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SET THE STANDARD review

SET THE STANDARD has grown 33% between 24 Aug 2026 and 2 Nov 2026, by its published member count. It charges $10 a month.

A review on the numbers, not an opinion: nobody here has joined SET THE STANDARD, and nothing below is a verdict.

SET THE STANDARD is the Skool group of STNDRD, a training brand built around bodybuilder Chris Bumstead, known as CBUM and a six-time Mr. Olympia.[1] It pairs physique training with discipline and follow-through, starts new members on a 30 Day Plan, and was created in May 2026.[1]

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Members
4,143
Published price
$10
per month
Members, last 30 days
+500
3 Oct 2026 to 2 Nov 2026
Rank by members
#458
of 6,077 sellers listed here
Size rank in niche
#28
of 409 sellers listed in fitness and health, by published members
Price rank in niche
#94
of 125 priced in Fitness and health listed here, highest first
Check the Course score
92
A, very strong
Niche
Fitness and health
426 listed here
Created
19 May 2026
Skool publishes this date
Readings
23
since 24 Aug 2026

About SET THE STANDARD

Membership includes the STNDRD 4 Phase System, assessment tools used to build custom client protocols, goal-related masterclasses, direct access to a team of STNDRD coaches and weekly calls.[1] Invite-only in-person events let members train, eat and learn with Bumstead.[1] An AI tool, STNDRD AI, giving access to CBUM and Coach Justin, is marked as coming soon.[1] Membership can be cancelled at any time, with no commitment.[1]

The STNDRD fitness app, a separate product from STNRD App LLC, offers workout programs for all levels, including Road To Olympia, the plan Bumstead followed while preparing for a sixth Mr. Olympia title.[2] The app also has more than 35 on-demand workouts, nutrition tracking and a global leaderboard.[2] As of September 2026, the app cost $19.99 a month on its monthly plan, with a 7-day free trial.[2] Bumstead also has a YouTube channel under his own name.[3]

Sources

  1. Skool listing: skool.com/stndrd, as collected 24 Sept 2026
  2. Other: stndrd.app, retrieved 28 Sept 2026
  3. YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC4514FwdRy5gI6CdC9GPb0w, retrieved 28 Sept 2026

Compiled by Check the Course from the sources listed, to the best of our ability.

What the listing describes
NicheFitness and healthFormatMentorship or coachingIncludesLive sessions

Read from the listing’s own words: what is offered, never how well.

What is inside

Course modules
81
Courses
10
Posts, all time
1,776
People running it
19

Counts published by SET THE STANDARD on its own page, read on 6 Sept 2026: how much is included, never how good it is. Listed as run by chris-bumstead-6280.

How we knowSourced & dated
Observed on 2 Nov 2026 from Skool source page archived copy a0ca862419bd.
Observable monthly ceiling
$10
monthly price
4,143
published members
$41,430
theoretical ceiling per month

This is not revenue, earnings or income. It assumes every listed member pays the headline price, which is never the case in practice, and it does not account for free members, trials, discounts, churn, refunds, platform fees or tax.

Against the fitness and health niche

Percentile among the other 425 fitness and health listings here, each seller counted once for size.

Size93rd
smallestlargest
Price · further right is cheaper75th
most expensivecheapest

Held at $10 per month for every week we have tracked it, since August 2026.

Check the Course Score
92AVery strong

Ahead of 92% of the 13,577 Skool communities we track, including ones without a page here, on the measures below, each read from a figure SET THE STANDARD published itself.

  • Size 53% of the scoreahead of 95%
  • Growth 27% of the scoreahead of 87%
  • Track record 20% of the scoreahead of 12%

An algorithmic position among tracked listings: not an endorsement, a guarantee or advice. How the score works.

  • Top 10% by size in fitness and health. Measured by Check the Course.Top 10% by size in fitness and health. Measured by Check the Course.
  • Members up 33% since August 2026. Measured by Check the Course.Members up 33% since August 2026. Measured by Check the Course.

    Net member count up 33% between our first reading, on 24 Aug 2026, and our latest, on 2 Nov 2026.

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Evidence and signals

Listed on 4,143 members.

Evidence: measured.

Following elsewhere
4,830,000 at its largest4,830,000 on YouTube. Followers on another platform, not members here.
First recorded
24 August 2026our first reading, not its launch
Elsewhere
YouTube

Tracked over time

Member change
+29+0.7%over 2 days+500+13.7%over 30 days
Price change
Unchanged at every reading

23 observations over 70 days.

Member count
3,2003,4003,6003,8004,0004,14324 Aug 20262 Nov 2026change
Monthly price
$10$1024 Aug 20262 Nov 2026

Observation log

Observation log
ObservedMembersChangePriceCeiling / month
2 Nov 20264,143+29$10 per month$41,430
31 Oct 20264,114+30$10 per month$41,140
27 Oct 20264,084+36$10 per month$40,840
24 Oct 20264,048+18$10 per month$40,480
23 Oct 20264,030+25$10 per month$40,300
21 Oct 20264,005+21$10 per month$40,050
19 Oct 20263,984+10$10 per month$39,840
17 Oct 20263,974+38$10 per month$39,740
15 Oct 20263,936+39$10 per month$39,360
13 Oct 20263,897+91$10 per month$38,970
9 Oct 20263,806+91$10 per month$38,060
5 Oct 20263,715+72$10 per month$37,150
3 Oct 20263,643+7$10 per month$36,430
2 Oct 20263,636+18$10 per month$36,360
1 Oct 20263,618+81$10 per month$36,180
28 Sept 20263,537+109$10 per month$35,370
23 Sept 20263,428+46$10 per month$34,280
21 Sept 20263,382+1$10 per month$33,820
21 Sept 20263,381+61$10 per month$33,810
14 Sept 20263,320+86$10 per month$33,200
6 Sept 20263,234+43$10 per month$32,340
31 Aug 20263,191+73$10 per month$31,910
24 Aug 20263,118$10 per month$31,180
Average per week, last 30 days3 Oct 2026 to 2 Nov 2026+117
Average per week, since first reading24 Aug 2026 to 2 Nov 2026+103

Seller’s followers on other platforms

Seller’s followers on other platforms
Read, about monthlyYouTubeTikTok
6 Oct 20264,830,000+40,000
6 Sept 20264,790,000

Common questions about SET THE STANDARD

What is SET THE STANDARD?
SET THE STANDARD is the Skool group of STNDRD, a training brand built around bodybuilder Chris Bumstead, known as CBUM and a six-time Mr. Olympia. It pairs physique training with discipline and follow-through, starts new members on a 30 Day Plan, and was created in May 2026.
How much does SET THE STANDARD cost?
SET THE STANDARD charges $10 per month on Skool, read 2 Nov 2026. That is cheaper than 75% of the other priced fitness and health listings here.
How many members does SET THE STANDARD have?
SET THE STANDARD lists 4,143 members, read 2 Nov 2026.
How has SET THE STANDARD's membership changed?
From 3,118 members on 24 Aug 2026, our first reading, to 4,143 on 2 Nov 2026: up 1,025, or 33%.
How does SET THE STANDARD compare with other fitness and health communities?
At $10 a month, SET THE STANDARD sits below the $27 median of the 124 priced fitness and health listings here. The niche median is 464 members. Pricing benchmarks by niche.
What do you get inside SET THE STANDARD?
SET THE STANDARD publishes 81 course modules, 10 courses, 1,776 posts, 19 admins. Communities with the most course content.

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