Welcome to the positive corner of wellness! Arnold's Pump Club is a daily podcast by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Thanks to a helpful machine he trained, Arnold shares 3 tips from his daily newsletter each day, and in just 5 minutes, you'll have the support, information, and inspiration you need to live a healthier life. This daily digest helps make sense of the research that matters, shares workouts and healthy recipes, and delivers motivation straight from Arnold. It's the perfect way to get your mind right; because where the mind goes, the body follows.

Recent Episodes

Sept. 20, 2024

#175: There's Something Different About Coffee Drinkers

If you combined all the studies about the benefits of coffee, you'd feel that it might be the healthiest food in the world. After yet another study came out, Arnold takes a deeper look at why coffee research appears to be so…
Sept. 18, 2024

#174: Can You Build More Muscle With Fewer Calories?

If you want to be successful in life, you need to take action. But before you take action, Arnold argues, you need to learn to become a better listener. In this episode, Arnold outlines how anyone can achieve their potential…
Sept. 17, 2024

#173: Is Sun Exposure Good Or Bad For Your Health?

In Be Useful, Arnold wrote: “Failure has never killed a dream; quitting kills every dream it touches.” When you are building new habits, it’s going to be hard. You’re going to have missed days. You’re going to fail. And, mos…
Sept. 12, 2024

#172: The Problem With Optimization

The latest trend in wellness is to push toward optimization. Whether it's your sleep, workouts, or nutrition, there always seems to be something more you can do. Understanding how you can improve is a good thing. Progression…
Sept. 12, 2024

#171: How To Turn Darkness Into Light

Today is a special episode of the podcast. In honor of the anniversary of 9/11, Arnold asked former Green Beret Jason McCarthy, founder of GORUCK, to share his experiences and lessons from serving the country and enlisting a…
Sept. 9, 2024

#170: Arnold's Method For Managing Overwhelm

People often ask Arnold how he gets so much done and while seeming so relaxed. The truth is it wasn't always that way. Back in the 1970s, Arnold was suffering from stress and overwhelm, and he learned a technique that change…
Sept. 2, 2024

#169: Let This Be Your Wakeup Call

There's a reason Arnold has spent more than 5 decades on a crusade to push fitness to everyone. But now, after hearing new data from the chair of the Department of Medicine from Stanford University, he is as inspired as ever…
Aug. 29, 2024

#168: How To Prevent Fat Storage

Calories count, and not all calories are equal -- but did you know that some foods are more resistant to being stored as fat than others? In this episode, Arnold shares the fascinating study about people who overate by 1,000…
Aug. 26, 2024

#167: The Problem With Optimization

For five decades, Arnold has been answering questions about fitness and nutrition. But in the age of social media, everything is different. The algorithms drive content that engages -- not necessarily the advice that is most…
Aug. 22, 2024

#166: Does The Cold Really Improve Workout Recovery?

If you ask 10 people about the best ways to recover from a workout, you'll probably get 10 different answers. So, when scientists put together review papers on cold exposure, we looked deeper at what they discovered. In this…
Aug. 19, 2024

#165: The One Question You Must Ask

Arnold has discussed the importance of a clear vision and setting big goals. But before you can set a vision or create better habits, you need to ask yourself one question. In this episode, Arnold discusses the one thing he …
Aug. 15, 2024

#164: The Ultimate Longevity Test

Traditionally, you might test your longevity by taking blood, looking at blood pressure and cholesterol, or measuring body mass index. However, the VO2 max test might be the best test of all. In this episode, Arnold talks ab…