Known for his powerful physique and raw strength, its no surprise that even though the great man has passed away, many still follow his old workout routines to a tee. Basically, the way he sets out the routine for beginners is phase1 3 months full body 3x a week minimal exercises phase2 3 months full body 3x a week adds a few more exercises phase3 3 months full body 3x a week more isolation added again. Arnold schwarzenegger idolized bodybuilding legend, reg park. Reg parks shoulder workout for mass fitness and power.
Reg parks beginners routine below was the exact one used by arnold in. Here is a workout that he and arnold used with great success provided by kaya park, reg s grandson workout a. One of his many contributions to the bodybuilding world was his three phase 5x5 training program. The reg park mr universe course training secrets revealed. Standing barbell calf raise 5 25 reg parks 5x5 plan phase 3 exercise sets reps 1. Hello, i havent found this workout posted anywhere here before, but im thinking of giving it a try, and i just thought id ask everyone what you all think of it. Up until the time of his death in 2007, reg was a well respected trainer and fitness enthusiast. Reg explains in his book that training to increase your strength is the only way to ultimately increase muscle mass longterm. Up to that time i had read a lot about reg park in the various magazines of the 50s and 60s. The man is truly a legend of the sport and has been a major influence on many bodybuilders for decades now.
I made it a rule to either increase front squats or back squats, ohp or dips, high pull or deadlift. Weight is added to all 5 sets the next session once you finish a workout. He is a man who has influenced a lot of bodybuilding champions the world over. Reg parks 9 month 5x5 program if youre a beginner and you want to train like arnold schwarzenegger for example, then you have to train like arnold schwarzenegger trained as a beginner. An old friend gave me a book called joe weiders bodybuilding system. Famous for his mass and strength, reg park was an early influence and lifelong mentor to champion bodybuilder arnold schwarzenegger. I have done every routine and every exercise in the book, but like most advanced trainers, i have found what exercises and what routines give me the best results. He then won the mr universe in 1951, 1958 and 1965. Jun 24, 20 in 1952, reg park married mareon isaacs, an exballerina, in johannesburg. The newlyweds settled in south africa where reg, ever the shrewd businessman, went on to establish a chain of successful gymnasiums. It just becomes to difficult to increase every single workout. Steve reeves on the left, reg park on the right in the golden age of classic physique building the 1940s and 50s, the approach to diet was much simpler than today.
When they first met in us arnold ask his mentor to advice for his training regiment. Whats specific is that reg did a couple of movements using the cheating principle, which was at that time denied by the weightlifting elite, but used by bodybuilders. He had pictures of reg park pinned up all over his. Reg was also renowned as a trainer, having done so during his military service in the 40s. The reg park way to serious size and strength t nation. A complete listing of all movies starring reg park as hercules. Hello everybody, i wanted to get some input about reg parks training routine once you have finished his first 3 phases for bodybuilders. Universe titles and a number of other international titles but his contribution to bodybuilding with his 5 x 5 training is of enormous value to the sport of bodybuilding. This would mean one week you would do an aba combination followed by bab combination. The cornerstone of his training was a healthy diet of squats, deadlifts, and bench presses, which he called the primary strength exercises. Universe reg park i happen to believe that reg park is the best example and single representative of what proper training with weights can do for a man.
The man from the poster is his mentor and later trainer. Anyone whos a fan of bodybuilding should know the name reg park. Britain title reg park trained two to three hours 3x per week his legs. The 5 x 5 workout routine listed below is the routine that reg park said helped him to win three mr. The only difference, says reg, is that the pure strength trainer shouldnt increase caloric intake to avoid putting on size, while the bodybuilder should ramp up high quality nutrition in order to pack on more size. This is a bastardization of reg parks original routine. This routine is meant to be done three days a week on a monday, wednesday, friday schedule or similar timetable with at least one day off in between.
How arnold schwarzenegger, ronnie coleman, reg park. A complete listing of all of reg parks bodybuilding titles. Besides his own career and titles, he is probably best. Universe winner and he was one of the first bodybuilders to really push the size envelope by competing at a massive 225 pounds in the 1950s and 60s. Reg stood 61 and weighed over 250 pounds standards which were enormous for the time. In 1952, reg park was interviewed for a magazine and this is when he published his favorite shoulders workout. Rest 35 minutes between the last 3 sets of each exercise. Reg park usually spent up to 3 hours in the gym every workout. Jun 11, 2018 reg park how i trained for the 1958 mr. Reg park was born in 1928 and starting lifting weights way before steroids were ever invented.
