The sport of bodybuilding and fitness is something that one can never truly master. There’s no scope for perfection here. Despite spending decades in this field, there is always going to be someone who knows more than you. This is where the importance of learning from your peers comes in. IFBB Pro and bodybuilding legend, Lee Priest was one of the lifters who used the knowledge of the surrounding people to his benefit. 

One of the mentors that Priest had was none other than the ‘Quadfather’ himself. Tom Platz and Priest often used to train together and Priest made the best of these sessions. In a video where Priest talks about Tom, let’s take a look at what he has to say about the veteran bodybuilder. 

Lee Priest gives an interesting analogy

Even though Lee Priest is a renowned name in the bodybuilding world, one weak point that Priest had was his legs. Due to his genetics, Priest had insanely big arms which are often considered the best arms ever in competitive bodybuilding. However, this gave the impression that his lower body was not so well-developed. This is where Platz and his knowledge came in. ‘Quadzilla’ and Priest often trained together as he tried to help Lee improve his legs. “I trained with Tom. He had like some crazy ideas the way to train legs. I didn’t go like, “No, I’m not going to do it” because it’s Tom Platz and he had good legs and like, he knows what he’s talking about,” Priest pointed out in a YouTube video. 

Further, he explained this by giving a fascinating analogy. He stated, “So like someone like Schumacher telling you how to drive a car into a corner, you get f**k off. my uncle taught me how to fucking do it. So yeah, always listen to people like that.”

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Apart from the revelation that Priest made, another memory that Priest has of Tom Platz and his relationship is from one of their training sessions. There is a very popular picture of the duo that the bodybuilding community is aware of. But what was the backstory behind that picture? Let’s take a look as Priest gives insights into the actual incidents that took place. 

But why was Platz screaming? 

A while ago, Priest shared an interview that he was a part of on his Instagram account. Amidst many questions that he was asked, he was also asked about the iconic picture of him and Platz. The image saw Platz screaming in the background. Referring to this, the interviewer asked, “Was that a stage or a photoshoot or off the cuff?”

Lee Priest responded by saying, “Not off the cuff, just training I think.” Continuing further, he said, “Getting ready for one of the Iron Man shows in California, and Tom was there in the gym training and not sure who took the photo. But I just posed down near the mirror and did that and Tom was there, so Tom just did that.” He further adds by saying, “Silly you know. Like what the F**k you know.”

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