Tom Platz very recent photo

[MaKaiser]

Its so funny when people here expect bodybuilders to looks AMAZING at 60-70 and have the same muscle tone and mass. Its like expecting a NBA player who is 70 to still dunk the ball. Just not gonna happen the majority of the time.

Though when you look at the pictures of a lot of bodybuilders, you realize how hard the sport is on the body, because as they age, they do start looking worn out. But I think genetics comes into play there as well and also the fact that their skin was all stretched out to accommodate a monster and then has to shrink to fit a normal person and that doesn't always go smoothly.

Lol nobody said anything about retaining mass or bodyfat levels.


Just don't expect them to look like corpses or old ladies.

[Critter5592]

Its so funny when people here expect bodybuilders to looks AMAZING at 60-70 and have the same muscle tone and mass. Its like expecting a NBA player who is 70 to still dunk the ball. Just not gonna happen the majority of the time.

Though when you look at the pictures of a lot of bodybuilders, you realize how hard the sport is on the body, because as they age, they do start looking worn out. But I think genetics comes into play there as well and also the fact that their skin was all stretched out to accommodate a monster and then has to shrink to fit a normal person and that doesn't always go smoothly.

Dr. J, 63, still dunking np. Also I think the laughs are coming from his hair/clothing, not his physique which you can't even see.

[Dan101]

Its so funny when people here expect bodybuilders to looks AMAZING at 60-70 and have the same muscle tone and mass. Its like expecting a NBA player who is 70 to still dunk the ball. Just not gonna happen the majority of the time.

Though when you look at the pictures of a lot of bodybuilders, you realize how hard the sport is on the body, because as they age, they do start looking worn out. But I think genetics comes into play there as well and also the fact that their skin was all stretched out to accommodate a monster and then has to shrink to fit a normal person and that doesn't always go smoothly.

Excessive tanning plays a big part imo. I believe that the concept of bodybuilding (lifting weights to increase lean muscle mass, whilst using diet to lower bodyfat) is an incredibly healthy one. I believe that concept has anti ageing benefits. Obviously the extremes, such as heavy drug use will eventually have a negative effect though. I use the word eventually, as in the short term, combined with youth, those drugs will enhance image. So we get used to see these guys young, tanned, oiled, shaved, pumped and buffed to the gills...then all that stops and father time takes over. There are exceptions to the rule though. Big Louie Ferrigno is in his 60's and looks incredible for one.

[mrsnruB1111]

Now that I look at the pic he'd look pretty decent with just regular short grey hair. I think he looks funny cause of his young person hairdo

[hfce354]

Just grabbed this from Ric Drasin's ********. It was taken some time over the past couple of days. I'll leave it to you guys to comment on The Golden Eagles transformation and shirt. Good to see him looking happy and healthy though. Would not have recognized though, especially in Venice where all the locals look like that.

He appears to be lean (lack of excessive facial/neck fat) and not terribly small. looks good for 63

[Iceman1981]

Atleast he still has his hair.

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[Dan101]

Bwaaaahahahahahahahahaha!! That's too much!!! LOL

[Matt C]

LOL!!

I saw Tom this year. He still makes it out to some expos. I should have interviewed him. Next time I will. I was glad to get an interview with Frank Zane at the Arnold Classic. I enjoy getting the perspective of bodybuilders who competed in the golden era.

[Carlitom]

lol was thinking the exact same thing!

me as well.

[_Muskelberg_]

[jamesyboi]

He looks like one of the Golden Girls, Blanche possibly.

[anonymous]

A video I made in tribute..

[The Abomination]

Is that Goldberg on the left?

[Larfleeze]

Is that Goldberg on the left?

Not sure if srs, but no. O/T but Goldberg is still looking pretty good, hasn't changed much since his wrestling days tbh

[mrsnruB1111]

Not sure if srs, but no. O/T but Goldberg is still looking pretty good, hasn't changed much since his wrestling days tbh

tasteful tatts

[ballenmo]

Very good post. I wish there were more bodybuilders like Tom today, train hard, speak well, be a great business man and have long hair!

For those that are saying he isn't as big, obviously not he's nearly 60 years old and he's wearing a giant shirt.

The man spent half his life looking like a God, if he wants to enjoy some food and live his life so be it, without a shirt he probably looks better than 99.9% of people his age.

No ****! As a dude who basically worshiped Platz back in the 80's its so disheartening to see everyone make their ridiculous remarks in an attempt to be cute or clever. Dude would kill most everyone here in the gym in his days and he is a predecessor to the beasts we see out there nowadays. Much Respect to the Greatest to never win the O, and that's just because he refused to take his legs down a notch. I do respect the older dudes that stay at it and Tom isnt near a shred of what he once was, but his history alone deserves the respect of every true bodybuilder out there who tries to kill it in the gym 6 or 7 days a week!

