About r/bodybuilding
Community guide
r/bodybuilding (#372, about 3.0 million) centers on bodybuilding discussion. Catalogue description was empty in our snapshot; collected rules restrict self-promo, general fitness/nutrition off-scope posts, images without discussion, physique posts, routine critiques, injuries, memes, and diagnosis requests. Mixed media (~23.2 ppd).
Bodybuilding-specific, not generic gym
General fitness/nutrition and non-bodybuilding images are removal categories—keep posts in the sport’s lane.
Discussion over bare pics
Images need discussion; physique and critique posts have their own rule hooks—read those before posting progress shots.
Practical pointers
Skip memes, injury-diagnosis asks, and “asked and answered” repeats; weekly/daily threads appear in flair samples.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Aug 18, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 432 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/meme (#371) and ahead of r/povertyfinance (#373) in our ranking.
What sets r/bodybuilding apart
Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (12:00 UTC) sees about 13.0× as many posts as the quietest (05:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/bodybuilding climbed from 2,949,018 to 2,952,033 subscribers (+3K, +0.10%). That is about 69 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/bodybuilding talks about
We read the titles of 163 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “weeks”, “advice”, “gym”, “muscle” and “weight”. Other frequent themes are health, physique, cut, fat, help and body. Recurring phrases include “ronnie coleman”, “daily discussion”, “superdrol 10mg” and “late father”. By format, 42% are text posts, 24% are galleries and 21% are images.
Popular post flairs: Weekly Thread (5), Daily Discussion (3), Check-in (2).
Activity and best time to post
r/bodybuilding gets about 23 new posts a day. The public archive holds 318,983 posts and 6,110,466 comments in total, about 19.2 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (32 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (14). Posting peaks around 12:00 UTC and is lowest around 05:00 UTC.
Rules of r/bodybuilding
The moderators of r/bodybuilding list 10 rules. In short:
- Self promotion
- General fitness/nutrition
- Images without discussion
- Asked and Answered
- Physique Posts
- Workout or Routine Critique
- Injuries
- Memes
- Diagnosis
- Non-Bodybuilding Images
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/bodybuilding 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 members does r/bodybuilding have?
r/bodybuilding has 2,952,033 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #372 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 3,015 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/bodybuilding?
r/bodybuilding was created on Aug 18, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Nov 13, 2008.
How active is r/bodybuilding?
Very active: r/bodybuilding gets about 23 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 318,983 posts and 6,110,466 comments. In a sample of 163 recent posts we counted 129 different authors.
When is r/bodybuilding most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Monday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 12:00 UTC, with the fewest around 05:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/bodybuilding about?
The community describes itself as: “Bodybuilding - everybody wants to be a bodybuilder” Recent post titles often mention weeks, advice, gym, muscle and weight. Most posts are text posts (42%).
Is r/bodybuilding safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/bodybuilding as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/bodybuilding?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/bodybuilding accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 10 posted rules, starting with: “Self promotion”; “General fitness/nutrition”; “Images without discussion”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/bodybuilding?
Communities with similar topics include r/malefashionadvice (6.5M), r/strength_training (5M), r/Advice (3.2M), r/sewing (2.3M) and r/RoastMe (6M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). 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/bodybuilding.