Jun 9 • Action/Wins 🎉
🌪️ “Lack Of Progress” Might Not Be The Real Problem
A lot of people say they lose motivation because of a lack of progress.
Sometimes that is true.
But a lot of times, it is not that you are not progressing.
It is that:
• you do not see the progress
• the progress is slower than you hoped
• the progress is no longer exciting
• the dopamine from something new is gone
And that changes how you feel about the whole process.
🧠 First, let’s be honest
A lot of skills take a long time.
Not days.
Not a couple of weeks.
Sometimes months.
Sometimes years.
That does not mean it is not working.
That means it is a real skill.
If you really want it, you cannot only want it when it feels exciting.
You have to want it when it feels ordinary too.
🌬️ For some people, the real issue is not motivation
It is more of a personality and attention style thing.
We have talked before about the different motivation types.
A lot of times, this sounds like more of a wind type problem.
That means:
• new things feel exciting
• fast progress feels amazing
• little wins give a big dopamine hit
• repetition gets boring quickly
• the moment the excitement drops, so does the energy
That does not mean you are lazy.
It means your brain really likes novelty and visible progress.
So if you do not understand that, you might keep quitting things that were actually working.
📹 1. Track your progress better
A lot of people are progressing.
They just are not measuring it.
So then their brain says:
“Nothing is changing.”
Even though things are changing.
That is why it helps to track things like:
• reps
• hold times
• video clips
• cleaner form
• more confidence
• less fear
• more control
• better positions
Film your work.
Write things down.
Look back.
Because if you compare today to yesterday, maybe it feels the same.
But if you compare today to 2 months ago, there is often a huge difference.
🔍 2. If there is truly no progress, fix the problem
This part matters.
If your reps are not going up…
If your hold is not increasing…
If your form is not improving…
If your confidence is not better…
Then yes, something might actually be off.
Usually that means one of these:
• the progression is wrong
• the form is wrong
• the volume is wrong
• the frequency is wrong
• recovery is not good enough
• the goal is too advanced too early
That is fixable.
That does not mean you should quit.
Because quitting guarantees it will not improve.
🎯 3. Keep the main skill, but find progress somewhere else
This is one of the best things you can do.
Let’s say handstands are feeling stuck.
Do not just drop handstands.
Keep them in.
But maybe now you also put more focus on something else where you can feel progress.
For example:
• handstands stay in
• now you focus more on L-sit
• or on pull-ups
• or on mobility
• or on a beginner balance skill
That way, you still keep the long-term skill alive, but your brain also gets a win somewhere else.
That helps a lot.
🔁 4. Find progress in a variation of the same skill
Sometimes you do not need a whole new goal.
You just need a slightly different version.
For example:
If your L-sit feels stuck, maybe you work on:
• holding it longer
• lifting higher
• cleaner legs
• working toward V-sit or I-sit shapes
Still the same family.
Still connected.
But fresh enough to feel exciting again.
That can be huge for people who need that feeling of movement and novelty.
🎉 5. Have time for fun challenges
A lot of people get stuck because every workout starts to feel like a test.
That is exhausting.
So make space for:
• fun challenges
• new movement ideas
• weird skills
• mini experiments
• one exercise at the end where you just try something
That is one reason the fun day or challenge day matters so much.
You are still applying what you have built.
But you are also giving your brain something fresh.
Very similar to CrossFit style challenges or movement play, this can make training feel alive again.
If you are following the free fitness plan or using the fitness app, there are challenge style things built in already.
That can help a lot.
⚠️ Be careful with the story you tell yourself
Sometimes “lack of progress” is not the real problem.
Sometimes the real problem is:
• being too hard on yourself
• expecting progress too quickly
• needing constant excitement
• giving up as soon as the feeling changes
That is the mental battle.
And yes, it is easier said than done.
But if you get through that part, you will often realize you were progressing way more than you thought.
🔥 Final thought
If you look back at where you started and where you are now, there is a very good chance there has been progress.
Maybe not as fast as you wanted.
Maybe not as exciting as you wanted.
But progress is still progress.
So if you feel stuck:
• track better
• fix the problem if something is off
• keep the main skill in
• find wins somewhere else
• let training stay fun sometimes
That is how you keep going long enough to actually reach the goal.
👇 Question
When you feel a “lack of progress,” what helps you most?
• tracking it better
• shifting focus for a bit
• trying a fun variation
• getting feedback
• reminding yourself how far you have already come
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🌪️ “Lack Of Progress” Might Not Be The Real Problem
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