SECRET TO HISTORIC CALVES | Q&A WITH GOLDEN ERA LEGEND TOM PLATZ 

Tom basically said in the nicest way possible; People got lazy and started relying on drugs more than training.

There's more *intensity* in his speech than in my entire workout :D

Hail the Golden Eagle! May he appear more often on here. . his interview talks are . . on another level. .motivational speaker all the way

There's nothing like the legend Tom platz More videos of him

Suddenly a huge fan of Tom Platz, excellent advice, well spoken and actually inspirational... to me this is what inspirational looks like, it’s not excessively animated for the sake of attention, it’s not studying social media trends and exploiting hot button topics to fish for likes, it’s not trying so hard it induces cringe, it’s just this, an authentic dude giving you legit advice, this guy is keeping it real and I respect that immensely, would love to see more of this mentality throughout our culture.

He's describing what's known as static training. It why gymnasts who don't even lift weights have huge shoulders and arms. I like to do them for biceps.

I met the Golden Eagle back in the 80's backstage where he was guest posing at a show. To say anything bad about this man would amount to abomination. He was at the top of his game at the time, and the humility, spirit and decency he showed anyone and everyone was unbelievable. He truly was a kind man, and sincere one, at that. I shall never forget that encounter, as he took the time to provide encouragement and the keys to avoid self defeatism. Thank-you, Eagle.

This guy always makes me pumped as hell....

"You can do anything at the gym" Planet Fitness: Hold my beer

I can listen to Tom speak all day.

He’s a great storyteller. I would love to hear more from him.

Is he sipping an espresso? And squats with Converse

Used to go to an old school style gym. When it opened, it was the first gym I had ever been to (to actually train) it was great, the sound of plates and dumbells clanging, machines moving. Sure there were some supplements, but nothing special. Just variations of protein shakes or bars. I was a mega small guy, 54kg and 5ft 5. Never before did I feel so at home somewhere. I'd be doing my pissy little 10kg dumbbells presses and a big guy was walking past, dropped his 30's, got down and started pushing me on my reps, encouraging me to do a couple more. I'd be trying out squats and a guy who worked there would walk past and watch, then walk over and nudge my feet to a correct position for me or if I was doing something easy, he'd cone over, add weights and say 'you can clearly do that'. One guy would ask me my weight, then work out in his head and tell me how many cals/carbs and protein I should be on and so many more. It was an amazing place, small, tucked away, everyone knew everyone and everyone were friends. Sadly it began to decline a couple years ago under new ownership (the latest owner last year) tried doing all these weird classes for women and it made for a completely different atmosphere. Last month it finally bit the dust and closed down. Everyone split up and have gone to different gyms or have other life things that have to take priority. But my time there was great and I wouldn't change it one bit.

He is so inspiring. The thought behind the training of these guys. Old school was about positivity, about having fan and pushing one another beyond their limits. Today's bodybuilding is about social media drama, gurus and bloggers, uploads over uploads, talking, talking, taking and even more talking ( nonsense for the most part). So guys keep it positive, encourage people around you to become better every day, and become better with them, train hard, love, have fan. As Tom said, let's all keep it "old school"!!

The Unsung hero of Bodybuilding. Tom Platz u are remembered.

Best legs in history, so u better listen to him

Tom seems to be turning into a Sith lord with age... as if it could get any better.

I bought Tom's gym training book in 1980. It gave me a lot of inspiration and helped my body building aspirations . After all these years its great to see him still at it with valuable old school advice .

Remember seeing the Tom Plata video 82-83,,, that was the benchmark,,,,what a legend,,

I can say it over and over again. This guy is a fantastic legend. One of the absolute favorites through time, with both heart and mentality

I absolutely love Tom. He represents one of the real old school heroes. Positive and passionate and still that way. I wish Tom a long life. He worked hard for everything he got and never moaned. You`re an inspirational, old school hero Tom. Love ya.

Love old school, I'm 56 back in the gym I go to the guys I grew up with true legends 💪💪💪💪

The Golden Eagle, what a truly exceptional being, thanks for knowledge you share

Tom Platz training and Mike Mentzer's training are complimentary

One of the most underrated bodybuilders, the true 81 O champion 🏆

Unquestionably, Tom Platz is the greatest body builder of all times! Truly a smart man who trains 120% all the time! More from the Golden Eagle please!

I love how much passion he still has talking about training.

Tom is so awesome that just listening to him speak about training is like a pre energy drink kicking in for his passion is just deep that it speaks volumes!!

It's a fact that everyone with the best body parts (i.e. Tom platz, Dorian etc) all used total failure training. Definitely something to it

You can hear the excitement, the intensity in his voice, I love it

Being a old timer myself this brings chills, this is what working out is...Tom captured the feeling 100% ..long live the Quad father!

I’m thankful Tom Platz is still around spreading wisdom, truly one of the greatest of all time. In every video Tom always says something different but ends up meaning the same things somehow. You just have to admire his passion and kind hearted ness to even share this knowledge. Thank you Tom, I’ll forever be a fan!

One of the big kings of all time. RESPECT! 💪🏻

The way he talks is absolutely motivational

Platz is a real wordsmith. He could narrate taking a dump and it would still sound great.

Passion in the way he speaks, no fake smiles like other guys.

It's always amazing to listen to the legend Tom Platz

A true legend that speaks clearly and confidently what old school means to him. Keep it old school!

