I came across this interesting short interview with Tom Platz from 1988 - Joel

IRONMAN April 1988 - Tom Platz: The One and Only - by Steve Holman

Somehow I've managed to swing an interview with the always-busy Golden Eagle himself, Tom Platz. I'm sitting in the man's living room with him and his wife Cheryl, ready to hit him up with every intricate question I can come up with, no holds barred.

Tom is "clean" now, and he has some interesting comments on drugs, competition, training and his future. Cheryl's by his side, ready with her honest, straight-from-the-hip comments.

IM: How long have you been natural now?

TP: About two months. I did very small dosages for three or four months. I tapered down purposely for psychological reasons.

IM: Are you going to compete without drugs?