A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/fitness30plus: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
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This community is for people over 30 who want to discuss fitness in a civil and supportive environment. The description makes clear that being over 30 does not mean you are fragile or done. People come here to learn about fitness, share progress, and support each other. The rules expect you to read the fitness wiki and the subreddit rules before you participate, so the community assumes a baseline of effort and good faith.
The rule called "No self promotion" is the one that matters most for anyone doing Reddit marketing. It says Reddit has a built in system for advertising and tells you not to link your website, blog, social media, products, services, surveys, or apps here, and that you will be banned. The rule "Be Respectful and Civil" matters because it sets the tone for every interaction. The rule "Progress Posts Must Be Detailed and Useful" matters because it tells you exactly what a good progress post needs. The rule "No routine critiques" matters because it removes a whole category of discussion you might be tempted to use. The rule "No Medical Advice" matters because it keeps injury and health questions off the table. The rule "Moderators have the final word" matters because it tells you the mods can remove anything they feel is not a good fit, even if no other rule is broken.
A good post here is one that contributes to the community without any hint of promotion. If you have a genuine fitness progress story, you can share it as long as you follow the "Progress Posts Must Be Detailed and Useful" rule, which requires your height, age, sex, starting and ending weight, diet, lifting routine, and time period elapsed. The post should be informative and useful for readers, not just a title with everything crammed in. If you want to discuss training concepts, recovery, or motivation for people over 30, you can do that as long as you stay civil and do not link to anything you are selling. The best approach is to participate as a real member of the community, answer questions helpfully, and let your reputation build naturally over time.
Avoid any form of self promotion, because the "No self promotion" rule says you will be banned for linking to your website, blog, social media, products, services, surveys, or apps. Avoid asking for routine critiques, because the "No routine critiques" rule does not allow that. Avoid posting progress without the required details, because the "Progress Posts Must Be Detailed and Useful" rule says threads with all the info crammed into the title will be removed. Avoid giving or seeking medical advice, because the "No Medical Advice" rule sends you to a professional instead. Avoid being dismissive or overly negative, because the "No Debbie Downers" rule says this is a supportive community. Avoid policing whether someone is natural, using sumo stance, or arching during lifts, because the "Natty/Sumo/Arch policing" rule says attacking or accusing a user will get you removed.
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No. The rule "No self promotion" says you will be banned for linking to your website, blog, social media, products, services, surveys, or apps. Reddit has a built in advertising system you should use instead.
No. The rule "No routine critiques" says no routine critiques are allowed. The community strongly advises running a premade routine from the fitness wiki instead of creating your own.
You must include your height, age, sex, starting and ending weight, diet, lifting routine, and time period elapsed. The post should be informative and useful for readers, and threads with all the info crammed into the title will be removed.
No. The rule "No Medical Advice" says the internet is not the place for that. You should find a qualified professional who can examine and treat you in person.
The rule "Moderators have the final word" says mods will delete any post or comment they feel is not a good fit, and will ban people who are more trouble than they are worth, even if no specific rule is broken.
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