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Tom Platz
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Omar Trejo
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Tom Platz
About this listen
Raw & Uncut: A Legend's Story is a never-before-heard audiobook experience (and eBook transcript) - carefully recorded by Old School Labs over the year 2019 in archival quality audio, purposely minimally edited under Tom's guidance, to allow you to experience his thoughts in the raw.
Known to bodybuilders young and old as The Golden Eagle, the man Arnold Schwarzenegger personally passed the "bodybuilding torch" to, and commonly acknowledged as the most intense bodybuilder who ever trained - a living legend who forged the best legs to ever adorn a bodybuilding stage -Tom never wanted a "normal" life. The dedication and devotion to his calling started when he was barely 10 years old, and propelled him on a trajectory that led to bodybuilding's stratosphere, and beyond - to the top of the world of the social and business elite.
Told in his gritty, no-nonsense, trademark style - listen to Tom recount almost seven hours of captivating stories and defining moments from his upbringing, successes, and setbacks, both personal and professional - in unprecedented candor and detail.
While hardly a coming of age tale, Tom Platz: Raw & Uncut distills the experiences that marked his life, and influenced that of countless others. How a boy growing up in a "rowdy group" in Pittsburgh and expected to end up in jail or dead, worked purposefully and relentlessly to end up in California - at the top of the fitness game, and on the cover of every fitness magazine.
Let Tom introduce you to the "characters" in his life, and detail his first-hand account of some of modern bodybuilding's most contentious and formative events. Hear the truth about the 1981 Mr. Olympia (and what happened backstage), about Tom's real relationship with Joe Weider, Vince McMahon, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and many others.
In this long-awaited audiobook, Tom doesn't hold back and talks about all the things he's said he "probably shouldn't tell you all but I am telling you because if I was listening to somebody, I'd want to know what they really felt".
Tom's purpose from this audiobook is for the younger generation to come to comprehend what greatness requires, as well as what the pursuit of greatness cost those called to compete. "Dream bigger", Tom says. "Dream huge. Dream so huge you can't stand it and you get a big piece of it. Dream so huge you guarantee it". But be aware. The gym is not for everyone. Few who are indoctrinated into the iron brotherhood ever leave. "Training is like being in the mob", Tom says. "Once you get in, you'll never get out".
Find out what makes a person capable of going to such remarkable lengths to achieve their dreams and begin your own journey to doing the same. Success isn't something that happens to you. It's a decision you make.
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- Edna K
- 05-28-23
This is a keeper
Very revealing insight into Tom's life. Love listening to him, felt like a one on one conversation.
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- cameron d hopkins
- 02-10-22
Great listen!
loved it, great very insightful into the golden era of old school bodybuilding and methods!
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- Alfie Ward
- 04-15-21
Great motivational book that takes a little time to get going
Any fan of bodybuilding, or people interested in the psychological reasons people workout will love this book. Platz is a legend full of great information, and a world class speaker who effectively communicates his passion for bodybuilding. It takes a little while for the book to get going but the story and the information shine in the later chapters.
I would have given it 5 stars but the editing isn’t great. It is set up like a Q and A with Platz talking about important moments in his life; which works well with his communication style. However it is not in chronological order, or in any real order at all, which results in Tom going over the same things on several occasions.
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- michael t garrido
- 05-20-21
motivational & inspirational
tom platz is very knowledgeable about the history and the sport of bodybuilding. he talks about old
school Training, motivation and camaraderie.
he provides insight and keys to success in
the gym and in the work world.
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- Randall Pool
- 12-14-24
You'll want to go to the gym after this.
Hearing from a living master in the game, hearing how it was, makes you want to be there. If you ever get a chance to be in the same room as this man, you should do it and LEARN.
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- Lon Vaitkevicius
- 03-30-21
Batterthan a typical audio book.
It's ust Platz free-styling with notes about his life, career and current status. He projects his passion for his sport, for life and for his desire to teach and inspire others throughout.His expressions of wonder as well as his disappointments seemed very genuine. It felt more like I was listening to a personal message than an audio book. I finished listening in one sitting.
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- John Young jr
- 03-07-24
Fantastic.
If you love old school bodybuilding you will love this book. Definitely worth the listen.
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- Ray Garcia
- 11-07-20
Humbling and inspiring
Nothing like hearing from 1 of the kings who built the old school empire. loved it
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-26-24
Genuine Candor
Awesome to hear Tom share so uninhibitedly about his life and mindset. Many gems to keep from this book.
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- Robert
- 02-28-23
Uncoordinated story telling
Like the guy but the audiobook could be half the length of what it is. Half of the book is repeated and sounds like he is just blabbing off.
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