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Strength & Conditioning for the Operational Athlete

Tactical Barbell: strength and conditioning for the operational athlete

44k subscribers88 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~5% by known bots)78 authors / mosince 2016

r/tacticalbarbell has 44k members (+18% over the last 12 months). It gets about 88 posts a month from 78 people. Top topics: Pullups & Chinups, Program Reviews and Kettlebell Workouts.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+18%in 12 months · +3.3% in 3 months · +0.8% in 1 month
Oct 202644k
Growing44k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/tacticalbarbell

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−11%vs Sep 2025 · +15% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202688
QuieterPeaked at 167 in Jul 2026
Sep 2026: incl. ~5% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/tacticalbarbell

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Pullups & Chinups2.2%
  2. Program Reviews2.0%
  3. Kettlebell Workouts1.2%
  4. Running Training Mileage1.1%
  5. Overhead Press Challenges0.7%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Amazon
  2. Stronger By Science
  3. StrongFirst
  4. Stronglifts
  5. T Nation by Biotest

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