Arnold Shared a Life-Changing Lesson from Bodybuilding Legend Reg Park (2024)

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Did Arnold ever meet Reg Park? ›

For three years in the 1960s, Schwarzenegger was trained by Wag Bennett at Bennett's gym in Forest Gate, where he had the chance to meet Park and be mentored by him. Bonus footage from the DVD release of the documentary Pumping Iron (1977) features Park mentoring Schwarzenegger.

Remember these 6 rules. Trust yourself, break some rules, don't be afraid to fail, ingore the naysayers, work like hell, and give something back.

With his wife Mareon of 55 years at home and Jon Jon by his side, Reg Park passed away on November 22, 2007 in his home in South Africa, after an eight month battle with metastatic melanoma (a form of skin cancer).

I left no stone unturned. I was relentless. I trained like Reg Park told me to, and the results were exactly what he said they would be: My calves were 21 inches and because of that, my body was much more symmetrical.

The bands of fascia give the appearance of six-pack abs, or in Arnie's case, four-pack abs. These are genetically predisposed, which means you cannot build extra bands of fascia.

In a clip from Entertainment Tonight, Schwarzenegger mentioned that he ate a lot of meat and eggs: 'I ate 10-15 eggs a day and had my 250 grams of protein a day because I weighed 250 pounds.

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The first rule of success is to have a vision. If you have no goal or vision, you drift around and you won't end up anywhere.

Arnold Schwarzenegger eats an 80% vegan diet, which he said has helped lower his cholesterol. His go-to protein sources are eggs, salmon, chicken, veggie burgers, and protein shakes. Schwarzenegger eats steak, hamburgers, and Austrian wiener schnitzel when he wants a treat.

Does Arnold Schwarzenegger have a wife? ›

Schwarzenegger was nicknamed the "Austrian Oak" in his bodybuilding days, "Arnie" or "Schwarzy" during his acting career, and "the Governator" (a portmanteau of "Governor" and "Terminator") during his political career. He married Maria Shriver, a niece of President John F. Kennedy, in 1986.

An increasingly politically active Republican during the 1990s, Schwarzenegger ran for the California governorship and won when Gray Davis was recalled in 2003. Schwarzenegger was sworn in as the 38th Governor of California on November 17, 2003, following careers in body building, business and entertainment.

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The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.

Oak Roots: How Arnold Turned His Biggest Weakness His Calves Into A Showcase Muscle. Back in the early 1960s, when Arnold Schwarzenegger began his competitive bodybuilding career, his calves were virtually nonexistent. At the time, calf development was not top priority in the sport, especially in Europe.

Reg Park influenced Schwarzenegger from everything including moving to America to his bodybuilding career, and to entering the world of movies.

REG PARK was the SECOND man and the FIRST bodybuilder in the world to bench press 500 lbs.! At the “1957 Pro Mr. USA”, REG PARK bench pressed over 500 lbs. in street clothes!

Reg: Ray Beck measured me April 29, 1956 in Vancouver, BC, when I was visiting my aunt and uncle. Weight 230, Height 6'1″, Arm 19″, Calf 18″, Thigh 28″, Chest (normal) 52″, Waist 32″, Wrist 8″, Neck 19″, Forearm (gooseneck) 16″.