Mar 24, 2015 the man and workout plan that inspired arnold schwarzenegger. Reg park is a bodybuilding legend that has served tremendously as a watchword for my bodybuilding career. Reg park gives him the simplest and most productive program of all times. And this was more than any british bodybuilder did in the 40s. I followed regs diet and training all through my teens and its essentially what i built my foundation on. The cpb champs simply ate a high protein diet consisting of what they considered to be nutritious, wholesome foods. He was an sprinter in your younger days and also played soccer. How arnold schwarzenegger, ronnie coleman, reg park, johnnie. Simply because this was the workout that brought him the biggest gains in the shoulder area. The modern hercules in theaters and the best developed man in the world, reg park. So, if you need help with the maths, that means the entire.
The original weider principles the silver era flushing method for faster gains duration. In this course youll find exercises he used along with other exercises to build his strength and physique, using common cables or resistance bands. In the late 1960s i saw a magazine advertising the reg park barbell company in leeds, england. This workout, provided by kaya park reg parks grandson was used by arnold and yielded great results. Reg parks 9 month 5x5 program classic physique building. By michael pryke reg working out there comes for each one. L isting the men who have truly attained bodybuilding immortality through their achievements as athletes of phenomenal physical development, strength training revolutionaries and as men of character, integrity and will, is a relatively easy task if you can count to five reg park is one such man who most people would agree deserves, along with john grimek, steve reeves, arnold. He has about 4 workout programs in this book, and one of them is the power and bulk routine.
He was one of the few guys who could keep up with me. The reg park workout for serious size and strength mahlers. Reg parks 5x5 workout program the classic 5x5 routine has been used for generations in weight rooms everywhere. Reg park died from skin cancer on november 22, 2007 at the age of 79. Rip actually recommends not doing sets of 5 for warm up sets. Reg parks three phase 5x5 program phase one 45degree back extension 3x10 back squat 5x5 bench press 5x5. His bodybuilding legacy has helped me in achieving a positive response in my bodybuilding career. This is a workout based on the 3rd and most complicated phase and split into 2 days. Dec 14, 2015 hello everybody, i wanted to get some input about reg parks training routine once you have finished his first 3 phases for bodybuilders. Here is a workout that he and arnold used with great success provided by kaya park, regs grandson workout a.
I will tell you who was one of the strongest men i worked out with. The original plan is not split into two different days and has 3 distinct phases in which the complexity of the workout increases over time. He stood 6 feet tall, weighed 250 lbs, and had 20 arms and he built his entire physique naturally. Reg believed in spending time on exercises that produce the maximum return. Personally im not sure i would have time to push out a phase 2 or 3 workout 3 times a week. There are recommendations in the book and what you can do. If you want strength and size reg park routine is great. He also starred in five films, four featured as hercules, and in one, hercules in the haunted world 1961, he costarred with christopher lee. Train like reg park and arnold schwarzenegger strength. Along with the above, training for power, i have included, reg parks, how i train for the bench press, weight training course. From the beginning, i was a big believer in the basic movements because that was reg parks preference. As for those who dont know who weider is, he was arnold schwarzeneggars, lou ferrignos, and many others trainer. Around the globe, people remember the legend, reg park, today, his birthday, by doing legendary workouts.
Universe worlds first bodybuilder to bench press 500 lbs. Schwarzenegger said that he was inspired to become a bodybuilder after seeing park. Reg parks beginners routine below was the exact one used by arnold in his late teens to get jacked. Another important point is the fact that reg park didnt recommend. Secondary or supplementary exercises were cleans, high pulls, and clean and presses. The reg park workout for serious size and strength. What is good for one man isnt necessarily good for somebody else. These two sets of 5 are intended to be done in the program just as much as the 3x5 is intended to be done. He was exactly what the public massmonsters of today would call big, who consider a man like dorian yates their hero. He competed in various amateur track events around leeds and achieved a fair amount of success as a sprinter. Oct 21, 2018 the original weider principles the silver era flushing method for faster gains duration. To select your loads for easy reg park program, we will follow the rule of the soviet coaches pavel mentions in his article. My bodyweight fluctuated between 230 and 245 during those years. Whether your tastes are mainstream the latest films and music or more offpiste vintage headstones, excremental sculptures, men playing banjos with their ballbags, so long as youre connected to the internet you can find what you want in a matter of seconds.
In 1960 by reg park in his manual strength bulk training for weight. He was a beautifully built man and he weighed about 235 pounds. When youre talking about the greatest bodybuilders who ever lived, reg park is right at the top of everyones list. Roy reg park 7 june 1928 22 november 2007 was an english bodybuilder, businessman, and actor. Back then, reg was the leader of big muscle and he proved it by winning the nabba mr. Ive seen great results with it and ive grown a lot stronger. This workout, provided by kaya park reg parks grandson was used by.
When arnold first began training he trained 3 days a week, so youll train three days a week. Oh yeah, park is also the number one bodybuilder that little arnie from austria admired, respected, and. Plus 53 rare photos of reg park posing for each exercise. Universe winner and he was one of the first bodybuilders to really push the size envelope by competing at a.