Arnold Schwarzenegger's Mentor: The Reg Park Story by Jon Jon Park.

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Mentor: The Reg Park Story by Jon Jon Park.

On this week’s episode of the Escape Your Limits Podcast, we have a special guest today who retells the story of one of the most prolific bodybuilders in history, Reg Park, through his own eyes. His son, Jon Jon Park followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming an Olympic athlete and former Mr. South Africa.

Born in Leeds, England, Reg Park became Mr. Universe, and a well-known actor. Apart from his many bodybuilding titles and successful movies, he is best known for being the idol and inspiration for Arnold Schwarzenegger. Reg Park influenced Schwarzenegger from everything including moving to America to his bodybuilding career, and to entering the world of movies. In this week’s special episode, Jon Jon retells various stories of his father including:

Meeting Joe Weider
How Arnold emulated Reg Park throughout his career
The Reg Park 5×5 program for muscle gains

So please enjoy this special episode of Reg Park through Jon Jon Park’s eyes.

Throughout our interview, we cover:

Meeting Joe Weider
Why bodybuilders pose to music
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s story of following his idol, Reg Park
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Pumping Iron
Did Reg Park take steroids?
The origins of personal training
Reg Park’s 5×5 program for muscle gains
The friendship between Franco Columbo & Reg Park

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Arnold Schwarzenegger's Mentor: The Reg Park Story by Jon Jon Park.