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r/GYM

r/GYM is a safe-for-work community on Reddit, ranked #848 on SubMouse with 1,239,760 subscribers and about 37 new posts a day.

Rank (SFW)#848
Subscribers1.2M
Growth since Nov 2+2.2K
Posts per day37
Posts all time301K
CreatedJun 2008
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About r/GYM

In its own words:

A community for Redditors to discuss any topics relating to general fitness; with an emphasis on barbell & dumbbell lifting, as well as calisthenics (bodyweight movements).

Community guide

r/GYM (#850, about 1.2 million subscribers) — A community for Redditors to discuss any topics relating to general fitness; with an emphasis on barbell & dumbbell lifting, as well as calisthenics (bodyweight movements). A recent sample averaged 37 posts a day (~39% text, ~37% video, ~12% image). Its public rules include: Progress Pictures; Civility & Respect; No Self Promotion; No Program Revising; No Natty Policing.

What belongs here

Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Medical advice requests are out of scope. Match posts to: Progress Pictures; Civility & Respect; No Self Promotion; No Program Revising.

How it differs from lookalikes

Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. Skim the full public rule list once rather than assuming defaults from similar subs.

Practical pointers

Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Common flairs include: General Advice, General Discussion, Lift, Technique Check.

The community was created on Jun 18, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 2,194 subscribers (+0.18%). Among the 20 communities on our fitness list it is number 5 by size. It sits just behind r/centuryhomes (#847) and ahead of r/iamverybadass (#849) in our ranking.

What sets r/GYM apart

r/GYM is more of a browsing community than a debating one: 5.7 comments per post on average, well under the Top 100 median of 13.0. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 1.41% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 95% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (20:00 UTC) sees about 6.0× as many posts as the quietest (02:00 UTC).

Subscriber growth

1.24M1.22MSep 19Nov 9, 2026

Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/GYM went up from 1,222,568 to 1,239,760 subscribers (+17.2K, +1.41%). That is about 337 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.

Top posts on r/GYM this week

This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Nov 8, 2026).

  1. 30yo | 47kg → 60kg | 4 Years of Progress | 1.70m. I still have a lot of room for improvement!u/PolerinaAcrobata · Nov 3 · image
  2. From 265lbs to 210lbs in 8 months / 27 / 6’3"u/Enzgod59 · Nov 3 · gallery
  3. Does anyone else do or even know what this exercise is called? Saw some random dude at my gym doing it a while back and feel like it's blowing up my forearms.u/Small_Balls_69 · Nov 6 · video
  4. 305!u/Brown_Gym_Gal · Nov 7 · video
  5. 5’9” & 32yo - 174lbs in both pics - Apr 2025 vs Nov 2026u/thatcouchiscozy · Nov 3 · image
  6. Halloween Deadlift 🎃👻u/Sudden-Release-7389 · Nov 1 · video
  7. Weightlifting session 1/2 for today!u/fijiwhtsnds · Nov 6 · video
  8. Is my back arching too much?u/payton_eze1992 · Nov 1 · video
  9. Biceps curl proper formu/I3l2 · Nov 5 · video
  10. 5 plates pain free, 70% back after spine injuryu/Frodozer · Nov 3 · video

All-time top posts

The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/GYM, from 2024 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.

  1. [31] Almost two years of blood, sweat and tears 💪u/kaosblink · Jun 17, 2025 · image
  2. New here, 48M, 401lbs down from 500 plus since September of 2021, had been down to 367 until the last month. Yesterday was leg day.u/BJoe1976 · Oct 26, 2024 · gallery
  3. 6 month progress 47 years old just over 80 lbs. 325lbs to 252lbsu/RallyCuda · Oct 21, 2024 · gallery
  4. F34 285lbs to 158lbs - 3.75 years. Binge eater to gym obsessedu/Former-Dragonfruit98 · May 20, 2025 · image
  5. 23 Year Old Male - 6FT - 4 years- 180lbs to 200lbsu/Own_Cut8970 · Oct 28, 2024 · gallery
  6. F25 from 180lbs to 140lbs (5 months difference)u/OnyxLexi · Oct 14, 2025 · gallery
  7. 18yrs, 302-200 (pics are one year apart)u/FlightsCoach · Dec 30, 2025 · gallery
  8. 27M 1 year difference 210->155u/iamthewall69 · Aug 26, 2025 · image
  9. 32 male 416ib to 320ib 1 yearu/Reasonable_Key_7911 · Oct 29, 2024 · gallery
  10. 100 pounds lost!!u/Primary_Street3559 · Apr 29, 2025 · gallery

What r/GYM talks about

Across 217 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “months”, “press”, “advice”, “weight” and “form”. Other frequent themes are training, squat, dumbbell, muscle, good and help. Recurring phrases include “bench press”, “form check”, “dumbbell press” and “weight loss”. By format, 39% are text posts, 37% are videos and 12% are images.

  • months 13
  • press 13
  • advice 12
  • weight 11
  • form 10
  • training 8
  • squat 8
  • dumbbell 7
  • muscle 7
  • good 7
  • help 7
  • progress 7
  • exercises 6
  • bench 6
  • workout 6
  • 60kg 6
  • deadlift 6
  • check 5

Popular post flairs: General Advice (88), General Discussion (34), Lift (34), Technique Check (25), PR/PB (15), Progress Picture(s) (10).

Activity and best time to post

r/GYM gets about 37 new posts a day. The public archive holds 301,035 posts and 1,724,752 comments in total, about 5.7 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (44 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (17). Posting peaks around 20:00 UTC and is lowest around 02:00 UTC.

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Posts per hour of the day, UTC, Oct 29, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026
Text posts 39%Videos 37%Images 12%Galleries 12%

Rules of r/GYM

The moderators of r/GYM list 11 rules. In short:

  1. Progress Pictures
  2. Civility & Respect
  3. No Self Promotion
  4. No Program Revising
  5. No Natty Policing
  6. This is a SFW Sub
  7. No Form Policing
  8. Don't be Whiney
  9. Medical Advice and Misinformation
  10. "Is X good for my Y?"

How to join

Open reddit.com/r/GYM and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.

Frequently asked questions

How many subscribers does r/GYM have?

r/GYM has 1,239,760 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #848 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 17,192 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.

When was r/GYM created?

r/GYM was created on Jun 18, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Mar 26, 2011.

Is r/GYM still active?

Yes. r/GYM gets about 37 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 301,035 posts and 1,724,752 comments. In a sample of 217 recent posts we counted 190 different authors.

What is the best time to post in r/GYM?

Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 20:00 UTC, with the fewest around 02:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.

What kind of posts are on r/GYM?

The community describes itself as: “A community for Redditors to discuss any topics relating to general fitness; with an emphasis on barbell & dumbbell lifting, as well as calisthenics (bodyweight movements).” Recent post titles often mention months, press, advice, weight and form. Most posts are text posts (39%).

Is r/GYM SFW?

Yes. Reddit does not mark r/GYM as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.

What are the rules of r/GYM?

Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/GYM accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 11 posted rules, starting with: “Progress Pictures”; “Civility & Respect”; “No Self Promotion”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.

What subreddits are similar to r/GYM?

Communities with similar topics include r/beginnerfitness (3M), r/bodyweightfitness (4.8M), r/Fitness (12.6M), r/xxfitness (3.1M) and r/GymMemes (2.1M).

Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/GYM.

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