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Discussions, information, and motivation on training 5x5

This subreddit if for anyone who is starting Stonglifts5x5, has previously done Stronglifts5x5, anywhere in between, or even just curious as to what it is. Please Check SL5x5 FAQ before posting. Link in Wiki and at bottom of sidebar.

123k subscribers98 posts / mo in Sep 202677 authors / mosince 2013

r/Stronglifts5x5 has 123k members (+12% over the last 12 months). It gets about 98 posts a month from 77 people. Top topics: Stronglifts 5x5, Squatting Techniques and Issues and SquatFormCheck.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+12%in 12 months · +2.3% in 3 months · +0.5% in 1 month
Oct 2026123k
Growing123k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−47%vs Sep 2025 · −18% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202698
QuieterPeaked at 492 in Jan 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Stronglifts5x5

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Stronglifts 5x518%
  2. Squatting Techniques and Issues6.7%
  3. SquatFormCheck6.3%
  4. Overhead Press Challenges5.6%
  5. Deadlifts and Lower Back Safety2.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Apple
  2. Startingstrength
  3. The Fitness Wiki
  4. Strength Level
  5. Stronger By Science

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