r/lifting

511k members
r/lifting is a subreddit with 511k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses squat, deadlift, form check, form, and bench.
A community for posting - Form Check and Personal Record videos of your own lifts, and videos of cool, big lifts done by strong people.

Popular Themes in r/lifting

#1
Advice Requests
: "Been lifting for about a year, the arms have no definition when I flex my bicep. How to fix this?"
23 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "First time doing BB rows in ages. Felt freaking heavy"
17 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "68 lbs down feeling much better 🙏"
7 posts
#4
Ideas
: "There’s only one true way to find failure"
2 posts
#5
Solution Requests
: "315 wrap/sleeve pr"
1 post
#6
Opportunities
: "Who else prefers hammer machines over free weights?"
1 post
#7
News
: "First time 500 dead"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/lifting

#1

Squat

: "Squat form check"
55 posts
#2

Deadlift

: "192,5Kg/424lbs Deadlift PR"
52 posts
#3

Form Check

: "Just wanna Form Check on my V Bar push down."
40 posts
#4

Form

: "435x3 depth/Form check"
29 posts
#5

Bench

: "550lb Bench PR. 215 BW "
25 posts
#6

Pr

: "Lifetime Pr of 585x8 achieved"
20 posts
#7

Struggling

: "Andrew Richard Compilation of 500+lb Strict Overhead Press Attempts"
13 posts
#8

Bench Press

: "6x 70kg Bench Press after 4x5 70 kg"
12 posts
#9

Advice

: "I need Advice"
10 posts
#10

Lifting

: "My first time ever Lifting at Muscle Beach!"
7 posts

Flair Used in r/lifting

#1
Form Check
: "I need advice"
64 posts
#2
Personal Record
: "68 lbs down feeling much better 🙏"
53 posts
#3
I Did A Lift
: "What’s your least favorite leg day exercise you still do anyways, I’ll go first…"
48 posts
#4
Cool Big Lift
: "There’s only one true way to find failure"
23 posts

Member Growth in r/lifting

Yearly
+1k members(0.2%)

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Last updated: July 1, 2026