💪 Why You Should Be Tracking Strength—Not Just Weight

PLUS: Progress Isn’t Always Physical—It’s Personal

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Michael Pender & Ryan Engel
June 18, 2025

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TODAY’S LEVEL UP:

  • Coach’s Corner: Why You Should Be Tracking Strength—Not Just Weight

  • Mindset Shift: Progress isn’t always physical—it’s personal

  • Question from Our Readers: Should I log every workout?

  • Fit Trivia: Which 90s action-comedy movie featured a scene where the lead character curls a man like a dumbbell while flexing for laughs?

Why You Should Be Tracking Strength—Not Just Weight

Want to know if your program is working? Don’t just watch the mirror or scale—watch your lifts.

Here’s why tracking strength is essential:

  • Strength = stimulus. The stronger you get, the more muscle you build and the more fat you can burn.

  • You’ll catch plateaus early if you’re stalling on lifts.

  • Progress in the gym often shows up before the mirror catches up.

Write it down. Track your reps, your weights, even your rest. That notebook or app becomes your blueprint to results.

FROM RYAN’S DESK

Your schedule, stress, or soreness don’t matter to the iron. The bar doesn’t care. Make it happen anyway. Every excuse you silence makes you stronger—not just physically, but mentally. Be the man who doesn’t negotiate with weakness.

Mindset Shift:

Progress Isn’t Always Physical—It’s Personal

Not every win is visible.

  • You showed up even when you didn’t feel like it? That’s progress.

  • You lifted 5 more pounds or did 1 more rep? Progress.

  • You bounced back from a rough week without quitting? Huge progress.

Progress = who you’re becoming, not just how you’re looking.

Question from Our Readers:

“Should I log every workout?”

– Tim, 52, from San Diego

Yes—especially if you want results that compound over time.

  • You can’t improve what you don’t track.

  • Logging builds accountability.

  • It helps you train smarter, not just harder.

Even a simple notes app or spreadsheet works. Track your top sets, rep ranges, and how you felt. Over time, that log becomes your cheat sheet to transformation.

Fit Trivia: Which 90s action-comedy movie featured a scene where the lead character curls a man like a dumbbell while flexing for laughs?

Answer: The Mask (1994) Jim Carrey’s over-the-top character transformed into a zany, green-faced powerhouse—complete with cartoonish flexing, impromptu muscle poses, and yes, curling a gangster like a dumbbell mid-fight. Peak 90s absurdity—with bonus gains.

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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