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Skipping Leg Day Because Overthinking Is A Workout

This single-panel meme displays the text 'If overthinking was a workout' at the top, positioned above a very blurry close-up photograph of a man's upper face and forehead. The man's forehead and brow ridge appear unusually large and muscular, creating the visual punchline that the person has built up this muscle mass exclusively from frequently overthinking, to the point that he does not need to attend standard gym sessions and can skip leg day, as referenced in the original submission title.
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If overthinking was a workout

Overview

This single-panel meme displays the text 'If overthinking was a workout' at the top, positioned above a very blurry close-up photograph of a man's upper face and forehead. The man's forehead and brow ridge appear unusually large and muscular, creating the visual punchline that the person has built up this muscle mass exclusively from frequently overthinking, to the point that he does not need to attend standard gym sessions and can skip leg day, as referenced in the original submission title.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the Reddit Meme subreddit via an RSS feed, with the original post title being 'Skipping the leg day session'. It plays on two widely relatable internet tropes: the common joke about people skipping leg day workouts at the gym, and the universal experience of excessive, unproductive overthinking.

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