🥇 Why You Might Be Training Hard but Still Not Seeing Progress

PLUS: Are You Measuring or Just Guessing?

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Michael Pender & Ryan Engel
July 02, 2025

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TODAY’S LEVEL UP:

  • Coach’s Corner: Why You Might Be Training Hard but Still Not Seeing Progress

  • Mindset Check: Are you measuring or just guessing?

  • Question from Our Readers: How do I know if I’m actually getting stronger?

  • Fit Trivia: Which 90s action movie featured a training scene where the hero chops wood and sprints uphill while prepping to face a Russian powerhouse?

Why You Might Be Training Hard but Still Not Seeing Progress

Putting in work is great—but effort without direction = frustration.

If you’re lifting, sweating, eating clean… but not seeing changes,

Ask:

  • Are you progressing in reps or weight each week?

  • Are you tracking anything (lifts, meals, sleep)?

  • Are you recovering enough to grow?

Hard work is part of the game.

But measured, intentional work is what drives results.

FROM RYAN’S DESK

Every skipped workout. Every sloppy meal. Every excuse—it adds up. And it builds a version of you you’ll regret. Build habits that make you dangerous. Ruthlessly disciplined. Consistently sharp. That’s the kind of man you want to be.

Mindset Check:

Are You Measuring or Just Guessing?

Progress loves clarity.

Track your:

  • Workouts

  • Meals/macros

  • Steps

  • Sleep quality

  • Weight or photos (once a week max)

What gets tracked gets improved.

Question from Our Readers:

“How do I know if I’m actually getting stronger?”

– Leon, 46, from Austin

Here’s your checklist:

  • You’re lifting more weight (even 2.5 lbs counts)

  • You’re doing more reps with the same weight

  • Your form is improving under heavier loads

  • Your recovery is better—you bounce back faster

If you’re improving in any of these, you’re winning.

Fit Trivia: Which 90s action movie featured a training scene where the hero chops wood and sprints uphill while prepping to face a Russian powerhouse?

Answer: Rocky IV (1985, but iconic through the 90s fitness scene)! Sylvester Stallone’s training montage in snowy Russia—lifting wagons, chopping logs, sprinting through the mountains—remains one of the greatest examples of raw, no-frills training. Grit over gimmicks, every time.

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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