Follow lifters and see their training
MuscleBuddy's social layer is built around logged training: a feed of workouts, PRs and rank-ups from lifters you follow, suggestions for people who train where you do, and challenges you can run together.
Follow without a request
Following someone takes one tap, with no request for them to accept. They don't have to follow you back for you to see their training.
Who you follow sets what is in your feed and who you are ranked against when you narrow a leaderboard to people you follow.
Blocking works both ways and takes effect at once. It hides existing posts and comments between the two accounts and stops new follows, likes and comments in either direction.
A feed of the training you do
Your feed shows posts from people you follow and your own: finished workouts, new PRs, meals, check-ins, progress photos, rank-ups, achievements and challenge milestones. The posts MuscleBuddy writes for you, such as a rank-up or a PR, post once even if a poor connection retries.
Posts take likes, comments and reposts. Comments go one level deep, so a reply to a reply stays in the same thread. Each post is public or followers-only, and you choose as you write it.
Report and block controls sit on every post and comment. A report sends the item to an admin review queue, and once three different people report the same item it is hidden automatically. An admin can restore anything hidden by mistake.
Finding people you might know
Search finds people by display name. Suggestions rank people by the gyms you have both saved, how many people you follow also follow them, and the challenges you are both running, so you see lifters from your own gym and circle before strangers with big numbers.
Suggestions leave out anyone you have blocked or who has blocked you.
Community challenges
Opt in to a challenge, hit the target inside your window, and see where you stand against the other lifters running it. A typical one asks for a qualifying day (a check-in and at least one logged meal on the same calendar day) on most days of a 30-day window, plus a minimum number of workouts.
MuscleBuddy sometimes runs a limited promotional challenge with its own reward. When one is live, the app shows its exact terms and deadline.
Frequently asked
- Is the social feed free, or behind the Pro tier?
Free: the feed, following, discovery, challenges and leaderboards. None of the community layer is Pro-gated.
- Can I control who sees my posts?
Yes. Each post is public or followers-only, chosen as you write it, and you can hide or delete it later.
- Does someone have to follow me back?
No. Following is one-way and takes effect immediately, with no request to approve.
- What happens if I block someone?
Neither account can see, follow, like or comment on the other, and existing posts and comments between you are hidden.
- What happens when I report a post?
It goes to an admin review queue. A post or comment is hidden automatically once three different people report it, and an admin can restore it.
- How do the community challenges work?
Opt in, then hit the target inside your window, typically a qualifying day (a check-in plus at least one meal on the same calendar day) on most days of a 30-day run, plus a minimum number of workouts. Your window starts on the day you opt in. When a limited promotional challenge is live, the app shows its terms, reward and deadline.
Find your training community
The feed, follows, discovery and challenges are all free. Ranks, streaks and leaderboards are covered on the gamification page.