How To Create a Fitness Content Calendar
- Xavier Savage
- Jan 1, 2023
- 4 min read
Updated: Jun 3
Create a Fitness Content Calendar That Builds Power, Authority, and Revenue
PHASE 1: PLAN – DEFINE THE MISSION
Before you ever post a quote, reel, or workout tip, you need to establish your campaign’s war map. If you're operating without one, you’re not building a business—you’re reacting to noise. The foundation of your fitness content calendar is your clarity of purpose, brand identity, and conversion objective.
Start by reviewing your S.M.A.R.T. Goals framework. But don’t treat these goals like vague resolutions. Translate each one into strategic targets:
Specific: “Add 300 followers” becomes “Attract 300 women interested in body-type based coaching.”
Measurable: Tie every KPI to conversions. Not just likes—leads.
Achievable: If you don’t have the assets or offer to support a viral campaign, don’t build around it.
Realistic: Work with your real schedule. Don’t copy creators with teams if you're solo.
Time-based: Use short, repeatable sprints (7-day, 14-day, 30-day).
Reinforce this with your sovereignty-centered systems. See the DX Body Type Archetypes to define who you’re targeting by gender, behavior, and transformation desire. Are you speaking to the Female Diamond Reformer who struggles with sugar cycles, or the Male Iron Commander optimizing deadlift wave-loading?
Embed goals into weekly structure:
Week 1: Showcase brand values
Week 2: Build education
Week 3: Offer transformation proof
Week 4: Drive traffic + conversions
If you’ve launched content from the Inertia Over Inspiration Podcast, repurpose key episodes into mini-campaigns. Use your episodes on discipline vs motivation to theme an entire week around habit psychology.
PHASE 2: BRAINSTORM – STRATEGIC THEMING BY ARCHETYPE
Your brainstorm is not a random idea dump. It’s a tactical alignment between who you are, who you’re speaking to, and what battle you’re helping them win. You’re guiding someone from unconscious pain to active transformation.
Start with client type:
Review your data from training consults, quiz results, or audience polls.
Use the DX Anti-Mom Bod Blog to identify pain points—fatigue, cravings, shame around body image.
Pull language from DMs or comments. What are they actually saying?
Now plot the transformation bridge:
Starting Point: “I’m overwhelmed by diet options and gym routines.”
End Point: “I follow my customized DX plan and feel powerful daily.”
Content must build that bridge. Example:
Obstacle: “I don’t know what’s wrong with my body.”
Your Post: “Here’s why your weight gain is a hormonal recovery response, not laziness. And here’s how I address it with the DX Hormone Reset Training Stack.”
Create 7 content columns for each theme of resistance:
Misconception destruction
Client story
Transformation framework
Tactical solution (e.g., training split or meal prep)
Lifestyle trigger (stress, cravings, identity)
Ritual or protocol
Offer alignment
Example brainstorm prompt: “How does my DX protocol rewire female sugar dependency, and how can I make that into a 60-second reel with voiceover and CTA?”
PHASE 3: SCHEDULE – TEMPLATES + THEMES
This is where you automate your consistency. Use Google Calendar or Notion to block content by week, theme, and outcome. Match it with recurring launch cycles like your 30-Day Body Recomposition Challenge or seasonal archetype guides.
Here’s a tactical theme breakdown:
Monday: Identity + Motivation
Pull quotes from your book reviews (e.g., Revolutionary Suicide, Black Skin, White Masks)
Turn insights from DX’s Hero’s Journey protocols into reels
Examples:
“You're not tired. You're under-trained for your real mission.” – drop as a voiceover with visuals of the DX training floor
Backlink to “Revolutionary Discipline: The Elijah Muhammad Fitness Protocol”
Tuesday: Tactical Tip Day
Break down one training method: wave loading, pyramid sets, or metabolic circuits
Reuse blog tips like “Gut Health Protocols by Body Type”
Include graphic + carousel with “Save this” CTA
Wednesday: Promotion + Proof
Share testimonials using the Body Type Quiz Journey Stories
Publish long-form blogs and push one key point with a teaser like:
“New blog: How deadlifts + magnesium restore female hormone levels after 30. Link in bio.”
Use #workoutwednesday only when posting real programming, not fluff.
Thursday: Networking + Reciprocity
Shout out other sovereign creators (e.g., 19Keys, Dr. Bobby Price)
Link to podcast clips from guests or mentors
Repost clients’ stories when they mention your training methods
Friday: Community + Interaction
Ask open-ended questions:
“What keeps you going when you want to quit?”
“What’s the most toxic health myth you had to unlearn?”
Pair with a new blog comment thread or embed a recent Mindset blog for depth
Saturday: Education
Repost deep archive content like:
Pull one quote, one stat, and one practical takeaway
Sunday: Humor + Humanity
Mix meme templates from real cultural references: use memes that target gym fail culture, diet industry lies, or body-type misconceptions
Use storytelling captions: “Before DX I thought carbs were the enemy. Now I use them to PR my deadlift.”
Pro tip: set automation via Zapier or Notion-to-Instagram integrations to republish carousels every 3 months with new captions.
PHASE 4: AUTOMATION + ASSET CREATION
Create a recurring weekly execution system. At DXTheTrainer, we recommend a 52-week playbook tied to the launch cycles of your:
Body Type Quizzes
Coaching Funnels
Seasonal Challenges
Book Reviews
Podcast Clips
Structure your asset folder:
/Brand Kit
/Week Themes
/Client Testimonials
/Before + After
/Voiceovers
/Blog Snippets
/Quotes to Reuse
Every post should serve one of five conversion goals:
Opt into your newsletter or quiz
Book a training consult
Join a challenge
Purchase a training stack or plan
Share the post with someone else
Backlink every post to relevant DX content:
Got a quote? Link to the blog it came from.
Got a transformation? Link to the full protocol.
Got a reel? Link to the voiceover blog it was pulled from.
ACTION CHECKLIST
✅ Review your current analytics✅ Select 3 main themes that align with your 90-day offer✅ Build your next 4 weeks of content with identity-specific targeting✅ Save & sort assets by category✅ Batch shoot content each Sunday or Monday✅ Automate 2 weeks out at all times✅ Track conversions weekly
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