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What r/workout is talking about this week

r/workout has 662,846 members and 88 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 21.9 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

662,846members
88posts in the last 24 hours, newest 17 min ago
21.9comments an hour right now, newest 13 h ago
1,275points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/workout this week

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Top threads this week

  1. it finally happened... a man confessed to me that im his gym crush

    i (20F) have been lifting at my uni's gym for the past 2 years now and there's this guy that i see almost everyday since we're both regulars. this morning in the free weights section, he...

    1,275 points605 comments6 d ago
  2. Why do people say sex is a workout? What "workout" last 30 seconds?
    239 points115 comments6 d ago
  3. What’s a gym habit you picked up early that you’re glad you never dropped?

    For me it’s always doing a few lighter warm-up sets before going heavy, even when I’m short on time. I used to think it was a waste, but I haven’t had a single tweak or strain since I started...

    231 points223 comments6 d ago
  4. I skipped gym two days and ate like a child running wild through a grocery store and played WoW Forever....

    ... Two days straight, barely slept, maybe like 4 hours in the last two days and ate like some weirdo. I had Pepsi Zero (5 Liter total), 6 Red Bull Zero, barely anything to eat but I binged...

    187 points72 comments5 d ago
  5. what are the best exercises that should be in every plan

    what exercises are a staple and shouldn’t avoided?

    163 points97 comments3 d ago
  6. Why do some people slam the weights on machines every single rep?

    There's a guy at my gym who looks like he's in his 20s and he uses the machines pretty regularly. Nothing unusual about the weight he's using. It's not even particularly heavy. But every rep ends...

    157 points163 comments6 d ago
  7. Recording Yourself

    I’ve been out the gym for ten years. Ten years ago it wasn’t a thing I saw no one recording themselves working out. Maybe this is an unpopular opinion but saw someone with a whole tripod recording...

    113 points232 comments5 d ago
  8. Is this gym membership worth it?

    $329 a month… I know. But hear me out. My husband is gone for work for weeks at a time. They offer childcare, unlimited classes, and good childcare. If I go three times a week it would be under...

    108 points198 comments7 d ago
  9. How do you deal with loneliness at the gym?

    Sorry if the question is kinda weird, but i sometimes get a little discouraged seeing people enjoying the gym with their gym bros or partners. I find it somedays gets quite hard to go to the gym...

    104 points169 comments7 d ago
  10. Leg extensions to failure should be considered a torturing technique, not an exercise to grow quads.

    Change my mind

    83 points93 comments6 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Lighter weights better form, or heavier weights but not as good form?
    1 points1 comment17 min ago
  2. Light Weights vs. Heavy Weights
    1 points1 comment47 min ago
  3. Adidas high impact sports bra
    1 points0 comments50 min ago
  4. What are your biggest 'suffering from success' moments?
    1 points1 comment1 h ago
  5. for bench press how do u get the bar off the hooks without hurting ur shoulders...when i have to extend my elbows to get it off the hooks it rly hurts my shoulders bc it is an unnatural position and the weight is super heavy
    1 points0 comments1 h ago
  6. I will be having my right forearm fully tattooed on nov 19-20
    1 points1 comment1 h ago
  7. Any gym tips from experienced goers?
    1 points10 comments2 h ago
  8. Should I change anything for fat and weight loss?
    1 points0 comments2 h ago
  9. Question about back and gut pain.
    1 points0 comments2 h ago
  10. how many days a week do you actually move?
    1 points1 comment3 h ago
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