“Didn’t Destroy Himself With Steroids”: Golden-Era Bodybuilding Legend Opening Up About His PED Use in Resurfaced Video Receives Huge Respect From Fans

Tom Platz is among the most well-known golden-era bodybuilders. While Platz has competed with bodybuilding legends like Franco Columbu, Frank Zane, Lee Haney, Rich Gaspari, and others, he is best remembered for having arguably the best legs in bodybuilding. Platz’s impressive legs earned him the nickname, The Quadfather. Tom Platz is also among the golden era bodybuilding legends who have admitted to using performance-enhancing substances to build their Olympia-caliber physiques.

For a long period of time, many people believed that bodybuilders in the past didn’t use PEDs. While such substances were new in the 70s, bodybuilders still experimented. Even legends like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Frank Zane have talked about using PEDs. So what did The Quadfather have to say and how did the fans respond?

Tom Platz came clean years ago

Over the years, the 67-year-old has talked about using PEDs multiple times. The YouTube channel Fitness Motivational uploaded a short video of Platz from one such past interview. In the video, the former Mr. Univese opened up about the substances he used during his professional bodybuilding career. “I spent I think $300 maybe, max, on each Olympia drug-wise,” revealed the veteran bodybuilder.

The former champion bodybuilder named the substances he took. “I mean Winstrol, 20 milligrams a day and shot a DECA 100 milligrams a week,” he said. However, the 67-year-old also said that in the golden era, it wasn’t about the PEDs, “It was about the reps and the mentality.” Since first opening up about using PEDs, Platz has spoken about them multiple times.

In August 2022, Tom Platz appeared on Golden Era Bookworm’s YouTube channel and said the same thing. He also revealed that he didn’t take any other substances for enhanced muscle growth. Fans in the comment section of Fitness Motivational’s video gave props to Platz for his transparency.

Fans reacted to the bodybuilding legend’s revelation

Fans respected the fact that the former Mr. Universe prioritized rigorous training despite using PEDs:

“That’s why Tom’s still kicking it. He didn’t destroy himself with steroids.”

“And he has the best legs ever.”

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“Holy f**k I love to hear Platz speaking. This guy is pure inspiration.”

“That is seriously impressive, some guys out here now are doing grams and grams, it’s like a competition to see who can blast the most gear and stay alive to compete.”

“Fun fact: $300 when Tom was active is about $1500 today when adjusted for inflation.”

However, there were those who doubted the numbers Platz gave:

“I wonder if Tom really thinks we believe that.”

“100mg Deca? He doesn’t believe that himself.”

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