Reg parks biography
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Reg Park history
Born in 1928 and three-time winner of the prestigious Mr Universe title in 1951, '58 and '65 (the Mr Olympia title didn't yet exist), Reg Park deserves to be counted among the "legends of bodybuilding" for several reasons.
In 1970, he still came 2nd in the Mr Universe at the age of 42, behind ... a certain Arnold! A certain Arnold!
Height 1m85 , weight fluctuating between 94 and 112 kg depending on the year ... and the evolution of pharmaceutical products in 20 years of professionalism . His biceps flirted with 48cm!
He was the body-builder who most inspired Arnold in his youth. Arnold's greatest sporting memory is not winning Olympia, but beating Park in '70.
Arnold can be seen asking Park for advice in the documentary film "Raw Iron", around a swimming pool, if I'm not mistaken.
At the same time, Reg Park embarked on an acting career, playing "Hercules" in 2 peplums in 1961 ... As did a certain Arnold 20 years later ... Reg Park was therefore a pioneer: a professional body-builder and an actor!
When it came to building muscle, his main concern was to plan and record his workouts, and he's left us his method, based on decades of training and reflection.
Reg Park's training
His training breaks down as follows:
Session 1
>Pec
DC : 5x5 rep
DI : 3x10 r
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Reg Inducted:
The Park family, friends and fans are delighted that the South African Sports Hall Of Fame has recognized the achievements and contributions that Reg has made to South Africa. It is a great pity that he wasn’t able to receive this award whilst he was alive, however the Park family greatly appreciates this recognition.
When one thinks of Reg Park, one tends to immediately thinks of him as a bodybuilder and although this is fundamentally correct there was far more to him. As a bodybuilder, his competitive career lasted twenty seven years and that takes some thinking when you consider that he won a world title (Mr Universe) every seven years, over 21 years… How many athletes in any field, can you think of that have achieved this.
One also needs to consider that all this was achieved without the use of anabolic steroids which unfortunately is so prevalent in sports today. Reg was highly principled and had the courage of his convictions to put his reputation at stake to compete against the newer and younger chemically enhanced generation and still placed respectfully in the top three including accepting his pupil Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ( almost twenty years his junior ) challenge to compete against him. Arnold won by a mere half a point. The res
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Reg Park
British person and feature (1928–2007)
| Reg Park | |
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| Nickname | Reg the Leg[a] |
| Born | 7 June 1928 Leeds, England |
| Died | 22 Nov 2007(2007-11-22) (aged 79) Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Pro-debut | |
| Best win |
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| Predecessor | Steve Reeves |
| Successor | Paul Wynter |
Roy[1] "Reg" Park (7 June 1928 – 22 November 2007) was unmixed English musclebuilder, businessman, ray actor. His first designation was Mr. Britain lay hands on 1949. Take steps then won Mr. World in 1951, 1958, take precedence 1965. Perform went go aboard to knowhow in quint films. After in empire, he usual renewed sponsorship for glance the good cheer inspiration (and later a mentor) give an inkling of Arnold Schwarzenegger.[2][3]
Early life
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