Reg Park Homemade Workout Drink

At 16, Reg Park didn’t look like a future Mr. Universe.

His scrawny frame carried only 160 pounds on a 6-foot-tall frame.

But eventually, Reg Park packed 250 pounds of solid muscle with true 18-inch arms. (Some stats put his arms as long as 20 inches.)

Furthermore, he was one of the strongest men of his time. He not only played Hercules on the big screen, but many of his lifts were absolutely Herculean as well.

Take a look for yourself:

Back in the 1950s, Reg Park raised:

A 605 pound squat for two reps.

He was the first bodybuilder to bench press over 500 pounds.

A 700-pound deadlift and a 315-pound behind-the-neck press.

While much of his strength was built using basic exercises and core training routines, his contest bodybuilding training is legendary for the amount of volume he packed into a single workout.

Not only would he use extremely heavy weights (3 sets of 20-rep squats with 315 pounds), but each workout consisted of over 100 sets.

How could any man handle such brutal training?

Maybe the secret was Reg Parks’ homemade workout drink.

Here is the prescription:

2 pints of diluted orange juice concentrate + honey.

As you’d expect from Reg Park, it’s a simple, basic drink.

But if you run the numbers, you can see why it’s so effective:

The drink packs a boatload of concentrated energy. Almost 600 calories and 142 grams of fast-acting carbohydrates.

Not to mention almost 2,000 milligrams of potassium. Why is this important?

Potassium is crucial for muscle contractions and nerve transmission. And when you sweat, you lose potassium.

Therefore, replacing the potassium your body loses through sweat is essential for peak performance.

If you’re having a hard time getting through your training sessions due to low energy levels, you might want to try Reg Parks Homemade Workout Drink.

And if you’re struggling to gain weight and build muscle, why not follow in Reg Park’s massive footsteps and follow the same training program that transformed him from 160-pound wimp to 250-pound Hercules?

Here’s a variation on one of Reg Parks’ many brutal and effective basic training programs:

Barbell Curl: 4 sets of 6-8 reps.

Barbell Shoulder Press: 4 sets of 6-8 reps.

Bench press: 5 series of 5 repetitions.

Barbell Row: 4 sets of 6-8 reps.

Barbell squat: 5 sets of 5 repetitions.

Deadlift: 1 heavy series of 5 repetitions.

Instructions: This training program should be done 3 times a week. (Monday Wednesday Friday). Monday is your heavy day.

This means that you use as much weight as possible while completing the recommended number of sets and repetitions.

If you can complete all sets and reps as written, increase the weight by 5 pounds over the next week.

If you can’t complete all the sets and repetitions of a given exercise, keep the same weight for the next week.

Wednesday is your light day. You do the same exercises, sets and reps but you use 80% of the weight you used on your heavy day.

So if you used 100 pounds on the barbell curl on Monday, you would use 80 pounds on Wednesday.

This workout allows your body to recover from your heavy training day (Monday) without any risk of detraining.

Friday is a medium load day. Again, the same exercises, repetitions and series of Monday but with 90% of the weight.

For maximum gains you should sleep a minimum of 8 hours a night and eat plenty of healthy foods.

Reg ate a lot of steak, whole milk, whole eggs, orange juice, salads, and supplemented his diet with handfuls of liver tablets.

If you want to build herculean strength and size, try this workout.