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If you’re in the gym and you do leg presses tom platz would move you to the squat rack mid rep

Platz's quad flex actually looks violent.

What do you have for breakfast? Tom Platz: “Squats”

I haven't touched the leg press in over a year now. It never felt right, but I was afraid to step under the barbell. Swallowed my fear and tried squatting for the first time and I haven't looked back. Squats grow your legs like nothing else can. DONT SLEEP ON IT YALL

Bro had rib cages on his quads, holy fuck

Truly the Quadfather.

The striations in his legs were unbelievable

There’s a video of Tom doing 23 reps with 500 pounds on the bar. Absolute beast.

A lot of people are assholes when telling you what exercises to do but this guy just tells it as it is. “You want to get stronger and look good in the long run? Do this shit.”

Bros thighs got a 8 pack💀

Dude he is the definition of leg day

Your foundation is the most important group to strengthen.

You ever get jump scared by a man's thigh before? First time for me to...

Tom platz gets me so excited for leg day

Bro has developed a new muscle in his quads

Tom Platz is a legend. I think what hes saying is if you are squatting heavy there's no need for leg press. But I've had some absolutely brutal leg workouts using leg press, and for people who can't do squats due to back problems, the leg press is the perfect alternative.

If your gonna listen to one mans advice on leg exercises that are most beneficial , it would have to be Mr. Platz

This is true when I first started working out I would normally do leg press for the longest, didn’t really see results until I started hack squats, I felt the pain I was looking for and legs started getting thicker along with different types of work outs. I would do leg press with one leg just to tone it out or whenever legs extensions is unavailable

Little piece of advice, don’t go crazy on the leg extension machine. The open chain nature of the exercise mixed with very heavy weight has been theorized to create a lot of sheeting forces in the knee. It’s actually been studied fairly extensively and it’s been known as one of the exercises to cause the most damage to a knee. They’re not bad at very low weights or as rehab exercises with a lower load, but once you start getting into big boy weight it can deteriorate your knee health excessively. Just a thing to note

If he doesn't like doing it doesn't mean it's not an effective exercise, it's equally effective if done properly

Yes leg extension, squats , leg curls and hack squats is all you need

Platz in a different video: “forget leg extensions”

I'm a simple man.. Mr. Platz talks, I listen.

Squat sucks if you aren’t working toward something. Try 5x5s and add 5lb every week, squatting becomes exciting because you eventually set PRs every week.

Dude trained his legs so hard, his quads have abs

The Quadfather has spoken.

That quad flex at end killed me twice and brought me back to life...

Holy shit, his legs were insane!

He sure does love leg day

That thighs were unbelievable wtf it had a rib cage on it.

The way his leg completely transformed when he flexed. They don't call him "The Quadfather" for nothin'.

I like doing leg presses first on leg days right before squats, just as a warm up and it does the trick

A fucking beast.

I had never seen this legend before, my jaw actually dropped when I saw his Quads at the end

Lower back is super important for leg development and any development imo

If Tom Platz “like” it, it means this is gonna burn

The last quad flex jump scared me fr

Uncrowned Mr.Olympia 100%

bro's quads went ultra instinct. 💀

Bros the leg day monster.

Everytime I watch these I am amazed at how his leg muscles had muscles. Absolutely insane.

Mans physic looks exactly like that medizin doctor from Baki.

I do both squats and Leg press for leg day

That flex at the end. 😳

"Pain i like" - Tom Platz

The only golden era bodybuilder with strirations on his legs 🤯

Tom wasn't just brawn; he earned his MBA, which suggests the suspenders as a symbol of his intellect.

you could use the quadfather’s legs as a card scanner

Damn, that "okay" moment is sick

This man really loves his squats

I lose brain cells when I go hard on jack squats

Leg day skips Tom Platz

Howard hamlin has been hitting the gym

Leg press is my go to warm up. Doing 15 reps low weight for 2 - 3 sets with fairly quick reps and high RIR warms the legs up really quickly. I will immediately go to a squat rack after my warm up.

Bro has abs on his legs😮

Leg press is what I like at the end of my leg routine just for burnout purposes but BB squats will always be the best leg exercise

Bros legs had abs lmao

Gotta be honest, I always had leg presses as my last exercise of leg day when I was exhausted, and even then I still wouldn't feel a pump. Hack squats on the other hand would absolutely murder me.

I always warm up with leg press and then move to squats.

He's absolutely right

Bros legs got abs

Stopped focussing on leg pressing and I’m seeing a lot more development because of it, it’s great!

Platz had the best shape , I would of loved to be like him I remember the 80s gym fashion with the high tops his legs looked sick

I got jumpsacerd by that quad flex

People over complicate leg training so much. If you do these 3 things training close to failure your legs will get huge.

Yes..regarding Leg press machine...I feel the same

This guy is King Quad!!!!

Leg presses actually helps you to built strength and a tolerance because we all know how hard it is to even think about doing legs. I definitely recommend doing leg presses first before you decided to so squats

He simply likes legs day

Bruh his unflexed quad looked so innocent, R.I.P 🙏

Background Music: Metamorphosis-Interworld

Thank goodness the quad father called leg presses a waste of time!

HOLY FUCK THIS MANS PYTHONS WERE LUDICROUS

Leg presses are good for people with back injuries

1000% agree with Platz on leg presses. They are pure ego and it's social hour in that area. You'll never see a line to the squat rack because they're afraid to squat. That's also why they don't grow.

I'm following Tom in the gym To the point of pain I have never felt before...it kills but my legs are starting to show 💯

This video is gold. Those leg extension exercises are a great supplement to the squats. They work, and different parts of the leg too.

he a demon

I second this. Stopped doing leg presses a long time ago. Heavy, high reps squats made my quads explode. Thanks Tom. I litteraly do 3 sets of 15-30 reps squats, starting with the heaviest weight and building down. Then do hack squats with a low weight, just to go really deep and then finish off with 2 drop sets of leg extensions.

Ronnie Coleman laughing on the leg press 😅

Leg press is actually really good when you use correct weight and control the eccentric motion. Plus get a deep stretch an pause at the bottom.

Tren, I liked

One of his leg is an entire human upper body section

This guy is literally an older version of Patrick bateman

Why do i have this guy erryday on my yt talkin bout legs

"the quadfather" truly the most powerful title ever

Hacksquats are my favorite, they just feel right

The Quad father has spoken

I think people like leg presses because it’s the most comfortable leg exercises that exists

Tom Plates

It's all personal really, Jay Cutler said that he found leg presses very good so it's just what works for you.

Tony platz is the only guy I respect

A friend of mine could not squat because of arthritis in his knees. But you know what he has an incredible set of legs. How did he do that? LEG PRESSES with very heavy weights and varying foot positions. I don’t think It was a waste of time for him at all. I never quite understood Toms argument against this particular movement. He never seems to explain WHY he feels they are inferior just that they are. I mean you are definitely using your quadriceps muscles and if you overload them they will grow like any other muscle. Why wouldn’t they?

I tell myself “5 more!” on every exercise

I think my eyes got as big as his leg when he said “OK” 😮🤩😍

Common W platz

Leg presses are great if you lighten the weight , get full range of motion, and go for 15-20 reps

Platz legs look like plates with them layered like that ngl

Yesterday I did leg press for the first time in years, and got a pump unlike anything I've felt during any squat variation I've done. Not having access to a hack squat makes for long and intense sets on the leg press instead. And 4-5 sets until failure on the leg extension afterwards made me whimper xD