Howard Luks MD ✓

@hjluks · New York, USA · joined 09 Jun 2008

Orthopedic Surgeon, author, trail runner, very amateur cyclist. Join 27,000 + subscribers on Substack.

95 445Followers

2 117Following

22 114Posts total

7MViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

6 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views39 013this account3 137median for 10K–100K

Reach, %40.87%this account10.26%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.41%this account1.47%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	39 013	3 137	12.4×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	40.87%	10.26%	3.98×
Engagement rate	0.41%	1.47%	0.28×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

72.5K21 Apr

6.8M31 Aug

15.3K2 Sep

63.6K

21.1K

57K

7.5K3 Sep

Last 7 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.48%21 Apr

0.23%31 Aug

1.86%2 Sep

0.06%

0.46%

0.35%

0.48%3 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.47%.

What the audience does

Likes78.3%14 085 in total

Reposts1.0%177 in total

Replies10.2%1 832 in total

Quotes2.8%495 in total

Bookmarks7.7%1 389 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

Cycling HIT session today. Funny that my “sprints” don’t get me anywhere near what solid cyclists can hold for four hours or more 🤣🤣 https://t.co/0NOGQddM1z 7.5K views · 28 likes · 0 reposts · 8 replies 03 Sep 2026 You might not think your retina will tear... but there's a solid non-zero chance that it will. How soon you react could make the difference between sight and blindness. Mine tore... the recovery process is just awful. Read more if you like... if you're over 60, you definitely 57K views · 174 likes · 14 reposts · 12 replies 02 Sep 2026 Some sad and insane responses here... Anyone who trains hard and intelligently knows-- when you have a green light... You go hard. When you don't, you chill out. I may not agree with much of what Bryan does-- but this was the right move. RPE guides what we do more 21.1K views · 76 likes · 0 reposts · 20 replies 02 Sep 2026 The Day My Retina Tore... And What Having To Be Face Down All Day For 14 Days Teaches You , by @hjluks https://t.co/VyRlZCPquQ 63.6K views · 34 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026 Perhaps the biggest issue isn't aging itself… but gradually doing less, and attributing the loss of ability (capacity) solely to aging. Aging and deconditioning are different. Aging is inevitable, while deconditioning is often modifiable. When we stop challenging our bodies, 15.3K views · 241 likes · 21 reposts · 17 replies 02 Sep 2026 Wrecked sleep last night. Cafe mistakenly gave me fully caffeinated coffee versus decaf. Cancelled my morning dunk training as acute sleep disruption can increase injury risk by 70-130%. 6.8M views · 13.2K likes · 113 reposts · 1.8K replies 31 Aug 2026 I recently created the Midlife Athlete's Training Guide. Why? Because many of you have asked me to write these up. So... Here's my first guide. 36 pages... why we need to train differently than when we were 30. How to approach this training and build a program. I include 72.5K views · 302 likes · 27 reposts · 16 replies 21 Apr 2026