Struggling to get your bodybuilding community moving and engaged? Community challenges are a proven way to spark friendly competition, inspire members to try new things, and build real camaraderie. This library gives you ready-to-use templates to launch fun, motivating challenges that will get everyone involved.
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Community challenges tap into our natural desire for competition, achievement, and recognition. By encouraging members to participate in small, manageable tasks, you create a sense of shared purpose and excitement. Playful challenges lower the barrier to engagement, making it easy for even lurkers or newer members to jump in and contribute.
These challenges also foster accountability and support, as members cheer each other on and celebrate progress. This not only strengthens community bonds but also helps individuals push past their limits in a fun, low-pressure way. The result is a more active, connected, and motivated bodybuilding community.
7-Day Water Intake Challenge. Track your daily water and share your total at the end. Who's in?
💡 Example: "7-Day Water Intake Challenge. Track your daily water and share your total at the end. Who's in?"
Flex Friday! Post a pic of your best flex. All levels welcome.
💡 Example: "Flex Friday! Post a pic of your best flex. All levels welcome."
Try a new exercise this week and tell us how it went. Did it challenge you?
💡 Example: "Try a new exercise this week and tell us how it went. Did it challenge you?"
Share your favorite pre-workout meal or snack. Bonus points for photos!
💡 Example: "Share your favorite pre-workout meal or snack. Bonus points for photos!"
Weekly PR Challenge. Did you set a new personal record? Tell us about it!
💡 Example: "Weekly PR Challenge. Did you set a new personal record? Tell us about it!"
Monday Motivation. Share your goal for the week and check back Friday with your results.
💡 Example: "Monday Motivation. Share your goal for the week and check back Friday with your results."
Who can hold a plank the longest today? Post your time below.
💡 Example: "Who can hold a plank the longest today? Post your time below."
No Sugar Challenge! Avoid added sugar for 3 days. How do you feel?
💡 Example: "No Sugar Challenge! Avoid added sugar for 3 days. How do you feel?"
Share your gym selfie this week. Let’s see those gains!
💡 Example: "Share your gym selfie this week. Let’s see those gains!"
Try a new stretch after your workout and share how it helped recovery.
💡 Example: "Try a new stretch after your workout and share how it helped recovery."
Tag a workout buddy who keeps you motivated.
💡 Example: "Tag a workout buddy who keeps you motivated."
Show us your favorite home gym setup. Any creative hacks?
💡 Example: "Show us your favorite home gym setup. Any creative hacks?"
Leg Day Challenge: How many squats can you do in one set? Share your number.
💡 Example: "Leg Day Challenge: How many squats can you do in one set? Share your number."
Share your best tip for staying consistent with workouts.
💡 Example: "Share your best tip for staying consistent with workouts."
Post your favorite gym playlist. What music pumps you up?
💡 Example: "Post your favorite gym playlist. What music pumps you up?"
Throwback Thursday! Share an old progress photo and how far you’ve come.
💡 Example: "Throwback Thursday! Share an old progress photo and how far you’ve come."
Try a workout outdoors this week. Share a photo or tell us where you trained.
💡 Example: "Try a workout outdoors this week. Share a photo or tell us where you trained."
Protein Power Challenge: Track your daily protein intake and share your total each day.
💡 Example: "Protein Power Challenge: Track your daily protein intake and share your total each day."
What’s your favorite post-workout recovery routine? Share your top tip.
💡 Example: "What's your favorite post-workout recovery routine? Share your top tip."
Mini Challenge: Do 50 push-ups today. Tell us when you finish!
💡 Example: "Mini Challenge: Do 50 push-ups today. Tell us when you finish!"
Share your favorite protein shake recipe.
💡 Example: "Share your favorite protein shake recipe."
First time lifting a new weight? Celebrate with us and post your achievement!
💡 Example: "First time lifting a new weight? Celebrate with us and post your achievement!"
Sunday Stretch: Take 10 minutes to stretch today. Share your favorite move.
💡 Example: "Sunday Stretch: Take 10 minutes to stretch today. Share your favorite move."
What’s your go-to warm-up exercise? Share in the comments.
💡 Example: "What's your go-to warm-up exercise? Share in the comments."
Show us your favorite lifting shoes or gear. Photos welcome!
💡 Example: "Show us your favorite lifting shoes or gear. Photos welcome!"
No Equipment Challenge: Do a bodyweight-only workout and share your plan.
💡 Example: "No Equipment Challenge: Do a bodyweight-only workout and share your plan."
