The Bodybuilder that Inspired Arnold

Reg Park was a bodybuilder that competed in the 40's, 50's, 60's, and 70's. He was also the bodybuilder that inspired Arnold to pursue Hollywood.
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Shout out to nick strength and power. I met him today at the gym and I was not disappointed. Real humble guy

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[@oldschoolbodybuilding4291]

@@NicksStrengthandPower Nice! Using the same weights?

[@tommyjones1891]

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[@concentra3683]

Shouting out someone on their own channel 😁

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@@concentra3683 why did you have to put the emoji? I was so close to liking the comment and you just had to ruin it.

[@mikekatz193]

has anyone seen my blue t-shirt?

[@biggunz3886]

Mike Katz Has anyone seen Mike Katz's haircut. Worst hair in bodybuilding history.

[@theeastcoast1735]

Nah bro 😂😂😂

[@sackychin6267]

Mike Katz haha

[@arthurblackhistoric]

Jay Cutler has the worst hair in bodybuilding history in my view. Mike just had a comb-over!

[@Marco-yf1xd]

Nice one hahahaha

[@t.p.7373]

Reg Park's family is the ultimate proof that he was a great man, and a great human being. Beautiful people.

[@ric9567]

We all know that Big Lenny was the one who inspired Arnold. The lines, balance and aesthetics of Lenny is unmatched. 700lbs ripped with a 25 inch waist. Truly the personificaition of the golden era look. The Tom Platz of abs.

[@The3N3RGIZ3R]

You mean 700 lbs with a 250inch waist. His transversus abdominis is so well developed he could dwarf an elephant which is pregnant with 30 babies. Not to mention he has 225lbs of intestines

[@ric9567]

@@The3N3RGIZ3R Hater. It politics

[@skullkid112]

Oh wow that made me laugh

[@Carlos-fh8wk]

It’s a well known fact that Big Lenny charisma also inspired Arnold’s most famous roles.

[@msmurk2011]

Reg Park was that dude for real. Strong as hell too. In my opinion hes got the type of body a true man would want. Hes not a pretty boy hes just old school rugged and rough. He wasnt just into big arms and shit like we see nowadays he stuck to the basics and worked on big power moves.. he knew that the arms were secondary. Definitely one of my favorites of all time. His whole philosophy on lifting weights was amazing IMO. He was huge.. but realistic and actually physically fit

[@redlightmax]

de marques "Hes not a pretty boy hes just old school rugged and rough." Fun fact: Steve Reeves was the more popular Hercules, but Arnold favored Reg Park because he saw Park as tougher.

[@omegarugal9283]

and he may as well be natural, back then steroids were rather unknown, bodybuilders were still figuring out how they work

[@bio-plasmictoad5311]

I think I read somewhere that he was the first man to bench press 500lb.

[@GTLees]

@de marques, I agree! Reg Park looked great, was fit and functional and strong...who wouldn't want all of that?

[@dylanh4462]

Did you know the guy or something? Wtf?

[@oldschoolbodybuilding4291]

Sweet Video on Reg Park. Arnold had a great example. Two Hercules! Another fine history lesson.

[@RalfWildlife]

Feringo also played Hercules.

[@Richlore]

Could Phil’s gut have been a lawyer ?

[@prowrestlerfighter]

Reg Park and Steve Reeves inspired all body builders from Arnolds era

[@markharrison7302]

The two greatest bodybuilders to come from England. Reg Park and Dorian Yates. As an Englishman, they were and are both my heroes and inspiration

[@DeathSledge]

He was allegedly the first bodybuilder to bench press 500lbs too, and as far as I know came up with 5x5 and coached Arnold to do 500lb calf raises every day too bring them up. He also claimed he was a lifetime natural, which if you look at his physique over the span of his career, is totally believable.

[@langjunxin7874]

Could Nick's Strength and Power's KZbin upload rate be a bodybuilder?

