Monday, January 28, 2013

Fitness Related Sub-Reddits

Major subreddits for muscle gain
  • /r/fitness has muscle gain stuff. But the signal-to-noise ratio is terrible -- a lot of hivemind and blind-leading-the-blind. Summary: Starting Strength, Squatz, Oatz.
  • /r/gainit is all about gaining... weight. Muscle is included, but a lot focuses on "bulking and cutting". Hivemind out the wazoo. Summary: GOMAD, Eat Moar, "I fart a lot".
  • /r/bodybuilding is where people go when they figure out that /r/fitness and /r/gainit don't know what they're talking about. Summary: Arnold, guys in posing suits, diet/routine/pose critiques
  • /r/xxfitness is just for women. I assume it would be good for you, and not for me.
  • /r/BTFC the Body Transformation Fitness Challenge has lots of pics of overweight people, some of whom actually lose weight! Summary: "[UPDATE] I fell off the wagon again"
  • /r/weightroom is about education focused on the act of lifting things. Summary: "Form check my Squat", advanced routines, equipment discussions.
  • /r/AdvancedFitness is all over the map, but at least it doesn't have basic questions. Summary: "Check out this obscure article."
  • /r/swoleacceptance sometimes tells tongue-in-cheek stories of 'swolestation' in which muscular people are groped without their consent. But it is going through an identity crisis: is it mocking /r/bodyacceptance? is it real stories of swolestation? is it where muscular people act superior? Summary: Brodinism, stories of swolehate, otterhate.
  • /r/leangains is not what it sounds like. It's about the intermittent fasting (IF) approach to weightlifting. Summary: hungry people talking about food.
  • /r/progresspics mostly shows fat people getting less fat. Summary: DYEL attitude, "Sorry, no before pic", occasional inspiration
Very specific/smaller subreddits
Food
Pics of muscular women
Losing weight/getting in shape
Specific Sports
Circlejerks
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