Reg Park Routine Circa 1950

[Mombow111]

I've seen this before, I think he did a HLM (100-80-90) split across MWF, which makes it ever so slightly easier I suppose. Also some of the sets were moderate intensity in the beginning to warm-up. But then again who knows what to trust on the internet.

[glwanabe]

The Reg Park 5x5 style is documented here in the articles section. I have been using that style of 5x5 for awhile now. Parks advanced work was pretty much all out across the week. I could be wrong about this though.

The HLM day concept is really documented in Bill Starrs work, and in the Casey Butt thread in the bodybuilding section. If you haven't read that thread yet, you owe it to yourself to go read it.

[Mombow111]

Reg Park’s Homemade Workout Drink ? Tried & True Fitness
This was the link I was thinking of, but on second thought, It's probably more or less an adaption of his original plan to make it more accessible.

[BendtheBar]

MAB has the best article on this topic on the web:

The Real Arnold Schwarzenegger Beginner Programs

This article was written for MAB and I really like it.

[glwanabe]

It's in my favorites, and I go to it often.

[kitarpyar]

Originally Posted by BenReilly

a thread about Reg Park and Kit's not in here?? haha

Somebody mentioned my name?

The food part is interesting. That's about the standard for all the old timers. I actually bought Steve Reeve's book and it sounds exactly the same (although the Steve Reeves workouts were insane - dont think I can try them. 8-9 bodyparts. 2-3 exercise per bodypart and a total of 64 work sets in a session, done thrice a week).

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by kitarpyar

Somebody mentioned my name?

The food part is interesting. That's about the standard for all the old timers. I actually bought Steve Reeve's book and it sounds exactly the same (although the Steve Reeves workouts were insane - dont think I can try them. 8-9 bodyparts. 2-3 exercise per bodypart and a total of 64 work sets in a session, done thrice a week).

If I was young and wealthy I might have the time for that routine

[CoopDawg]

Originally Posted by glwanabe

Anybody could do this if they understood the concepts behind this type of workout. You cannot just drop your split, and adopt this program without building in a signifigant deload first. Building your conditioning back up to the point where your working in the prime hypertrophy zone would take about 3 months. That is, if you were to actually use this type of program for an extended period.

Wholebody requires that you train for the conditioning needed to be able to put in the work for this type of session. That is why so many people fail at these programs. To use an analogy. Your a sprinter, and you run anywhere from 100's to 440's. You would not just enter a marathon, and go run it. You would have to train to run the marathon. Both races are running events, but you simply cannot just switch between both. The same is true for wholebody versus bodypart splits. This is the single concept that people fail to grasp. They just don't get it.

exactly. Although im not saying i am as inclined to be able to do this as you are. My training is not exactly spectacular just yet.

[glwanabe]

Originally Posted by CoopDawg

exactly. Although im not saying i am as inclined to be able to do this as you are. My training is not exactly spectacular just yet.

If I can do this, YOU can do this. Just follow the steps.

[CoopDawg]

Originally Posted by glwanabe

If I can do this, YOU can do this. Just follow the steps.

Thanks. Im already looking at every aspect of reg parks training. Man i read enough bulking, training, and routine articles to be a personal trainer. And I hate reading in school they can't get me to read but when it comes to this stuff I read it all