The One-Move Trick That Helps Me Workout on Overwhelming Days

There are days where the thought of working out feels like too fu*king much.

Not because I don’t want to move…

But because my brain starts spiraling:

“How long is this gonna take?”

“What exercises should I do?”

“Do I have the energy for all of it?”

That kind of overload can shut me down fast.

So here’s what I do instead—and it works every time.

I tell myself:

“You don’t have to do a full workout. You just have to move bro.”

No rules. No muscle group commitment.

Just one goal: Find something in the gym that seems fun or interesting to my damn brain.

Could be a dumbbell. A machine. A sled. Doesn’t matter.

Once I find that one thing, I give myself permission to do as little as 2–3 sets.

If I feel good? I might do 5 or 6.

But the stress is gone.

The pressure to do it all disappears.

And I usually end up getting in a full, solid workout—just because I started small.

Low stress = better choices.

And that one little win = dopamine.

That’s the name of the game.

How do you handle ADHD overload when it comes to workouts?

Drop your go-to strategy below. Might help someone else in the group too.

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