3 days live coaching with relaunch
New purchasers of the relaunched MAPS Anabolic receive 3 days of live coaching with a Mind Pump personal trainer included with their purchase.
Snapshot · Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
2880: The Program That Built Mind Pump: 10 Years & 100,000 Transformations
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Jun 15, 2026
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Relaunch Details
At 31:00 · chapter starts 29:43
The episode closes with Sal laying out both the relaunch details and an unusually candid business confession. The 10-year MAPS Anabolic relaunch adds substance, not just packaging: a female blueprint with adjusted programming for women's body goals, updated FAQs addressing the questions that most confuse new users, new masterclass coaching videos for the core lifts, and three days of live coaching with a real Mind Pump trainer. Existing customers get every update automatically, at no charge. Then Sal shares a piece of counter-intuitive business strategy: Mind Pump had MAPS Anabolic ready to sell from the very first day of the podcast, but deliberately chose not to launch it for an entire year. The reasoning was straightforward — they wanted to give away knowledge, build genuine authority, and let listeners recognize their expertise before asking for money. When they finally launched, the audience was primed. It's a content marketing story as instructive as the fitness philosophy itself. The episode closes with the standard RGB Super Bundle outro and a call for iTunes reviews.
What's New in the MAPS Anabolic 10-Year Relaunch
The 10-year relaunch adds a female blueprint with adjusted programming for women's goals, updated FAQs on trigger sessions and phasing, new masterclass videos for core lifts, and 3 days of live coaching with a Mind Pump trainer. Existing owners get all updates free.
50% off relaunch discount
For the 10-year anniversary relaunch, MAPS Anabolic is available at 50% off at mapsanabolic.com using the code ANABOLIC.
The Year Mind Pump Gave Away Everything for Free
Mind Pump had MAPS Anabolic ready on day one of the podcast. They sat on it for a year, giving away free knowledge and building authority. When they finally launched it, the audience was already primed to buy.
Program delayed 1 year to build authority
Mind Pump held MAPS Anabolic back from sale for an entire year after launching the podcast, deliberately building audience trust and authority before monetizing.
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