The Challenger Program is LIVE.
Remote training with the PLANtoWIN.ca app is built on thousands of hours on the training floor with ambitious professionals and amateur players. This means you get a professional, friction-free and focused training plan no matter where you are in the world.
12 weeks of essential workouts that make you stronger, more stable, and build your cardio engine that progress every month to keep you challenged.
Two strength & core and two cardio workouts every week at a place and time that best suits you means when you hit your targets, you get better.
Monthly video calls plus a team message board invite you into more than just workouts.
Group challenges every week with a slick leaderboard rev your engine and deliver kick-ass prizes.
Essential daily eating, training and sleep reports means no more guessing on what's holding you back.
No calorie counting, meals separate from your family or silly supplement distractions. These measurable eating habits get results everytime.
Our money is on you. Discounts and free-trials get you started but don't care if you stick around and win.
PLANtoWIN.ca bets $250 cashback that you'll do the work consistently, and we love paying out when you follow through. And if you bring a friend with you, we'll double your cashback award.
Program length is 12 weeks in total.
Start date is Monday, September 28th.
End date is Sunday, December 20th.
Deadline to sign up is Friday, September 25th.
Earn back $250 of the program cost if you do the work. See Cost below for details.
This is a group program with up to 20 spots available.
Equipment and Access:
REQUIRED: The TeamBuildr mobile app will be used for all communication, reporting, leaderboard, workouts, and group chat. You'll download this and create an account as part of the signup process. No stress.
REQUIRED: Dumbbells and a flat bench will be used for strength workouts. If you don't have these at home, they are in every single gym on the planet.
Cardio workouts will have you running or cycling, so access to cardio equipment is recommended. If you don't have these at home, they are also in every single gym on the planet. Or, if you'd prefer to run or cycle outside in November and December, don't let me stop you.
A fitness watch or sensor of any kind that measures exercise calories and sleep duration (E.g., Apple Watch, Garmin, Polar, Whoop, Oura, etc.) is awesome for gathering extra training details, but is not required.
A scale at home if weight-loss if a priority for you.
Full guidance, support and honesty from Coach Derek who's helped hundreds of people get stronger, get fitter, and lose weight fast for the past 20+ years.
Straight-forward strength and cardio workouts with specific targets to hit so you can exercise without confusion and see results ASAP.
Strength workouts are keystone dumbbell exercises that are simple-to-execute and have a big payoff.
Cardio workouts include both interval and steady-state events that are neither ridiculous in length or intensity.
Daily tracking of your eating, training and sleep results.
The PLANtoWIN.ca simple eating guidelines that give you straight-forwawrd rules that help you win, teach you what to focus on, and tell you what to ignore.
A private personal data dashboard with your individual eating, training and sleep results compared to your history and to group targets. See Privacy Policy below for full details.
A team of other ambitious adults who are getting stronger and fitter alongside you while competing for glory on the Challenger leaderboard, a group chat with some jokes, piles of encouragement and positive accountability. See Privacy Policy below for full details.
Weekly team updates for group progress, individual highlights, things to focus on, and Q&A.
Live monthly video calls with program updates, prize announcements, all-star performance callouts, and Q&A.
$250 if you do the work.
A kickass T-shirt...of course.
Submit the quick daily report every morning that includes your eating choices and exercise + sleep results from the previous day. You will also be asked to report your current body weight if weight-loss is a priority for you.
This data is how we track and understand what you're doing well and what you need to focus on as you progress through the challenge.
Complete 2x strength workouts each week. These are less than 45 minutes long, including warm-up and stretch-out.
Complete 2x cardio workouts each week. These are between 30-45 minutes long, including warm-up and stretch-out.
$999 is due up front, or pay $399 monthly for 3 months.
$250 can be earned back by doing the work you signed up for. Cashback awards are finalized and paid out after the program is complete.
Doing the work =
Completing at least 80% (20 of 24) of your strength workouts over the course of the program.
If you miss a strength workout one week, you can make it up the next.
Completing at least 80% (20 of 24) of your cardio workouts over the course of the program.
If you miss a cardio workout one week, you can make it up the next.
Submitting your daily report before 12pm at least 6 of 7 days every week.
This Challenger Program amounts to less than $65 per week for 4x workouts, daily tracking and a kick-ass community of like-minded, ambitious people working toward the same thing as you are when you earn back your $250.
You can double your cashback if you refer a friend to sign-up. There is a place to enter your name when they complete their onboard intake.
"Will I need to count calories if weight-loss is a priority for me?"
This challenge does not have you count and track your eating calories for two reasons:
It's annoying, arduous and in most cases unreliable (and therefore misleading). In thisProgram, you don't need to track your eating calories even if weight-loss is a priority for you.
The PLANtoWIN.ca simple eating guidelines give you straight-forwawrd rules so you know what helps you win, what to focus on, and what to ignore. Calorie counting does not.
It's hard to eat too many calories if you're following the rules and putting in your best efforts in training. Everyone who follow these rules win at weight-loss every time without counting calories. You can too.
"I don't really exercise at all right now. Is this gonna be too hard for me?"
No, this program will not be too hard for you. Your exercise history will not affect your ability to do these strength or cardio workouts.
The workouts in this challenge are adjustable to your current level, so no stress. You can start slow and graduate into it, or make them super hard right off the hop. It's your call.
Strength workouts will assign the reps, sets, speeds and rest for all exercises, then you choose the weight to use. The exercises are straight-forward and easy to execute.
Cardio workouts assign the length and intensity of activity, then you choose the method (run, bike, row or eliptical) and environment (equipment or outside).
If you need specific workouts built just for you, I'd love to talk to you about it. Custom Coaching isn't part of this challenge, but send me an email me at derek@vancasey.com and I'll get back to you ASAP.
"I don't want my name visible to others in the challenge. What are my options?"
This is a group challenge where everyone is working toward the same thing - getting stronger and fitter - together.
Your name is important for the identity of the group. There is no opt-out available for this challenge.
If you want a private program just for you or for a group of friends, I'd love to talk to you about it. Send me an email me at derek@vancasey.com and I'll get back to you ASAP.
All data* collected from this Challenger Program will remain completely confidential and in compliance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.
Data attached to your personal identity will be visible only to Derek Vandenbrink and will not be shared with any other staff at VanCasey Inc. without your written consent.
In other words, your individual eating, training, sleep and body weight results will never be disclosed to anyone in any way that reveal your personal identity. No one in this group or outside of this program will know your personal details unless you decide to share them on your own.
Data collected from this Challenger Program will be added to a database and used to create mean scores of all participants for the purposes of group reporting and method validation.
Data collected from this Challenger Program may be used in public-facing reports and promotion in a manner that does not reveal your personal identity without your written consent.
*Because this is a group program, "data" excludes your name as this will be visible to all participants enrolled in this Challenger Program.