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Reg Park’s Beginner Workout Routine

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Last Updated onJanuary 2, 2018

Reg Park Beginner Workout

Reg Park Beginner Workout

Possibly the finest natural example of the perfect balance between aesthetic physique and extraordinary strength is the late Reg Park. Reg Park was the inspiration for a young Arnold Schwarzenegger to pick up his first set of weights. Park won Mr. Britain in 1949 and although there were bodybuilders before him, his level of size and development raised the bar and would not be surpassed until Arnold himself appeared on the competitive scene in the late 1960s.

Reg stood 6’1″ and weighed over 250 pounds – standards which were enormous for the time. Comparing the physique of Park to his predecessors would be like us comparing Phil Heath today to the bodybuilders of the 70s!

arnold-schwarzenegger-reg-parkArnold Schwarzenegger idolized bodybuilding legend, Reg Park. This workout, provided by Kaya Park (Reg Park’s grandson) was used by Arnold and yielded great results.

In The Education of a Bodybuilder (1977) Arnold reveals:

From the beginning, I was a big believer in the basic movements because that was Reg Park’s preference. He would stay with the basic exercises – bench presses, chin-ups, squats, rowing, barbell curls, wrist curls, pullovers, leg extensions, calf raises. These were the movements that worked most directly on all body parts. I was following his example to the letter. And as it turned out, I could hardly have chosen more wisely. The basic exercises were creating for me a rugged foundation, a core of muscle I could later build upon for a winning body. Reg Park’s theory was that first you have to build the mass and then chisel it down to get the quality.

Reg Park’s Beginner’s routine below was the exact one used by Arnold in his late teens to get jacked. Like Park, Schwarzenegger trained at this routine 3 times a week and it comprised mainly of heavy compound movements done with the “5×5” protocol. But unlike the more popular 5×5 sets across that we see in Bill Starr’s routine, Park advocated that sets 1 and 2 are to be warmups for sets 3,4 and 5. In other words, once you hit your max weight for five reps after two warmups, then crank out 3 sets of 5.

For example, say your bench press is a max of 225lbs for 5 reps (which is about 90% of 1RM), the first set would be at 60% – 135 lbs, then the next warmup set could be 80% – 185lbs.

There are two workouts in this program: Workout A and Workout B. Workout three days a week, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and alternate exercises as follows:

Reg Park’s Beginner’s Routine

 

Workout A: (Full Body)

  • Back Squats 5×5
  • Chin-Ups or Pull-Ups 5×5
  • Dips or Bench Press 5×5
  • Barbell Curls 2×10
  • Wrist Work 2×10
  • Calves 2×15-20

Workout B: (Full Body)

  • Front Squats 5×5
  • Rows 5×5
  • Standing Press 5×5
  • Deadlifts 3×5 (2 warm-up sets and 1 ‘stabilizer set’)
  • Wrist Work 2×10
  • Calves 2×15-20

Training Schedule:

  • Week 1: A, B, A
  • Week 2: B, A, B
  • Week 3: A, B, etc.
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