[@RazzFit]

Arnold inspired me as a kid and his movies made me forget about fear when I was left home alone at night, as my parents went to work on night shifts lol Thanks Arnold

[@hopelesshoper7766]

Now Arnold thinks of you when he is afraid at nights. Congrats to your achievments!

[@RazzFit]

@@hopelesshoper7766 haha also he brainwashed me to lift weights and now I don't look "normal" anymore😩

[@redlightmax]

Fun fact: Reg Park was also in Pumping Iron - you can see him shake Arnold's hand after Arnold announces his retirement from bodybuilding.

[@rationalmuscle]

Tremendous video Nick. I trained with Reg's son, Jon Jon Park, when I was 21. Great experience.

[@KarmaInTheWater]

So Arnold wasn't inspired by *B I G L E N N Y ?*

[@mikl911]

Great to see the old footage of Reg Park and Arnold! Great video!

[@chefmastershake]

Most powerful quote of all time. Reg not only taught me how to live. He taught me how to die.

[@gatorcroc7212]

Shout out to Nick Strength and Power! I stalked his IG page today and I was not disappointed. Real humble guy !

[@Dominik.S.]

It's funny how those Mr Universe competitors have a worse conditioning than most KZbin fitness guys who claim natural nowadays

[@bell_ivy]

Erd Nuss to be fair diet and training knowledge was very limited back then

[@georgelu4322]

CurryBun he’s not talking down about the bb of old but rather calling out dem fake nattys.

[@jackedkangaroo1948]

They also rely on angles/lighting and photoship nowadays. Thats one reason a guy looking like he makes arnold small on instagram would look like a muscular ripped dude in real life. Instagram and social media in general has made people have a false sense of reality which is why they try to cope by distorting their physiques and getting perfect shots.

[@odysyhd5308]

Its not to be fair but its to give them credit. Almost everyone of them used their own knowledge to progress with the sport, not like today where we have an information superhighway to rely on

[@SirKakalaCh]

and drug usage...

[@tomdrake3787]

Thanks for doing these videos

[@flinttolley]

Thanks for always putting out great content Nick!

[@terrancesingerling4940]

Thank you for posting this great video! I was 22 when I read Education of a Body Builder..Great book for anyone needing clear direction on achieving goals and moving one's life forward..We all need that mentor and inspiration in life..Reg Park was Arnold's blueprint for success

[@GameSparkTV]

All this information provided here was yet another inspirational message for me to return to the world of fitness. It’s been sometime since I’ve last worked out consistently; maybe 2 years. I have been able to maintain my overall physical fitness pretty decently with the work that I do as a warehouse man. It’s very cool to see how one inspiration can then carry on to multiple people to achieve their goals in fitness and also to maintain them of course. I like videos like this one which inspire people and maybe also provide a positive reaction in those people who are inspired. Kudos on this presentation. I loved it.

[@firdaus125]

I remember when I was 17 or so (just started lifting for a few months back then, was a twig my whole life prior) and I found the "Education of a bodybuilder" book by Arnold and he talks a lot about Reg Park.

[@tomob5715]

Awesome man!! Please keep the content up my friend. Fantastic channel

[@michaelhall1315]

Great report Nick. Thank you.

[@SilvioPerche]

Real nice stuff, Nick! Keep the good work! Congrats!

[@johnnylifts3398]

Hey nick, much respect from Hamilton ontario, I'm 30 and enjoy watching your videos. I used to read the magazines but social media is definitely the place to get premium content, but and I got to say your videos are the cream of the crop for bodybuilding videos. Just dropping by to show some love and respect keep on keeping on nick, your the man.

[@thomasdipaolo2349]

Really enjoy your videos. Especially historical ones like this. Thanks

[@RainbowDash521]

Could Phil's hernia have played Hercules?

[@krajncrocky]

Baki Hanma Hercules Girlfrend 🤣❤️

[@prasadmanic]

There is substance in your videos man. World needs people like you Nick.

[@angelopeiris]

Thanks for sharing this dude 💪🏻❤️

[@eliaskrieger142]

I have long awaited this video

[@MRALAINMICHAEL]

Great footage. Great job editing.

