⚖️ The Secret to Progress When the Scale Won’t Budge

PLUS: Track Strength, Not Just Weight

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Michael Pender & Ryan Engel
August 27, 2025

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TODAY’S LEVEL UP:

  • Coach’s Corner: The Secret to Progress When the Scale Won’t Budge

  • Mindset Reset: Track strength, not just weight

  • Question from Our Readers: How do I know if I’m progressing?

  • Fit Trivia: Which 90s action movie showed the hero doing dips between two chairs in a gritty prison-style training scene?

The Secret to Progress When the Scale Won’t Budge

Here’s a truth bomb:

The scale isn’t the only way to measure progress—and often it’s the worst way.

If the number hasn’t moved but you’re:

  • Lifting heavier

  • Doing more reps

  • Looking leaner in the mirror

  • Feeling stronger in your clothes

…then you are progressing.

Your body adapts in ways the scale can’t measure.

Focus on double progression:

  • Add a rep each week until you hit the top of your range

  • Then bump the weight slightly and repeat

It’s simple. It works. It never stops producing results.

FROM RYAN’S DESK

Respect isn’t given, it’s built in the dark when no one’s watching. Hit the reps, stick to the plan, and prove to yourself you’ve got the backbone to finish what you start.

Mindset Reset:

Track Strength, Not Just Weight

Your strength log is a better progress tracker than your bathroom scale.

If your lifts are climbing, you’re winning.

Question from Our Readers:

“How do I know if I’m progressing?”

– Henry, 52, from Chicago

Look for these signs:

  • More reps with the same weight

  • Shorter rest needed between sets

  • Better form at the same load

  • Increased energy and endurance in daily life

Progress shows up in strength, stamina, and confidence—not just pounds lost.

Fit Trivia: Which 90s action movie showed the hero doing dips between two chairs in a gritty prison-style training scene?

Answer: Bloodsport (1988, iconic through the 90s)! Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Frank Dux hammered out brutal bodyweight dips and splits between chairs—cementing one of the most famous training montages of the era. Proof that bodyweight mastery never goes out of style.

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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