianocoki8395]

The one on his back doing squats is Dave Drapper

[@Anonymous38572]

Eh, there's benefits to half rom especially if you have a joint injury where it's healthier for you to not to FROM. Also you lose TUT going FROM with some exercises

[@aaronleon7908]

What a couple of gym partners 💪🤩👍

[@teamblackout1336]

Guy never abused the peds either.... He would beat anyone bar none

[@Hikkinbmjh]

Wrong. Tom Platz squats full range of motion because it works for his structure since he’s a shorter athlete. Go watch Arnold squat, he doesn’t go all the way down not because he has poor ankle mobility but because he’s taller. He would stick weights under his heels that act the same way squat shoes do to keep the squat from being a butt and lower back movement, to keep the tension on his quads. If your short you don’t need squat shoes in fact squat barefoot. If your 5’10” an up invest in squat shoes but don’t be surprised if you can’t squat as much as you usually do because it’ll keep you from using your glutes an lower back.

[@TheBroknPezDispenser]

Exactly. *Height* plays an important role in this.

[@Laffy1345]

Quad father, I do it because it's hard. Nothing easy, makes gains

[@TheMysticRabbit0wnzu]

Just noticed how small he is and why he started lifting lol

[@liazes5418]

First pic is cold af

[@AuthenticSwoal]

Tom Platz used half squats and quarter squats too

[@kenclarkson786]

Balls deep.

[@solomonstello]

I really like Tom.

[@shannonbridge6674]

I did 50 bodyweight squates last week could hardly walk for 3 days couldn't bend my knees for 5 I really need to squat more😨😰😥😢😭 mad respect for platz

[@dav3782]

Stretching and mobility work will keep that from being so bad + less injury + you won’t be so stiff when your older like most ppl

[@shannonbridge6674]

@@dav3782 100% agree I couldn't even manage one squat a few years back my body was so messed up since I started streching and functional movement a few years ago my back pain from crushed discs. scoliosis and spondylothesis has been way better I was always trying to strech my back and neck when what I needed was to strech my quads hamstrings and hips

[@dav3782]

@@shannonbridge6674 f-ck yeah!

[@ollipaso1]

Longer motion, less weight. Less weight, less results.

[@callmeacutekitten8106]

Gym bro science going crazy

[@christiansgathering4408]

What about spinal damage

[@FreshDougan]

Cuz he digs pain man..

[@stannymcfanny]

A Tom Platz video inspired me to try hack squatting, now I can't move 3 days after legs

[@MikeRepluk]

the taller bodybuilder struggles with ATG

[@charliefigueroa6504]

Eddie Cournnie , Albert Beckles , among other Champions ..

[@echoecho5244]

Great for destroying knee joints?

[@IAmTheRealUsopperGoddamnit]

Not if you have good proportions like short femurs and a long torso which allows you to touch your ass to the ground without issues.

[@Jahsurfer]

If you have ever done partials at the end of triceps pressdown workout and they are on fire, you know that partials have a place in your workouts.

[@guesswho5170]

They have a “place” but shouldn’t BE the workout

[@mikakoivisto6504]

Paritals are baby reps if you didn't realize. Full range of motion till you can't do full range of motion.

[@tavobeasty82]

I’m 6’3” and still can’t go all the way down 😔

[@mithridatesi9981]

No excuses. I am 5"10 and I can do it. You can do it brah💪🏻

[@jenpachi2408]

​​@@mithridatesi9981its harder for taller people usually mechanically not everyone is built to safetly go ass to grass

[@myleslangers8125]

Yes this all applies for a 5'1" man. Squatting deep for over 6' man may not yield same results. Speak of experience. Go watch Squat University for further break down if your tall with low back issues

[@callmeacutekitten8106]

Squat university isn't a good resource bro, zack talander has better squat content

[@EnzoZehariel]

I use this trick during my job interview.

[@ChronicleHlawndo]

Tomplazt was very short man😂

[@daveyboy_]

We'll not really a comparison because the hamstrings are the leg biceps.

[@PearlCab]

Athlean-X here: PLEASE STOP‼️ Here's why full range of motion is killing your gains‼️‼️

[@jackforrest6382]

So this might shock you but half repping in the stretched portion of the movement produces superior hypertrophy than full ROM

[@vonratibor]

Going heavy on the full squat can do wonders for your strength and size. Drawbacks include injuries to your knees, lower back

[@jonathonsayre4879]

Slow progressive double overload and more than just three main lifts with variances and mobility work is what will prevent knee injuries. I rehabbed from a knee injury during wrestling and am squatting ATG again

[@Forgemno]

Yup. My former teammates Gaits werent the same after the surgery and therapy.

[@nezerac]

I need to meet the old man before he dies. Tom is the one who made me want legendary legs.

[@Swole_beast34]

Indeed 🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@FirebirdAD]

He is no more. Rest in Peace.

[@diegoalonsopiedrahitaarrie6094]

​@@FirebirdAD wtf bro?

[@Mr.89ms]

My god bro, look at those things... They are huge 😳😮

[@stephenjutte9482]

Guys he's the Quad God not the quad father, that's old news

[@joesphruggiero3707]

He only had legs

[@Jude107c]

This Dude had muscles all in his cheeks! It’s like he legit exercised his jaws!

[@mikakoivisto6504]

Peds are known to affect the shape of the jaw.

[@danielkrome6640]

Not everyone has a good ankle, hip mobility. Every body is different. Some people are meant for squat. Other not. Not everyone does proper form. 90% of people in the gym's don't do it right.

[@Denali_Rebel]

I’ve seen a lot of bros at the gym doing half curls.

[@MRsteezy123]

strength and conditioning coaches and science disagree with it being inferior depending on the context 1/4 squats are far more beneficial for vertical than atg squats. Thats why they train 1/4 squats . Because in athletics you dont always go atg. Inferior for hypertrophy? Absolutely But not everybody is training for strictly hypertrophy.

[@OutLoudShowerThoughts]

Sam Sulek has entered the chat

[@voce3337]

That's due mobility on hips and ankles. Not necessary muscle stretches. The amplitude is most genetic.

[@jorgecastropola8378]

Respect! However ass to the grass is not meant for everyone://// if I wanna do this a lifetime , that is why he was the one and only

[@SkyeSeafoodandeatit]

His legs were huge

[@ibberman]

And short.

[@themadlad8540]

I saw this same video like 10 years ago.

[@brendanwilson6560]

That’s how it’s done!

[@gordon12121212]

Yea, he is also 5' 8". Squatting "deep" is harder the taller you are

[@melodicvillain]

No, squatting “deep”, is hard the poorer your mobility is.

[@calebhoward4595]

Why would I want to be thick

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