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PLUS: Your Body Listens to What You Do—Not What You Intend to Do

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Michael Pender & Ryan Engel
July 21, 2025

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TODAY’S LEVEL UP:

  • Coach’s Corner: The Real Reason You Might Not Be Seeing Results

  • Mindset Reboot: Your body listens to what you do, not what you intend to do

  • Question from Our Readers: Why do I keep plateauing even though I feel like I’m working hard?

  • Fit Trivia: Which 80s bodybuilding legend was known for training with such intensity that he reportedly tore a muscle in his back from screaming during a deadlift?

The Real Reason You Might Not Be Seeing Results

You’re eating clean. You’re working out. You’re “on plan”.

So why aren’t the results showing?

Here’s the tough love:

You’re probably underestimating how dialed in you really are.

Common culprits:

  • Portion creep — even “healthy” food adds up

  • Inconsistent intensity — checking the workout box ≠ training hard

  • Poor sleep — sabotaging fat loss and muscle repair

  • Weekend wipeouts — undoing 5 days of progress in 48 hours

The fix?

  • Track your food honestly for 3–5 days

  • Rate your workouts 1–10 after every session

  • Audit your sleep + stress

The truth stings—but it also sets you free. Awareness = power.

FROM RYAN’S DESK

Comfort feels good, but it kills progress. Growth lives in discomfort—the early mornings, the heavy reps, the hard choices. Don’t chase easy. Chase results. Be the man who leans into the grind while others tap out.

Mindset Reboot:

Your Body Listens to What You Do, Not What You Intend to Do

You don’t get results from thinking about working out.

You don’t lose fat from “mostly” eating clean.

You don’t build muscle from planning to sleep better.

You get results from execution, over and over again.

Question from Our Readers:

“Why do I keep plateauing even though I feel like I’m working hard?”

– Tim, 47, from Cleveland

Plateaus often come from doing the same thing without progression.

Ask yourself:

  • Are you lifting heavier or doing more reps weekly?

  • Are you hitting your macros—or guessing?

  • Are your workouts truly intense—or just routine?

The solution isn’t more work. It’s more intentional work.

Fit Trivia: Which 80s bodybuilding legend was known for training with such intensity that he reportedly tore a muscle in his back from screaming during a deadlift?

Answer: Tom Platz! Known as “The Quadfather,” Tom Platz brought unmatched intensity to every session. His leg days were the stuff of legend—pure grit, pain tolerance, and passion that defined an era of hardcore training. His volume and pain threshold were nearly mythological.

Ryan Engel, Intl. Fat Loss Coach

Ryan is a leading fitness coach and one of the most known professionals in the space.

He specializes in Body Recomposition and visual body aesthetics and has reached millions worldwide with his powerful messaging. He brings a unique, non-nonsense, yet sophisticated approach to body change.

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