r/WeightTraining

A reddit for weight training, and all training questions.

Founded March 2014 · Public — anyone can post

Updated Sep 15

Dedicated to the advancement and discussion of weight training.

Members

177,203

177K

Online now

not captured in the last snapshot

Posts per day

10.5

from the last 100 posts, spanning 9.4 days

Comments per post

no sample yet

Growth · 7d

not enough history yet

Growth · 30d

not enough history yet

Promo tolerance

not assessed yet

Last post

Sep 15

sampled Sep 15

Distinct posters

96%

of the last 100 posts

Tracking since Sep 15 · growth spans are the real distance between snapshots, not rounded windows. Posts/day is measured from the community’s own newest posts on Reddit, not from what Prowlo happens to crawl.

Member growth

Tracking since Sep 15 — growth charts appear after a week of history.

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r/WeightTraining — frequently asked

How many members does r/WeightTraining have?

r/WeightTraining has 177,203 members as of our most recent crawl on Sep 15. Prowlo re-checks tracked communities on a rolling schedule, so this figure moves rather than sitting frozen at whatever it was when a scraper last ran.

Is r/WeightTraining growing?

We don't have 30 days of snapshot history for r/WeightTraining yet, so we're not going to invent a growth number. We've been tracking it since Sep 15; the chart fills in as history accumulates.

How active is r/WeightTraining?

Around 10.5 posts per day, measured from the newest 100 posts on Reddit, which span 9.4 days. Posting rate matters more than subscriber count when you're deciding where to spend your time — it determines how long your comment stays visible.

When was r/WeightTraining created?

r/WeightTraining was founded in March 2014 and is a public — anyone can post community. Age matters: an older community with steady growth has survived Reddit's moderation churn; a young one with a spike may not.

Who posts in r/WeightTraining?

Of the last 100 posts we sampled, 96% came from distinct accounts; the newest was published Sep 15. A low share means a feed dominated by a handful of accounts (bots, mods, or one prolific poster) rather than a community.

Can I promote my product in r/WeightTraining?

We don't have a promo-tolerance read for r/WeightTraining yet. Default to the safe approach: read the sidebar rules, contribute in threads where you gain nothing, and mention your product only when it is the honest answer to someone's question.

How do I monitor r/WeightTraining for mentions?

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Can my AI agent read r/WeightTraining's stats?

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r/WeightTraining Subreddit Stats — 177K members