Hey guys, I’m looking for a sport to do because I’m super skinny and I’d like to gain at least a bit of muscle. I’ve done cycling and bouldering in the past, but neither made me any less skinny.
The problem with sports is it’s very hard to do any sort of exercise with ADHD because beyond giving you no stimulation, it gives you negative stimulation, like when doing the plank. What’s more, it usually requires a ton of logistic prep/going somewhere, which itself is boring and becomes a barrier.
One thing I can see motivating me is doing it with other people (I enjoy chilling with people and having banter), but for that I might as well go to a pub/society where there’s no pesky ball I have to kick around. Team sports like football never really appealed to me for some reason anyway.
Has anyone had success making sports fun?

  • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    Do a strong lifts 5x5 program.

    Focus on your body through the entire repetition and make the next one better.

    The numbers going up on your lift value will be the game until your body starts showing you the score also.

    I say this as a on the spectrum adhd man

    • SubArcticTundra@lemmy.mlOP
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      7 months ago

      How do you overcome the gratification hurdle of stopping scrolling to go and focus on your muscles hurting?