Tom Faketz

[Rambone]

Vince Taylor tore a bicep with a 10lb dumbbell.

I remember hearing him say this. Wasn’t it from pumping up for a contest in Europe? I believe John Brown was there

[Fortress]

I remember hearing him say this. Wasn’t it from pumping up for a contest in Europe? I believe John Brown was there

Yep.

What an embarrassment.

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   and the saga continues

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[bigbychoices]

  First of all Tom DID NOT train like that . He did it for videos . Same with everyone else. They put out videos showing them doing such insane hardcore workouts to make people think they are a superman or whatever. The mags did it back in the day too. The bodybuilders pretending to do this and that and stuff trying to act like they had intense training needed to grow etc. It was for selling magazines. Same as Arnold in pumping iron sayin a pump was like cumming. He was selling bodybuilding
  I am not saying Tom or any other bodybuilder doesn't train hard. They do. But not like this.  All for show. He was dillusional anyway. He wouldn't downsize his thighs and he had no symmetry . But he was known for his freaky thighs so he kept at it instead of getting a balanced body.

[Rambone]

Yep.

What an embarrassment.

An embarrassment to the entire “sport”!

[Dalnet]

  First of all Tom DID NOT train like that . He did it for videos . Same with everyone else. They put out videos showing them doing such insane hardcore workouts to make people think they are a superman or whatever. The mags did it back in the day too. The bodybuilders pretending to do this and that and stuff trying to act like they had intense training needed to grow etc. It was for selling magazines. Same as Arnold in pumping iron sayin a pump was like cumming. He was selling bodybuilding
  I am not saying Tom or any other bodybuilder doesn't train hard. They do. But not like this.  All for show. He was dillusional anyway. He wouldn't downsize his thighs and he had no symmetry . But he was known for his freaky thighs so he kept at it instead of getting a balanced body.

That helped him get paid. Having that freak factor in his legs... his upper body wasn't that far off to still place well. If he downsized his legs he wouldn't have placed no higher. Plus squats and legs were the chore side of bodybuilding so he embraced that as Mr intensity doing squats till the cows came home as if Mr Hardcore. He sold it well

[Rmj11]

  First of all Tom DID NOT train like that . He did it for videos . Same with everyone else. They put out videos showing them doing such insane hardcore workouts to make people think they are a superman or whatever. The mags did it back in the day too. The bodybuilders pretending to do this and that and stuff trying to act like they had intense training needed to grow etc. It was for selling magazines. Same as Arnold in pumping iron sayin a pump was like cumming. He was selling bodybuilding
  I am not saying Tom or any other bodybuilder doesn't train hard. They do. But not like this.  All for show. He was dillusional anyway. He wouldn't downsize his thighs and he had no symmetry . But he was known for his freaky thighs so he kept at it instead of getting a balanced body.

Same with John Defendis and Steve Michalik. They claimed they trained with very high volume, like 60 to 100 sets a bodypart while incorporating high intensity techniques like drop sets, forced reps, negatives, etc. No way did they train like that. Their cns would be totally fried. It's all stories just to sell themselves and to stand out from the crowd. Total bs.

[IroNat]

Same with John Defendis and Steve Michalik. They claimed they trained with very high volume, like 60 to 100 sets a bodypart while incorporating high intensity techniques like drop sets, forced reps, negatives, etc. No way did they train like that. Their cns would be totally fried. It's all stories just to sell themselves and to stand out from the crowd. Total bs.

I suppose the next thing you'll tell us is that the Colorado Experiment wasn't fact or that Joe Weider wasn't a great trainer?

Yeah sure, whatever you say, bro.

[Rmj11]

I suppose the next thing you'll tell us is that the Colorado Experiment wasn't fact or that Joe Weider wasn't a great trainer?

Yeah sure, whatever you say, bro.

😂😂😂

[Humble Narcissist]

Same with John Defendis and Steve Michalik. They claimed they trained with very high volume, like 60 to 100 sets a bodypart while incorporating high intensity techniques like drop sets, forced reps, negatives, etc. No way did they train like that. Their cns would be totally fried. It's all stories just to sell themselves and to stand out from the crowd. Total bs.

I overtrained just reading his program.

[Rambone]

Tom Faketz was Tom Platz’s Jewish attorney, no?

[falco]

He must have been doing something right..

[falco]

[bigbychoices]

    That video reminded me of how they were trying to push "hypnosis" back in the day. Smh. Man they tried to sell anything. Some of the old weider ads with the bracelet things roger callard modeled. lmao. All the bs different types of devices, all the vitamins, powders etc.  Just to name a few gimmicks. I have personally NEVER known anyone to do hypnosis for bodybuilding and I'm 59 years old. Eat good train hard take steroids. Pretty simple

[Rusty Trombone]

He must have been doing something right..

Genetics

[Matt]

    That video reminded me of how they were trying to push "hypnosis" back in the day. Smh. Man they tried to sell anything. Some of the old weider ads with the bracelet things roger callard modeled. lmao. All the bs different types of devices, all the vitamins, powders etc.  Just to name a few gimmicks. I have personally NEVER known anyone to do hypnosis for bodybuilding and I'm 59 years old. Eat good train hard take steroids. Pretty simple

Wasn't Mike Tyson hypnotized before fights?

If hypnotism is just sheer repetition and internalization of ideas, I could see it working.

Speaking of hypnosis [or...something like it], check out this Canadian YouTube ad from an Ontario Indigenous reserve. It's like they are trying to brainwash Indigenous people into sobriety by just repeating it over and over again:

🎶 Go ahead and sober up...get off the drugs, get off the drugs.

Go ahead and sober up...get off the drugs, get off the drugs.

Go ahead and sober up...get off the drugs, get off the drugs.

Go ahead and sober up...get off the drugs, get off the drugs. 🎶

[Rmj11]

Genetics

Actually lots of gh.

[Rusty Trombone]

Well yes....Genetics +lots of GH + steroids.... nothing to do with training