Tom Platz had his own troubles at Gold’s Gym. I heard that Platz got knocked out cold by Jeep Swenson (Swenson accused Platz of messing with his girlfriend).
Jeep Swenson was massive.
Nothing anywhere near the kind of troubles Mentzer had .
However Mentzer, acted as a mentor to Platz, persuading him to adopt a high-carb, low-fat diet which led to his best, most filled-out stage shape in 1981.where he was robbed the tittle ...
Platz didn't cry and kept improving both financially and physically duplicating his 1981 form in Olympia 1985 gaining worldwide popularity through Weider Publications and movies.
later in life, Platz found poor Mentzer in the gutter many times, yet he was grateful for his helping hand post 80 Olympia.
WoooSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH 1981 uncrowned O (Platz not Mentzer, Mentzer was a legit 5th place finisher at the Saturday October 4th 1980 Opera House, Sydney, Australia IFBB Olympia ) 