Tom Platz he is a bodybuilder from the Golden Age known for having some of the most defined legs of his generation. In a recent interview, Platz revealed his ‘minimum’ two-compound running cycle and gave his thoughts on steroid regimens used by active bodybuilders today.
A Mr. Universe winner, Tom Platz developed a reputation for his strength and persistence in the gym. He primarily competed from the 1970s to the 1980s, where he appeared on the Mr. Olympia stage several times. During his tenure in the sport, Tom has shared the stage alongside bodybuilding legends such as the seven-time Olympia winner. arnold schwarzenegger.
Despite never winning a Sandow trophy, Tom was respected in the community for his wild feats of strength, especially when it came to squatting. Even at the age of 65, Platz has proven to the masses that his lower body strength is going nowhereanytime.
In addition to his successful career and impressive quads, Platz has also established himself as a pioneer in the field of leg training through his unique methods and ideologies.
Tom Platz and Fred Hatfield entered a lesser-known squat contest in February 1992 to determine who was the strongest man in the WBF. Fred Hatfield won the contest, which was described as very close. Therefore, it was decided to carry out a second occupation in Germany.
Among the fitness industry, the second squat is remembered as the Great American Squat.
Steroids and drug regimens in bodybuilding have become a hot topic. Weightlifters, strongmen, and bodybuilders are often transparent nowadays and they don’t mind sharing the details of their cycle with fans and followers.
Lately, the bodybuilding community has been rocked by a series of deaths in the community, which began with Shawn Rhoden dies last year for suspected cardiac complications.
This year, the worrying trend continued as Cedric McMillan tragically passed away in April, though his wife said details about his death have not yet been made official. Bodybuilder and NPC/IFBB Judge Jerry Ward also died last month, and many have suggested that a heart attack is the culprit. In Platz’s opinion, bodybuilders are going to run into trouble if they continue to push excessive amounts of equipment.
Tom Platz Reveals ‘Minimum’ Two-Compound Lifetime Bodybuilding Cycle: ‘That’s All I’ve Ever Done’
In a video posted on YouTube, Tom Platz shared that he has only used Winstrol and Deca throughout his life/bodybuilding career.
“I got very strong. I was squatting six plates before I even took a drug.” Tom Platz said. “However, I must tell you because it is on my mind, and no one is going to believe me, they are not going to believe me when they hear this. 20 milligrams of Winstrol (Stanozolol) a day, the pills, the pink pills and a shot of Deca (nandrolone) a week, 100 milligrams That was the drug cycle of my life. That is all. That’s all I did. said Tom Platz
According to Tom, he has never taken testosterone or designer drugs. He did a ‘minimal’ cycle and clarified that he was taking less drugs than bodybuilders.
“I never took testosterone. I never took any of these designer drugs. I took the minimum. I took less than girls would take, but it really worked for me. It worked for me. It gave me longevity, a livelihood, to this day. I think a high dose of medication can really lead to problems like the ones we’re seeing today.”
Platz compares drugs in bodybuilding to a car show. The bodybuilder’s physique is the car, and the drugs they take are the wax to polish the paint.
“I just try to be authentic and real, and the drugs were like waxing the car. I remember once I went to the Terry Wogan show in England and I said, ‘drugs aren’t going to do a Volkswagen in a Ferrari’, you know. But it’s like taking your car to the car show, the drugs: you wax your car. You have to be the guy, you have to be the monster, the muscle guy, the muscle girl first, before you start relying on drugs to do it for you.”
He added that he is not sure about the current drugs that bodybuilders use and said that it has become a different world.
“But I see what some of the guys are doing now with androgens and how they affect the sarcoplasm, which is a liquid substance around the muscle, as you know. Actually, it’s not about sailor muscle gains, more water is distributed. I have come to respect and understand the modern age; I think we are in a pharmacological quagmire.” Platz said.
“It’s a different world. A little detour: For me, when I got into bodybuilding, I thought I had to stay in my apartment and take a ton of drugs and eat every hour. Platz added. “For me, bodybuilding was about the girls and the beach, bodybuilding and training and tank tops and stuff.”
Platz believes that the bodybuilding lifestyle has changed since he competed in the sport.
“Abundance and prosperity and living the dream. Now, it’s like, I’m a hermit. I live alone in a dark apartment and I take a lot of drugs, and I hope to win. Why would any man or woman want to get into that sport?
Tom is not the only veteran or bodybuilder who believes that two compounds are more effective. Two-time reigning Classic Physique Olympia champion chris bumstead recently shared his steroid cycle. C-Bum only uses two compounds and said he thinks his ‘decreased’ cycle is resulting in a better look.
Fellow Golden Age bodybuilder Samir Bannout also weighed in on the Bumstead cycle. Bannout approved and said that Arnold Schwarzenegger ‘in his prime’ only used two compounds also.
Check out the full video below:
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Although Tom Platz has long since left the sport, his views on steroid cycles are highly valued given the wealth of experience he has. Despite the differences from when he was competing, Tom has come to respect and understand the way modern bodybuilders ride bikes.
