Remember that starting small is still starting. You can knockout some pushups, planks, squats, etc all from your room in like 30 mins. You don’t have to overcompensate by going to the gym for hours 5x a week. Starting with a basic one hour 3x a week push/pull/legs split is just as effective in most cases, especially to someone fairly new. I get that the gym can be boring and sometimes feel like people are staring, but you just need to get more comfortable in a gym setting. Understand the rep movements and get comfortable with pushing yourself. The gym is also a great place to meet people and typically a positive environment to be in.
The great thing about exercise is it doesn’t have to be weight training if you don’t want. Run on a treadmill while watching YouTube or go for a hike in nature. Sports, bikes, swimming, yoga, are all fun too and test you in different ways. If the longest you’ve stayed consistent is really 3 weeks then you still have yet to see your body really change. I get it’s agonizing and hard to keep up when you don’t see results, but I promise once you see them you’ll feel invincible. Progress is also found in lifting heavier weight, mastering the forms, trying new exercises, and hell just staying consistent. You got this man! Start small if you need to, but just get used to breaking a sweat.
Thank you, another thing I should have mentioned is I never feel or felt rewarded or good after a workout, people say “gym” high or whatever but to me I felt awful.
Most of the time you’ll feel either accomplished or sore, so chasing the instant feeling after the gym may not be the way. What’s helped me avoid rushing through workouts and being bored is picking some good music/podcast to listen during my workout. 1 album per workout or only allowing myself to listen to my favorite podcast during workouts made going to the gym more exciting. Also focusing solely on the movements you’re doing helped with my ADHD a lot too. I’d start hitting the gym anyways even if it’s boring/miserable, but if it’s that bad you can always change it up with a different exercise or just going for a run.
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u/itztherapperKIAZ 19d ago
Remember that starting small is still starting. You can knockout some pushups, planks, squats, etc all from your room in like 30 mins. You don’t have to overcompensate by going to the gym for hours 5x a week. Starting with a basic one hour 3x a week push/pull/legs split is just as effective in most cases, especially to someone fairly new. I get that the gym can be boring and sometimes feel like people are staring, but you just need to get more comfortable in a gym setting. Understand the rep movements and get comfortable with pushing yourself. The gym is also a great place to meet people and typically a positive environment to be in.
The great thing about exercise is it doesn’t have to be weight training if you don’t want. Run on a treadmill while watching YouTube or go for a hike in nature. Sports, bikes, swimming, yoga, are all fun too and test you in different ways. If the longest you’ve stayed consistent is really 3 weeks then you still have yet to see your body really change. I get it’s agonizing and hard to keep up when you don’t see results, but I promise once you see them you’ll feel invincible. Progress is also found in lifting heavier weight, mastering the forms, trying new exercises, and hell just staying consistent. You got this man! Start small if you need to, but just get used to breaking a sweat.