The final Reg's attempt for the Mr Universe title when he was 43 years old. With 1958 Mr Universe, this is the contest that we have less information, till now, Thanks to Thomas Knott (see
http://weightrainer.proboards.com/thread/2560/reg-park-rare-videos-interview for more information about this) who have found two videos of that contest that light this less known contest. In 1970:
was kind of a missed year. I was very busy with my business. We opened three more gyms and I was too busy to train properly In 1971 he showed a phantastic shape, but he lighter compared to Bill Pearl and Sergio Oliva; the time for the victory of smaller guys like Frank Zane was still in the future:
Bill Pearl announced his intentions of entering the 1971 Mr. Universe along with Arnold and Oliva, so I wanted to be in my best condition. I decided to experiment with my physique and erroneously reduced my bodyweight to 216 pounds. This proved to be my downfall, because my two main competitors, Pearl and Oliva, both were over 230 pounds (Arnold did not enter).In 1973 he was over 220 lbs and in the photos of that time it's clear that he showed more mass, but he was still in not his best msybe due to the amount of work. Of course we must not forget he was over 40 years old and the body is not the same than twenty years younger.
The first photo I want to show you is a piece of an interview to Reg in 1973 when he talked about the time he trains:
