Former U.S. Marine and health & fitness advocate to give motivational talk to assembled poolees

Chicago — Will Pounder will address a group of poolees — individuals who have already signed up to become a Marine but not yet left for 13 weeks of recruit training — this Saturday in Los Angeles.

During the private event, Pounder will deliver a motivational talk that touches upon his military experience, and the challenges he overcame to become an award-winning adult performer, accomplished mixed martial artist and fitness advocate.

The six-foot star competed in martial arts on weekends while serving in the Marines, taught the All-Marine Grappling Team, ran the All-Marine Competition Team at Camp Pendleton, and started the jiu-jitsu club in Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in 2008.

However, during his service, Pounder was severely injured while carrying a fellow Marine with a sprained ankle. Pounder later learned he had fractured his fifth lumbar (L5) vertebrae.

Two months after his honorable discharge, Pounder, who had hoped to return to practicing and teaching jiu-jitsu, found himself in blinding pain and disabled from the injury. “I couldn’t move, and my weight got up to 255 lbs. I had to change my diet, re-learn how to walk, and learn how to work out all over again.”

Through force of will, Pounder lost 55 lbs in three months and regained his mobility.

After appearing on the TV series “A Grunt’s Life,” Pounder joined the adult industry in 2017.

In 2019, he competed in a team grappling tournament televised by UFC Fight Pass, fighting on the team captained by former UFC welterweight, mixed martial artist and boxer Chris “Lights Out” Lytle. Pounder was recently named brand ambassador for the TestoGen fitness supplement from UK-based health and nutrition company, Muscle Club.

“I joined the Marines because I knew I needed discipline to be a success in life, and to find my place and my purpose,” Pounder said.

“The struggles I went through in life that have made me successful on multiple fronts all come from the values, work ethic and the ethos of the Marine Corps. I’m always more than happy to share my experiences with a new generation of Marines before they enter boot camp.”

About Will Pounder

Will Pounder is one of the adult film world’s busiest and most esteemed male performers.

In addition to his steady flow of scene work for top studios including Deeper, Brazzers, Adam & Eve and Penthouse, the rock-steady Pounder has earned a reputation as the king of VR scenes, frequently anchoring shoots for companies such as VR Bangers, Pornhub Originals VR, and WankzVR.

“I must say I’m incredibly grateful,” Pounder remarked. “I’m just a guy from a small town trying to make it in a grown man’s world. I feel like I’m living in a dream working with such beautiful women. Is this even real?”

A devoted health & fitness advocate and accomplished mixed martial artist, while in the Marine Corps he competed on weekends, taught the All-Marine Grappling Team, ran the All-Marine Competition Team at Camp Pendleton, and started the jiu-jitsu club in Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in 2008.

After appearing on the TV series “A Grunt’s Life,” Pounder joined the adult industry in 2017.

In August 2019, he competed in a team grappling tournament televised by UFC Fight Pass, fighting on the team captained by former UFC welterweight, mixed martial artist and boxer Chris “Lights Out” Lytle.

Pounder was honored with two awards, including the coveted the Best Male Newcomer trophy, at the January 2020 AVN Awards ceremony in Las Vegas.

In February 2020, he shared real-world advice to veterans on how to succeed in the adult film business in an interview with American Grit, and in April, Pounder was profiled in Daily Star Online. “Because of the worldwide quarantines, social distancing, and curfews due to the pandemic, people are longing for physical contact and a sexual release,” Pounder explained. “Adult entertainment, and especially virtual reality, has come to the rescue, to provide much-needed relief and entertainment — from the safety one one’s own home.”

In January 2021, Pounder took home the trophy for Best Virtual Reality Sex Scene at the 38th annual AVN Awards.