Ever wondered how to get your bodybuilding community buzzing with curiosity and debate? Fact or Fiction posts are the perfect spark. Use these ready-to-go templates to challenge myths, encourage participation, and keep your members coming back for more.
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Fact or Fiction content taps directly into our natural curiosity and love for uncovering the truth. By presenting intriguing statements, you invite members to test their knowledge, question assumptions, and engage in meaningful discussions. This format encourages both seasoned athletes and beginners to participate, since everyone has opinions or experiences to share.
Fact or Fiction also breaks up the usual feed with interactive posts that feel like a game. Members love proving themselves right or learning something new, creating a positive feedback loop of engagement. Plus, when you reveal the correct answer and back it up with credible sources, you build trust and authority within your community.
Fact or Fiction: You need to eat every 2-3 hours to build muscle.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: You need to eat every 2-3 hours to build muscle. What do you think?"
Fact or Fiction: Lifting heavy weights will make women bulky.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Lifting heavy weights will make women bulky. Share your answer below!"
Fact or Fiction: You can target fat loss in specific body areas.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: You can target fat loss in specific body areas. Fact or fiction?"
Fact or Fiction: Creatine causes kidney damage in healthy adults.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Creatine causes kidney damage in healthy adults."
Fact or Fiction: You need to feel sore after every workout to make progress.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: You need to feel sore after every workout to make progress. Agree or disagree?"
Fact or Fiction: Cardio kills muscle gains if you do it regularly.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Cardio kills muscle gains if you do it regularly. What do you think?"
Fact or Fiction: You can build muscle without lifting weights.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: You can build muscle without lifting weights."
Fact or Fiction: Egg yolks are bad for your cholesterol.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Egg yolks are bad for your cholesterol. What’s your guess?"
Fact or Fiction: Fasted cardio burns more fat than fed cardio.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Fasted cardio burns more fat than fed cardio. Vote below!"
Fact or Fiction: Stretching before lifting prevents injuries.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Stretching before lifting prevents injuries."
Fact or Fiction: Protein shakes are essential for muscle growth.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Protein shakes are essential for muscle growth. Fact or fiction?"
Fact or Fiction: You need to train to failure for best results.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: You need to train to failure for best results. Agree or disagree?"
Fact or Fiction: Squats are bad for your knees.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Squats are bad for your knees."
Fact or Fiction: You cannot build muscle after age 40.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: You cannot build muscle after age 40. Share your thoughts below!"
Fact or Fiction: More sweat means more fat loss.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: More sweat means more fat loss."
Fact or Fiction: Eating carbs at night makes you gain fat.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Eating carbs at night makes you gain fat. What do you say?"
Fact or Fiction: You must deadlift for a strong back.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: You must deadlift for a strong back."
Fact or Fiction: All natural bodybuilders look the same.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: All natural bodybuilders look the same. What do you think?"
Fact or Fiction: Pre-workout supplements are just caffeine.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Pre-workout supplements are just caffeine."
Fact or Fiction: Genetics are the main factor in bodybuilding success.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Genetics are the main factor in bodybuilding success. Agree or not?"
Fact or Fiction: You can only absorb 30 grams of protein per meal.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: You can only absorb 30 grams of protein per meal. True or false?"
Fact or Fiction: Training abs every day is the best way to get a six-pack.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Training abs every day is the best way to get a six-pack."
Fact or Fiction: All bodybuilders use steroids.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: All bodybuilders use steroids. What’s your take?"
Fact or Fiction: Drinking water during workouts is bad for performance.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Drinking water during workouts is bad for performance."
Fact or Fiction: Compound lifts burn more calories than isolation moves.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Compound lifts burn more calories than isolation moves. What do you think?"
Fact or Fiction: Bulking always means eating as much as you can.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Bulking always means eating as much as you can."
Fact or Fiction: You should avoid all fats while cutting.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: You should avoid all fats while cutting."
Fact or Fiction: More reps always mean more definition.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: More reps always mean more definition. Agree?"
Fact or Fiction: It is impossible to build muscle and lose fat at the same time.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: It is impossible to build muscle and lose fat at the same time. What do you say?"
Fact or Fiction: You should train each muscle group once per week only.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: You should train each muscle group once per week only."
Fact or Fiction: Natural testosterone boosters are highly effective.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Natural testosterone boosters are highly effective. What’s your view?"
Fact or Fiction: Tanning can help your muscles look bigger on stage.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Tanning can help your muscles look bigger on stage."
Fact or Fiction: Rest days are just as important as training days.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Rest days are just as important as training days. Agree or disagree?"
Fact or Fiction: BCAAs are necessary if you already hit your protein goal.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: BCAAs are necessary if you already hit your protein goal."
Fact or Fiction: Genetics determine your muscle shape.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Genetics determine your muscle shape. What’s your opinion?"
Fact or Fiction: You need supplements to compete in bodybuilding.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: You need supplements to compete in bodybuilding."
Fact or Fiction: Training the same muscle daily leads to more gains.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Training the same muscle daily leads to more gains. True or false?"
Fact or Fiction: Cheat meals ruin your progress.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Cheat meals ruin your progress."
Fact or Fiction: You need to stretch after every workout.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: You need to stretch after every workout."
Fact or Fiction: Drinking protein shakes at night helps build more muscle.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Drinking protein shakes at night helps build more muscle. What do you think?"
Fact or Fiction: You have to eat chicken and rice to be a bodybuilder.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: You have to eat chicken and rice to be a bodybuilder."
Fact or Fiction: All pros train twice a day, every day.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: All pros train twice a day, every day. Fact or fiction?"
Fact or Fiction: You need to cut out all sugar to be stage ready.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: You need to cut out all sugar to be stage ready."
Fact or Fiction: Machines are just as effective as free weights.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Machines are just as effective as free weights. Share your opinion!"
Post a statement related to bodybuilding and ask your community to decide if it's fact or fiction. After some responses, reveal the answer and encourage further discussion or share a source. Mix up your topics, from training myths to nutrition, supplements, or famous athletes. Use polls, comments, or story features depending on your platform. Always invite members to share their own experiences or ask follow-up questions.
For all platforms: Use platform-native features like polls (Instagram Stories, Facebook, Discord reactions) to make Fact or Fiction posts interactive. Pin popular threads to maximize visibility. Use clear visuals or simple graphics to highlight the statement. Respond promptly to comments to keep the conversation going.
Aim for 1-2 times per week to keep engagement high without overwhelming your members.
Yes, revealing the answer builds trust and provides educational value. Include sources where possible.
Encourage respectful discussion and provide credible sources. Use disagreements as a learning opportunity.
Absolutely. Adapt them for posts, stories, polls, or chat formats to fit each platform's features.
Use simple, surprising statements and easy polls to lower the barrier for participation.
Mix training, nutrition, supplements, and history for variety and wider appeal.
Yes. The statements range in complexity, so both beginners and advanced members can join in.