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?

  • phoneymouse@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I support the idea of weight lifting, but think 5x5 is too much actually. I prefer the Starting Strength program. 3x5 is enough to show results without overtraining. I found 5x5 to be really time consuming, which becomes a drag on motivation to keep working out. Also, you can overtrain and injure yourself.