📈 What “Progress” Really Looks Like After 40

PLUS: You’re Not Starting Over—You’re Starting From Experience

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Ryan Engel & Michael Pender
May 23, 2025

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TODAY’S LEVEL UP:

  • Coach’s Corner: What “Progress” Really Looks Like After 40

  • Mindset Shift: You’re never starting over—you’re starting from experience

  • Question from Our Readers: Should I change my workout every week?

  • Fit Trivia: Which Olympic gold medalist trained by pulling trucks and flipping logs to prep for competition?

What “Progress” Really Looks Like After 40

Progress isn’t just a number on the scale or how much you bench. After 40, it starts to look a little different—and often, a lot more meaningful.

Here’s what real progress might look like now:

  • More energy at 3 PM than you used to have at 10 AM.

  • Fewer aches after workouts and better sleep at night.

  • Being strong enough to play, lift, and live fully—without pain.

Muscle gains? Fat loss? Yes, those still happen. But the deeper wins are in the way you feel every day. Don’t overlook them. That’s the stuff that makes the effort worth it.

FROM RYAN’S DESK

The version of you that’s powerful, focused, and relentless? He lives on the other side of struggle. Comfort keeps you soft. Pressure creates power. Lean into it, and watch who you become.

Mindset Shift:

You’re Not Starting Over—You’re Starting From Experience

Missed a week? Fell off the plan?

So what.

  • You know what works.

  • You know what doesn’t.

  • You’re stepping back in with more wisdom than when you began.

You’re not behind—you’re just warming back up. Get moving again. It counts more than ever now.

Question from Our Readers:

“Should I change my workout every week?”

– Steve, 52, from Portland

Short answer: No. 

Here’s why:

  • Your body needs time to adapt to a training stimulus. Changing things too often = spinning your wheels.

  • Stick to a program for 4–6 weeks, progressing weight, reps, or tempo.

  • Swap out exercises only when you plateau or need to accommodate an injury or change in goals.

Consistency beats novelty. Progress comes from doing the same things better, not just doing different things constantly.

Fit Trivia: Which Olympic gold medalist trained by pulling trucks and flipping logs to prepare for competition?

Answer: Lasha Talakhadze! The Georgian weightlifting phenom and Olympic champion has been known to use unconventional strength methods—like flipping logs and pulling trucks—to build raw, functional power. Proof that brute strength and precision training can go hand-in-hand.

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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