[Larfleeze]

No ****! As a dude who basically worshiped Platz back in the 80's its so disheartening to see everyone make their ridiculous remarks in an attempt to be cute or clever. Dude would kill most everyone here in the gym in his days and he is a predecessor to the beasts we see out there nowadays. Much Respect to the Greatest to never win the O, and that's just because he refused to take his legs down a notch. I do respect the older dudes that stay at it and Tom isnt near a shred of what he once was, but his history alone deserves the respect of every true bodybuilder out there who tries to kill it in the gym 6 or 7 days a week!

You'd be hard pushed to find a more universally liked and respected pro on this forum than Platz, but we're still going to be objective and call it as we see it

[Treeling]

No ****! As a dude who basically worshiped Platz back in the 80's its so disheartening to see everyone make their ridiculous remarks in an attempt to be cute or clever. Dude would kill most everyone here in the gym in his days and he is a predecessor to the beasts we see out there nowadays. Much Respect to the Greatest to never win the O, and that's just because he refused to take his legs down a notch. I do respect the older dudes that stay at it and Tom isnt near a shred of what he once was, but his history alone deserves the respect of every true bodybuilder out there who tries to kill it in the gym 6 or 7 days a week!

Yep, but he still looks like an old lady. Old lady that used to squat 600lbs for 15reps.

[NVious]

No ****! As a dude who basically worshiped Platz back in the 80's its so disheartening to see everyone make their ridiculous remarks in an attempt to be cute or clever. Dude would kill most everyone here in the gym in his days and he is a predecessor to the beasts we see out there nowadays. Much Respect to the Greatest to never win the O, and that's just because he refused to take his legs down a notch. I do respect the older dudes that stay at it and Tom isnt near a shred of what he once was, but his history alone deserves the respect of every true bodybuilder out there who tries to kill it in the gym 6 or 7 days a week!

It's all good mate, many of the posts are in jest.

Relax and enjoy the forum, I'm sure The Golden Eagle as proud as he may be would have a chuckle at some of these.

[ROMMYromboid]

****ing wow i thought he was the left first... mistook right his wife

lol my eyes followed that exact same pathway

[Dan101]

No ****! As a dude who basically worshiped Platz back in the 80's its so disheartening to see everyone make their ridiculous remarks in an attempt to be cute or clever. Dude would kill most everyone here in the gym in his days and he is a predecessor to the beasts we see out there nowadays. Much Respect to the Greatest to never win the O, and that's just because he refused to take his legs down a notch. I do respect the older dudes that stay at it and Tom isnt near a shred of what he once was, but his history alone deserves the respect of every true bodybuilder out there who tries to kill it in the gym 6 or 7 days a week!

Trust me bro, nobody is disrespecting or laughing at Tom with any malice. Everyone knows what he accomplished and everyone here takes a bow to the name Tom Platz. He truly deserves the title legend. I feel proud to say my 1RM would probably have been too light for Tom to warm up on back in his day. Fact is though, he is wearing a very ugly shirt and has the hair style of a 70 year old lesbian in that pic. I don't know about you, but any time I've ever gotten a bad hair cut or worn crappy clothes, my family and friends have been more than happy to point and laugh at me...and they love me. It's all banter and in good spirit.

[sedrik]

No ****! As a dude who basically worshiped Platz back in the 80's its so disheartening to see everyone make their ridiculous remarks in an attempt to be cute or clever. Dude would kill most everyone here in the gym in his days and he is a predecessor to the beasts we see out there nowadays. Much Respect to the Greatest to never win the O, and that's just because he refused to take his legs down a notch. I do respect the older dudes that stay at it and Tom isnt near a shred of what he once was, but his history alone deserves the respect of every true bodybuilder out there who tries to kill it in the gym 6 or 7 days a week!

Calm down bro,
Platz is universally recognized as one of the greatest bodybuilders to ever live (mostly because of his legs).
We're just avin' a laugh mate.

[TheIronAsylum]

at first glance i thought who is that old lady oo lawwd we still have Zane and Robby robinson RIP Serge Nubret

[stealth_swimmer]

Didn't think it was Rick's wife cus I scrolled down slowly and recognized Tom's face immediately...but I get what y'all are sayin cus as I noticed the clothes, I was like "dafuq is all this?" and an image of an old wife also just came to mind, lol. Maybe it's the pants. The shirt could probably pass if he had other pants, but I dunno.

[warbird00]

lmao thought that was an old woman on the right wtffff

[ch3v3ll3]

A video I made in tribute..

That song is fantastic.

[Shredthetics]

Him and his wife are incredibly nice people, met them at my work a few months ago.

[JOHN GARGANI]

as a person of the same age, and having faced the reality that you will never look as you did in your salad days, I would NEVER comment on how he looks , bodybuilding wise, compared to years ago...

however: there is no reason for him to look ghey, unless he is, which is his own private business, I guess....

[du3ce]

he looks like robbin williams just less hairy