Not holding back mentality! YES!

Tom Platz's passion for training is very contagious.

I love how he talks about the gym, its just so refreshing to hear how a gym should be, what the gym is to him. Thank you sir.

Tom Platz is a legend! Respect from Brazil!

Platz has never lost his passion for Old School bodybuilding !!! Love it

Tom is amazing and such an eye opening inspirational person!

his charisma is one of a kind

Saw Tom Platz in seminar in the mid 80's. His calfs blew me away! Obviously expected the huge quads, but the huge calfs were amazing.

Without question Tom is the most inspiring and greatest communicator there has been in the sport. And always will be, it’s infectious! I love it

My era here.. I had a Tom Platz bodybuilding book as a teen back in the 80s.. Old School legend!

I was introduced to Tom by my gym owner and trainer. He has a really old school gym and a painting on his wall of him. I asked who he was and he told me he had the greatest legs of any body builder. I did my research and he’s as inspirational to me as Arnie. Thanks Tom you are amazing for inspiration before my leg workout. Stay cool big guy!

Spoken with soul and genuineness. What a fucking guy

Here's a guy that never lost the passion for bodybuilding one of the guys I admired

This guy is very genuine

I appreciate most what tom said about it being about abundance and love not suffering and doin without! Great way to look at it

Gotta love his passion for training

Little cup...big dude....massive knowledge! Tom will always be the man !

This man is so loved a real legend!

yeaaah!! more videos of him!! GREAT VIDEO, He is one of the best!! Gym has to be life!!

I love you Tom. The quadfather. Everyone should take a page out of your book for work ethic. True champion 🏆

Love this guy

Tom should be an announcer at the Olympia he has a great voice, delivery and tone when he speaks. His passion about the way he talks about bodybuilding is inspiring in itself

legendary legs..

The man was a fucking beast. Just watching his training videos makes my body hurt. A beast.

Shame we got to get old.. Tom still has so much fire and intensity!

What a true legend!

Fantastic video, wise words from the legend himself! 💪🦅

I love you Mr. Platz. You simply inspire me by the way you simply leave no stone unturned to achieve your goals. Your training methodology has inspired me all over again to just be the beast in the gym. Thank you for being the amazing person that you are...I wish I could say this to you in person...Thank you for inspiring me to be the best...

I could sit all day listening to Tom Platz talking about bodybuilding. I fucking love him!!

What a legend.

Tom is a legend pure and simple

Such a great voice of true bodybuilding! I could listen to him speaking for hours. So interesting and inspiring!

You are a true legend,Tom and your words are so much the essence of bodybuilding.I like that so much!!

Tom platz was,he is and will always be our legend

Sooooooo much passion in his voice. WoW!

I could listen to him all day

He is one of my favorite bodybuilder. The real legend 👍🏻

I love Tom Platz .. he is the ultimate bodybuilder ever

Wow. That is a very nice message. And in life we have to go back to the basics of living. 👍🏽

More like this please, gonna be a great series!

I don’t think anyone has ever had Platz intensity true legend!

Thank you for posting this - I needed to hear about the joy and freedom of lifting -- and training with abandon.

OMG!!! One of the Gods of bodybuilding, The Golden Eagle was truly "GOLDEN" OH! and he's old school. I will never forget meeting you back in the day. You gave your heart and soul to body building, Thank you for sharing your secrets with the world.

The Static Rep to finish off an exercise - maximum intensity! Awesome!

The God of quads

"at the end of my work out, I kept working out"

Inspirational when he talks, true og

the beast of high intensity training, his legs have never been matched, incredible

Oh yeah bro

His enthusiasm is awesome

I love listening to Tom Platz speak and how he thinks training should be done. Agree with his mentality of train hard and go crazy when in the gym. That the kind of mindset and atmosphere I like to here.

This guy is legend..anyway you look at him. Unbelievable!!

I'm not even a bodybuilder or super serious just try and maintain muscle in the gym, I can listen to Tom Platz talk about this because you can feel the passion he has for it .

I am really curious what the reason and thought process behind the 58 people who disliked this video? Nothing but mad respect for this guy. I learn something new every time I hear him speak.

What a legend

What a motivator he is

When Tom talks people listen, awesome.

Legend. Period.

Incredibly good speech at the end. The man is 1000% right. You must enjoy going to the gym and just love the process

Love Tom Plats he’s an amazing guy ...thanks for sharing your awesome video

The legend, what an inspirational guy. Tom platz, although his physique is truly one of a kind and one of the all time best, he has this aura around him and mentality that attracts many people. He's way more than just the physique, and that's how it should be, people always talking about great ambassadors for bodybuilding, tom platz would be on the top of my list. I would go even further, he's a great ambassador for life, the legend, the eagle, the gentleman Tom Platz.

I met Tom back in I think it was '83 as he was guest posing here in MN before another try at the Olympia. I was a nobody, just a low, state level bodybuilder, yet he took several minutes out of his time to individually talk to me and take a couple photos, just me and him. Always idolized Tom for his legs, but I'll never forget how genuine of a person he was in trying to help people with fitness. As I approach 60 now and find it hard to still be as into working out as I did years ago, it amazes me that people like Tom still have the fire in them.....shows the reason they were pros in their prime.....true heart, grit, and determination! Jeff S.