Whatever your age, your situation, your obstacles — we have seen someone just like you succeed. Now it's your turn.
We got thousands of responses when we asked all of you for feedback about what stands in your way of being healthier. The results were overwhelming. We really are the positive corner of the internet.
The most common question: What's the training plan for ME? What's the diet for ME? They're a woman. They're 72. They're in menopause. They're busy. They're fighting depression.
I need you to know something. You have convinced yourself that you are the only person who could possibly have these challenges. That's just not true. There was not a single email listing issues I haven't seen someone overcome.
There is a program for you. There is a diet for you. You just have to stop treating yourself like a rare, valuable artifact you keep locked in a safe — and start doing it.
"I am also turning 73 this April so started when I was 70. It started with wall push-ups, chair squats, and a 15-pound dumbbell. In December I finished Maximize Strength and deadlifted 315 pounds. Benched 160. Squatted 185. Remember I'm 72, weigh 158 pounds, and am 5'7". Every doctor I see tells me I'm healthy and not to stop lifting. None are concerned about my goal. This program has worked fantastically for me."
"I am a 37 year old husband and father of five wonderful children. My biggest challenge has been finding the time. I work usually 60+ hours a week, most weekends. If you had told me I'd lose about 10% of my body fat and be benching over 315 lbs for the first time ever, I just would not have believed you. I've worked out 69 weeks in a row. The lessons I've incorporated from the Pump Principles help me tremendously outside the gym too."
"Hi, I'm Lauren. I'm a 47 year old woman. I have a whole lot of 'issues': osteoarthritis for 20 years, I'm in menopause, there's no cartilage in my knees, and the bones in one foot are surgically fused. I genuinely thought there wasn't anything in this app I didn't already know and that I wouldn't be able to lift heavier. I was wrong. I feel like a tank. I don't have crippling lower back pain anymore. My confidence is through the roof."
"My name is Zahra and I'm 39 years old. 2 years ago I was shopping for wheelchairs after being on a cane for 12 years. My spinal issues cost me jobs and quality of life on top of the severe pain and mental anguish. Everything around me was in chaos but I kept showing up with the Pump. I haven't touched my cane in a year, lost 80+ lbs, got clean and sober, and deadlifted 315 lbs at the Arnold Sports Festival."
"My name is Nate. I'm 35. My challenges when I first started were major depression — close to suicide — lack of confidence, no positivity, no vision. The words Arnold gave me that day during a Q&A saved my life literally. I broke my knee at work two years later. This community helped me get back stronger. Depression is in check. Confidence is higher than before. I barely recognize the old me in the mirror anymore."
"Hi, my name is Jenny and I'm 63. Eight years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer — it felt like a death sentence. After a double mastectomy and years of survival mode and comfort eating I gained 40 lbs and was not thriving. One day I knelt down to take a photo and couldn't get back up. That was my turning point. It's been 15 months. I'm 40 lbs lighter, strong, fit and feeling fabulous. My doctors are all happy. Truly, if I can do this, you can do this too."
That's why we built it this way. When you want to complain about your arthritis keeping you from training, there's a comment from someone else with arthritis getting their workouts in by swapping an exercise.
Scroll through the community and you will find people like you. It's the most positive community online. Join in and let them lift you up.
No matter what your challenges are — if you train three days a week, eat protein and fiber at every meal, and walk — you will make progress. We promise.
These aren't complicated. They don't require a perfect diet or an hour a day. They just require you to start.
The only question left is how much longer you're going to wait. Every person in those stories above said the same thing when they started: "I wasn't sure it would work for me."
Here's what happens when you start: you take a 2-minute assessment, you get your personalized program, and your first workout is under 30 minutes. No guessing. No figuring it out alone.
30,000 members are doing this right now — including someone with your exact challenges. Join them.
You're not buying a fitness app. You're joining the community, the coaches, and the plan that finally fits your life.