[@countrydawn418]

Tanks, you truly make my day!.

[@niplvr6141]

Nick's Arnold and Inspirations

[@1aneeshsivan]

Nick, much thanks for this video. Reg Park was truly the greatest natural bodybuilder ever; he was also extremely strong. He was the 1st bodybuilder to bench press 500lbs. At the 1970 mr.universe he lost to Arnold who was admittedly on steroids and 20 years younger than Reg by just 1/2 point. Most importantly Reg Park set the perfect example for all of us natural bodybuilders of what is truly possible. Reg stood 6'1" at competition weight of 220lbs. Thanks again Nick!

[@MaxMoon65]

Don't kid yourself man,Reg was definitely on some gear,Larry Scott Dave Draper,Bill Pearl,Sergio Olivia etc... they all juiced back in the day. I'm 53 and natural,took me forever to get to 227 at 5'11". They didn't take a fraction of what these mutants take today though... definitely not hating just stating the truth.

[@british-boy6703]

Myles Millner - Absolutely, my stepdad was a powerlifter back then getting a world record deadlift of 700lbs at 12 and a half stone, I remember him saying they used to get some of their gear from their own doctors as well as each other, it’s been around a long time.

[@GTOberfest]

Reg Park was a monster and you can see how Arnold modeled himself after him...Watch one of his movies and you will see, dude is jaaaacked.

[@svartfrasr9755]

I'm not gonna lie, my favorite videos from you are the ones that really go deep into the history of body building.

[@XPGamer95]

Their physiques are so Similar to each other.

[@billmcelgunn7819]

Hey Nick I love listening to your videos while hitting the weights!

[@chrisr546]

Nick always fails to disappoint me with his videos.....🤗🤗🤗 props to you bro.....keep posting these quality vids.

[@jameslivoti9507]

Yeah...

[@combat-coz]

You mean never fails?

[@S4TANAS.]

Abhishek Raj Shaw always fails??!!😂😂😂

[@lilllwizzzle]

Yes he ALWAYS fails to disappoints. Which means he DOESNT disappoint. Reading comprehension people.

[@gabrielincognito8855]

Abhishek Raj Shaw ha! Nick's a failure!

[@evgenyivanov5396]

Really interesting video as always! Keep it up with the good work.

[@bigfletch8]

One of his pieces of advice, was to remain at about 80% of your peak condition. As well as the clear health benefits, he was always " on call" to do guest appearances. Just a tech point...melanoma (the cancer he died from) is not the skin cancer that some develop with excessive sun bathing. Many get it without ever sunbathing. He loved the sun, which is why I mentioned the point. The two things are not necessarily linked.

[@angelgallardo]

awsome video! I never heard about Reg. Great job in making this video.

[@AnupamMukherjee316]

The posing back then was so good

[@dehash666]

Another day - another video from Nick.

[@shankaranand7761]

The cover photo of this video is one of the reasons I grew passionate about body building

[@QuinnCoulombe]

Could Anders Gjellan have not commented on any fitness related video?

[@BackGuy]

Now that's a vid I'd watch

[@QuinnCoulombe]

Anders Gjellan 😂😂

[@theyoutubeofmyname]

Anders Gjellan lol

[@vivekkarmakar1502]

The Arnold before even Arnold really 💪... he should get more respect and recognition

[@cookedit]

My late father was a friend of Reg Park before he emigrated to South Africa.

[@bmtgie]

Once again, great video! Never heard of Reg Park before this

[@tombean2347]

Reg park was the one that came up with the 5x5 program for weightlifting. It's on the int.He was really more of a power bodybuilder. Strong as hell.

[@flixsymmetry]

I read that paperback when I was 15 and it inspires me today. Arnold pays quite a tribute to Reg. That’s Nick!

[@MrShoryuken1]

He talked about Reg Park when he was on Graham Norton's show a while ago. Cool interview, worth watching!

[@OMADRevolution]

Golden era, indeed! Reg Park was THE shit back in the day!

[@smokingjoe8039]

Imagine being the man who inspired the great arnie! That in itself is amazing. Shows how ahead parks was in His day. One great passing the torch to arguably the greatest!!

[@rowdyyates4273]

Reg also was able to Bench 500lbs on stage with a 2or 3 second touch on the chest---+ train with 300lbs on the hyperextention, he used to train in a freezing garage up in leeds---A really great man who deserves his place with the best of em, he inspired me to train hard and get good results---RIP and have fun with mr Reeves!!!!

[@BackGuy]

Could Phil's gut have been an actor?

[@nickstentandshower8336]

Yes, starring in "Gutzilla" and Marvel's "The incredible gut"

[@scorpionmk1595]

Anders Gjellan yes loll

[@vincentkennedymcmahon8380]

Are you natty 😂😂😂😂😂

[@luisd8818]

Lmaooo

[@yousefsobhani9502]

@@vincentkennedymcmahon8380 OMG VINCE

[@paxamericana1396]

I like these old school bodybuilding vids.

[@lukechaplin3263]

Another day another video. Yeah buddy!

[@adelar85]

Best Body Building Channel on KZbin(period)

[@nileshdarunde]

I thought it was big Lenny who inspired Arnold, thanks for the info Nick's inspiring and motivation.

[@panama1942]

Nilesh Darunde Don't listen to Nick bro Lenny and Jason Genova are the 2 bodybuilders who truly influenced Arnie

[@The3N3RGIZ3R]

Actually, before the Mr. Olympia the Mr. Ruby was the biggest bodybuilding competition, which Big Lenny won 12 times out of 11 appearance and Jason Genova winning the under 60 IQ category

[@luisd8818]

Lmao

[@joepesci8930]

Nilesh Darunde incorrect. It was Phil Heath and Zyzz

[@captainbiceps5209]

All the pictures in the video are epics

[@tigolbitties8008]

Cool, you did the vid on Reg. Great job 😀

[@detroitforever5352]

Hey man...your channel has really blown up! Keep it up.

[@snowboarder12384]

Do a video on John Grimek, first Mr. Universe on the 20th Anniversary of his passing on 11-20-2018

[@NomadicRageR]

You should continue these people profiles, going throughout the decades of bodybuilding. Very interesting :)

[@gv4476]

*Arnold Schwarzenegger* ....the greatest of all time: -as a bodybuilder -as a movie superstar -as a entertainer....

[@xflixer4178]

People always talking about how good Nicks videos are , his comment section is better 😂😂😂😂

[@sackychin6267]

Reg Park had a brute force look

[@ckyung1312]

Gonna smash that like before I even watch - yeah!

[@AFCAWorldBodybuildingArchive]

Interestingly Arnold even formed his physique by the example of Reg! A little ad: watch the Reg Park posing video in our Archive 💪😊

[@gggfx4144]

The bodybuilder *who* inspired... (Love your content)

[@LeeBo318]

Wouldn't have never known this, if it wasn't for Nick! Also we should thank Reg Park...if it wasn't for him, we probably wouldn't have known about The Terminator, Hercules, The Predator, and all of Arnold's other movies that we loved... thanks again Nick! 👍

[@GTLees]

@Corey Lee, yeah especially Kindergarten Cop! That's a fine piece of cinema right there...OK, I can't...I'm kiddin'. Heh, heh, heh.

[@ericstrat3579]

Great work. I’m a middle aged guy who still lifts.... my inspiration for lifting was due to Arnold, Franco, Zane, Mentzer and Samir Bannout. I think Lee Haney was the last of the ‘classic era’ bodybuilders with a very narrow waist and broad shoulders without the ninja-turtle belly - essentially ( with a couple of exceptions...) the last of the somewhat human-looking Mr. Olympia’s. Having a great physique with big muscles, aesthetics, symmetry - and to be functional - is where it’s at. What I see out there now.... just looks way too risky - in terms of ones health and longevity - to want to aspire to for younger lifters. But hey, call it sour grapes or ‘being salty’ after being in my prime.... I’m just a 50-something guy who likes to lift.... but I can see how what the sport has become tends to turn off 90% of the public these days. To your health. 💪🏼🙏🏻✌🏻

[@thecellm8tube]

one minute silence for Reg Park

[@tonyturner83tt]

good stuff good stuff!!!!

