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Title: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: Danimal77 on April 19, 2017, 03:32:01 PM
I never gave Tom's 1984 Mr. O physique a chance until I checked out the pics from the show. WTF!! He looked AMAZING!! Torn bicep or not, he was in incredible shape. Everyone wrote him off after 1981 because of his torn bicep (even though he did look really good in 1982), but seriously, he looks great here in 1984.  :o

Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: Danimal77 on April 19, 2017, 03:33:09 PM
 :o

Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: Danimal77 on April 19, 2017, 03:33:55 PM
 ;)
Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: Nether Animal on April 19, 2017, 03:35:16 PM
Hard as nails... and to his credit he did a good job at hiding his bad bicep while posing. Great poser....
Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: beakdoctor on April 19, 2017, 03:41:07 PM
Almost as good as 81, just not quite as crisp but pretty damn close.
Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: wes on April 19, 2017, 04:43:11 PM
Great shots!!
Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: Danimal77 on April 19, 2017, 05:56:34 PM
Almost as good as 81, just not quite as crisp but pretty damn close.

Honestly, he looks even better than 1981 imo. And I am a huge fan of his 1981 physique. But those 1984 pics are damn impressive. He was completely overlooked that year.
Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: Simple Simon on April 20, 2017, 04:37:13 AM
Honestly, he looks even better than 1981 imo. And I am a huge fan of his 1981 physique. But those 1984 pics are damn impressive. He was completely overlooked that year.
his time had passed, he wasn't selling magazines anymore.
Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: broken dreams on April 20, 2017, 04:43:13 AM
Almost as good as 81, just not quite as crisp but pretty damn close.
thought you ment dj181 and were being sarcastic etc
Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: karasan on April 20, 2017, 04:45:56 AM
Great personality, memorable pro unlike lame Heath, but shares his lack of width, which really hurts his overall look.
Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: oldtimer1 on April 20, 2017, 05:14:04 AM
Even though Platz was insanely strong I heard he was seen after doing dumbbell flies using 135lbs for benches. Made a light weight heavy with little rest between sets.
Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: rocco-x on April 20, 2017, 07:07:22 AM
Yeah he was always a monster to a lot of us coming up in the early 80's...
  Why he never took home the Sandow at least once I don't get.
Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: BSN on April 20, 2017, 09:07:54 AM
Not his best for sure.. and I talk about the condition in general. Here between Makkawy and Sergio Oliva.
Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: BSN on April 20, 2017, 09:09:16 AM
 ;)
Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: Danimal77 on April 22, 2017, 02:05:25 AM
Not his best for sure.. and I talk about the condition in general. Here between Makkawy and Sergio Oliva.

More than holding his own there.
Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: fredrollon on April 22, 2017, 02:40:09 AM
;)

Great wheels on Albert Beckles. Holds his own with Platz. (I'm assuming that's Albert).
Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: Simple Simon on April 22, 2017, 02:47:50 AM
Great wheels on Albert Beckles. Holds his own with Platz. (I'm assuming that's Albert).
its a guy called Chuck Williams and Tony Pearson.
Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: fredrollon on April 22, 2017, 02:17:11 PM
its a guy called Chuck Williams and Tony Pearson.
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Cheers. Like many in this pursuit he probably burned brightly for a short while. Couldn't find many pics of him.


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Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: Coach is Back! on April 22, 2017, 02:25:49 PM
I never gave Tom's 1984 Mr. O physique a chance until I checked out the pics from the show. WTF!! He looked AMAZING!! Torn bicep or not, he was in incredible shape. Everyone wrote him off after 1981 because of his torn bicep (even though he did look really good in 1982), but seriously, he looks great here in 1984.  :o



His biggest down fall aside from his bicep was he was very narrow w/wide hips but his conditioning was usually nails. He did hide those flaws pretty well though.
Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: BSN on April 24, 2017, 11:34:38 PM
few more with Platz
Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: BSN on April 24, 2017, 11:37:24 PM
 ::)
Title: Re: Tom Platz 1984 Mr. Olympia - UNDERRATED showing!
Post by: Iceman1981 on April 25, 2017, 08:38:51 AM
Tom Platz - 1984 Mr. Olympia (Original Quadzilla)