Arnold Schwarzenegger offers new fitness challenge after helping presidents and US military shape up
Published January 6, 2025 4:30am EST
Arnold Schwarzenegger kicked off the new year by offering fans an opportunity to get into top shape by working out with him in person.
On January 1, the 77-year-old actor and bodybuilding icon unveiled a new challenge for users of his fitness app, The Pump.
"Today, I’m announcing the ‘Iron Ticket,’" Schwarzenegger wrote in his Pump Club newsletter. "It’s like the Golden Ticket from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, except this one will make you fit instead of giving you a lifetime supply of chocolate and a tour of a candy factory."
"Every three months, I’ll be asking for your success stories in the app," he continued. "And I will pick three people with fantastic success stories every three months to fly out and train with me. One beginner, one intermediate, one advanced — so no one is left out."
Schwarzenegger explained that, unlike other fitness challenges, he doesn't intend for the "Iron Ticket" to be one that "just awards the fit getting fitter."
"I want this to be for everyone, no matter where your starting line is," he wrote. "Whether you’re doing your first-ever chair squats or squatting 500 pounds, as long as you’re working to be better every day, you’re eligible."
The fitness icon also revealed that he plans for his Iron Ticket challenge to continue indefinitely.