[@Traveldude75]

Good work

[@goldenera4ever]

Reg was the first to tell Arnold he needed bigger calves and told him what he needed to do to achieve that.

[@harryhodgson9270]

Nicks strength and Arnold’s

[@zabaleta66]

Reg Park, yes.

[@chestnutsev7]

I started training with my fathers old weirder barbell and dumbbells back in 1977 with the weirder instructin book from the early 60s ,the centre pages of the book having a big picture of reg park doing a lat spread,he became my bodybuilding idol at that time .

[@chrisandsamlivingthedream]

Awesome

[@patrickwallace56]

Nick, great video, have you ever made a video about that old 1945 clip of Steve Reeves and John Grimek? Grimek is putting nails through a board with nothing but a hankerchief in his hand. Steve had a great physique as well, far ahead of his time.

[@keithdrummond1003]

What an icon. What a legend.

[@mauroilija8500]

Nick Arnold and Inspiration

[@alexIVMKD]

Nick's Arnold and Reg

[@VisionaryTraining2016]

you should do a video on your top 10 or 15 favorite bodybuilding photos of all time

[@cols-muscle-power]

Reg was also a very strong man, being the first English man to bench press 500lbs.

[@alisomnez1915]

Awesome amazing beautiful people amazing beautiful places

[@samredman]

Awesome subject that no one talks about.

[@sethmeyers8409]

Nicks Educations and Bodybuilders

[@scorpionmk1595]

Can you please make a video about the very first bodybuilder to have used steroids...

[@onelesslonelymemer5863]

Phil heath

[@The3N3RGIZ3R]

It was Bostin Loyd, he injected Big Lenny's saliva in his bloodstream to raise his testosterone levels by 4000%

[@levipoland6482]

Most bodybuilders pre-1935 were natty, although some consumed testosterone from bull testicles, at the most 15mg per week.

[@joepesci8930]

Scorpion MK that was Richard Simmons. He injected bull shark testosterone into his forehead back in 1940 and caused WW2

[@SilencedReflex]

Representing Leeds!

[@rob7736]

Arnold inspired us, reg inspired Arnold...so technically reg inspired us???

[@forsmaneino]

Currently reading a novel about Arnold's life extremely interesting and i strongly recommend it for any bodybuilding fan

[@AnGhaeilge]

Nick's Strength and Park.

[@MattR0811]

Make a video about if CP bodybuilders still go through the health complications that some bigger pro bodybuilders go through during/after their career or if its significantly the healthier route. We hear a lot about the bigger guys with heart attacks, kidney disease, etc. but not so much with the smaller guys. Just curious if that was a case of it not being publicly released or if it simply doesn’t happen as much. Love your videos btw! Thanks for what you do!!

[@richardyoung1890]

Reg Park inspired a lot of future Bodybuilders with his Herculean Physique and Movies!He grew up in South Africa 🇿🇦 and back then nobody used Sunscreen! So despite the skin cancer he had a fairly long life for a top BB!

[@SilencedReflex]

Richard Young No he didn’t? He grew up in Leeds.

[@Young1Bloodz]

Nick, have you ever thought about making a video on Evan Centopani? The guy kind of disappeared after his surgery and never seemed to place well at the Olympia despite being an absolute mass monster. There's an old video of a pose down where he completely dwarfs Jay, Dex, Kai and a few other top guys. Would make for some interesting content...

[@vanderbiltst]

Steve Reeves was the first bodybuilding Hercules! Reeves also inspired Arnold. Steve made many more movies than Reg did.