Alexis Ohanian is one of biggest and most vocal celebrity fans of Arnold Schwarzenegger. The billionaire co-founder of Reddit, who married Serena Williams in 2017, often tweets about the seven-time Mr. Olympia. Ohanian is also one of the over 300,000 subscribers of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s daily fitness newsletter, Arnold’s Pump Club. On May 4, the entrepreneur quoted a few lines from the bodybuilding icon’s newsletter.

In his tweet, Ohanain highlighted the part where Schwarzenegger talked about a study that explored how to make people stick to their fitness commitments. The venture capitalist lauded Schwarzenegger for informing his readers about the research. Yesterday, Schwarzenegger retweeted Ohanian’s post and hinted at expanding on the idea.

Alexis Ohanian’s tweet gave Arnold Schwarzenegger a new idea

The five-time Mr. Universe recently highlighted the massive study performed by over 30 scientists from 15 universities. It focused on people who joined the gym only to quit shortly afterward. The study, involving 60,000 participants, tried 50 different methods of rewarding regularity in the gym. However, they found that rewarding people even less than a dollar was the most effective method to keep them coming back to the gym.

After reading Schwarzenegger’s newsletter, Ohanian quoted the former Mr. Universe and posted it on Twitter. “Paying people the equivalent of $1.75 per workout boosted compliance. And offering the equivalent of 9 cents after a missed workout was the most effective way to get people back into the gym,” Ohanian tweeted.

He also thanked the bodybuilding legend, urging people to subscribe to Arnold’s Pump Club. Seeing the idea pick up steam, Schwarzenegger shared Ohanian’s post with his own caption. “I might need to make a training piggy bank,” the former Mr. Olympia posted.

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Schwarzenegger had made a few suggestions about what to do with the money if someone planned to follow the method. This time he talked about saving it for the long term. However, you might think why Schwarzenegger would talk about saving less than $2 in a piggy bank. Let’s hear it from the man himself.

The act is more important than the amount

Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn’t just give information to his readers, he also suggests ways people can act on it. After writing about the study, the 75-year-old said those willing to apply the method to achieve consistency could start a workout fund. Arnie suggested his subscribers reward themselves with $2 per workout and $1 every time they returned after missing a session.

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The actor said after saving some money, a person might reward themselves further by going out for dinner or simply getting a cup of fancy coffee. However, saving the money in a piggy bank would be a longer commitment. While it’ll take more time, the final amount would be a lot more and might also help the person develop a habit of saving regularly. What do you think? Let us know in the comments.