Share your biggest gym fail. Let’s laugh and learn together!
💡 Example: "Share your biggest gym fail. Let’s laugh and learn together!"
Try a new supplement this week? Share your experience or review.
💡 Example: "Try a new supplement this week? Share your experience or review."
Set a mini goal for today’s workout. Did you hit it? Tell us!
💡 Example: "Set a mini goal for today's workout. Did you hit it? Tell us!"
Share your favorite recovery snack.
💡 Example: "Share your favorite recovery snack."
Who can do the most burpees in one minute? Try it and post your number.
💡 Example: "Who can do the most burpees in one minute? Try it and post your number."
Motivation Monday: Share a quote or mantra that fires you up for training.
💡 Example: "Motivation Monday: Share a quote or mantra that fires you up for training."
Try a new grip or technique this week. Did it help your lifts?
💡 Example: "Try a new grip or technique this week. Did it help your lifts?"
Share a photo of your meal prep for the week.
💡 Example: "Share a photo of your meal prep for the week."
Post your favorite shoulder exercise. Why do you love it?
💡 Example: "Post your favorite shoulder exercise. Why do you love it?"
No Gym? No Problem! Share your best travel workout tips.
💡 Example: "No Gym? No Problem! Share your best travel workout tips."
Try a 10,000 step day. Who’s with me? Share your step count tonight.
💡 Example: "Try a 10,000 step day. Who's with me? Share your step count tonight."
What’s your favorite way to track progress? Show us your tools or apps.
💡 Example: "What's your favorite way to track progress? Show us your tools or apps."
Challenge: Hold a wall sit for as long as you can. Post your time below.
💡 Example: "Challenge: Hold a wall sit for as long as you can. Post your time below."
Share your best tip for beating workout plateaus.
💡 Example: "Share your best tip for beating workout plateaus."
What’s your rest day activity? Share a photo or idea.
💡 Example: "What's your rest day activity? Share a photo or idea."
Try a new gym this week and share your experience.
💡 Example: "Try a new gym this week and share your experience."
Pick a template that fits your group's vibe and current goals. Personalize it with your own details, challenge duration, and any small rewards or recognition you want to offer. Post it at a time when your members are most active, and be sure to follow up by liking, commenting, or highlighting member progress. Encourage everyone to share updates using photos, videos, or stories, and keep the momentum going with reminders or mid-challenge shoutouts.
These templates are designed for use on any community platform, including Facebook Groups, Discord, Reddit, WhatsApp, and more. Adapt the format to fit your platform's features: use hashtags for Instagram, polls for Facebook, or dedicated threads for forums. Encourage members to use platform-specific tools like Stories, Reactions, or Voice Notes to share progress and keep the energy high.
Leverage the templates by outlining weekly progressive overload goals, such as increasing reps, sets, or load for compound lifts like squats and bench press. Include prompts for members to share their weekly numbers, challenges faced, and tips for safely increasing intensity. Incorporate leaderboards to highlight consistent progress and encourage participation.
Use the template that allows daily or weekly check-ins where members log their macros, share meal prep photos fitting bulking or cutting phases, and discuss how nutrition impacted recovery and muscle gains. Encourage members to post screenshots of tracking apps while maintaining privacy, and provide feedback threads on overcoming common issues like hitting protein targets.
Design parallel challenge tracks within the same template, clearly labeling tasks and goals for both bulking and cutting. For example, have separate check-in prompts for increased caloric intake and strength gains versus caloric deficit and fat loss. Promote cross-phase support by encouraging members to share strategies and celebrate each other's specific achievements.
Yes, you can dedicate a template to 'PR Week' where members post videos or logs of their lifts aiming for new personal bests. Include guidance on safe progression, warm-up routines, and require members to share videos for form checks. Assign experienced members or moderators to provide constructive feedback and ensure the challenge prioritizes safety.
Customize the templates to have weekly spotlights on specific muscle groups. Include educational posts on anatomy, targeted exercises (e.g., standing calf raises, rear delt flyes), and progress photo threads. Ask members to share before-and-after pictures, training logs, and discuss strategies to overcome muscle group stagnation within the challenge.
Enhance the challenge by including advanced variations (like pause reps or tempo work) and ask experienced members to mentor beginners through video analysis and tips. Create competitive tiers or sub-challenges within the template, such as 'Perfect Your Bench Arch' or 'Master the Mind-Muscle Connection,' specifically for advanced participants.
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