# On-screen checklist that fills as you go

A sports and outdoors format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/sports-and-outdoors/on-screen-checklist-that-fills-as-you-go

Show a checklist or emoji progress bar that updates with each answer or level, ending on a bait item. It worked for 6 accounts, with a median of 11x their usual reach. Type: Editing trick. Seen as: Talking head, Voiceover, Video.

## Why it works

Viewers stay to see the list complete. An absurd or hard last item rewards finishing.

## How to make it

1. Show the empty list on screen
2. Tick or fill each item as it happens
3. End with an impossible or funny last item

## Hook formula

[List of levels] … and [absurd last item]

## Examples

- @_fcmotivate (840K followers, TikTok talking head): 26x their usual views. Hook: “if you had to pick 5 A Side team” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@_fcmotivate/video/7693234010088148256)
- @coachjohnoliveira (9K followers, TikTok voiceover): 20x their usual views. Hook: “HOW DOES A SETTER DECIDE WHO GETS IT?” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@coachjohnoliveira/video/7703360801926565151)
- @danmorleyboxer (213K followers, TikTok talking head): 14x their usual views. Hook: “The Best Boxers I Ever Shared a Ring With” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@danmorleyboxer/video/7696089771218701601)
- @pmevolleyball (1.1M followers, TikTok talking head): 8.6x their usual views. Hook: “🏐✋🥎🥒🥍⛳🎳” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@pmevolleyball/video/7701010454767783181)
- @thebromanacademy (109K followers, Instagram talking head): 7.1x their usual views. Hook: “Can You Beat The Coach⁉️” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DeNiNq7JV5T/)
- @readyeddie23 (82K followers, TikTok video): 2.7x their usual views. Hook: “BOXING COMBO TO PRACTICE” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@readyeddie23/video/7691702439287737630)

More sports and outdoors formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/sports-and-outdoors.md

## Get the full library

The full library has every post, format and hook in sports and outdoors, plus long-running Meta ads, and your AI agent can search it over MCP. The library comes with Volume Core and Pro, from $29.99 a month, and every plan starts with a 3-day free trial. Start a free trial: https://tryvolume.app/library

Agents: add Volume's MCP server (https://app.tryvolume.app/api/mcp) and call `search_library(shelf: "formats", niche: "Sports and outdoors")` for every format, `search_library(shelf: "posts", niche: "Sports and outdoors")` for examples with transcripts and scripts.

## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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