Frequently Asked Questions
Paragon Training Methods = the life-changing workouts, coaching, & online community you’ve been searching for to help you build muscle, achieve your goals, and look/feel great from at home or in a gym in just 30-90 min-day ♥️
What you get:
- Choose from: 8 different workout programs
- Training App: where you’ll view + record workouts
- At-Home + Full Gym Options: work out from where you want, when you want (:
- Workouts For: all goals + all levels of experience
- Around-the-Clock Coaching Support: from LCK, Bryan, and Paragon Coaches
- Detailed Coaching Responses: on form check videos + nutrition, fitness, and programming questions
- App Chat + Online Community Group: to connect w/ coaches and Paragon members and get support
- Access To: tons of FREE nutrition + fitness resources to help support you in achieving your goals
- Pregnancy/PP Support + Resources: via @themintprjct
Our App:
- Workouts Deliver: via app (we use Train Heroic!)
- In-App Chat Feature: to connect w/ coaches + members
- Each Day: warm-ups, detailed workout instructions, movement demo videos, workout tips, modification ideas
- Easily Track: lifts, PR’s, and progress.
- Instant Feedback: on form check lifting videos
- In-App Timers: easily monitor rest periods, EMOM’s, etc
- Swap Movements in Programming: need to scale or modify a workout? No problemmm!
- Daily Monitoring: sleep, stress, recovery, soreness, mood
- 400+ Movement Video Library: no more clicking out to Youtube, all our videos are hosted within the app!
Paragon Training Methods = the life-changing workouts, coaching, & online community you’ve been searching for to help you build muscle, achieve your goals, and look/feel great from at home or in a gym in just 30-90 min-day ♥️
What you get:
- Choose from: 8 different workout programs
- Training App: where you’ll view + record workouts
- At-Home + Full Gym Options: work out from where you want, when you want (:
- Workouts For: all goals + all levels of experience
- Around-the-Clock Coaching Support: from LCK, Bryan, and Paragon Coaches
- Detailed Coaching Responses: on form check videos + nutrition, fitness, and programming questions
- App Chat + Online Community Group: to connect w/ coaches and Paragon members and get support
- Access To: tons of FREE nutrition + fitness resources to help support you in achieving your goals
- Pregnancy/PP Support + Resources: via @themintprjct
Our App:
- Workouts Deliver: via app (we use Train Heroic!)
- In-App Chat Feature: to connect w/ coaches + members
- Each Day: warm-ups, detailed workout instructions, movement demo videos, workout tips, modification ideas
- Easily Track: lifts, PR’s, and progress.
- Instant Feedback: on form check lifting videos
- In-App Timers: easily monitor rest periods, EMOM’s, etc
- Swap Movements in Programming: need to scale or modify a workout? No problemmm!
- Daily Monitoring: sleep, stress, recovery, soreness, mood
- 400+ Movement Video Library: no more clicking out to Youtube, all our videos are hosted within the app!
Barbell, DB’s, Bench, Bands, Squat Rack:
- 3-Day Physique
- 4-Day Physique
- Cardio/Lift
- Strength/Metcon
Need 2-3 Pairs of Dumbbell’s, Bands, Bench:
- DB Quickie
- DB Physique
- DB Cardio/Lift
Sounds like our At-Home // Dumbbell programs are for you! All you need is 2-3 pairs of dumbbells + some bands.
- DB Quickie = 30-min workouts
- DB Cardio/Lift = bodybuilding, strength training, and cardio of your choice. 3 lift days + 2 potential cardio days
- DB Physique = bodybuilding + strength training workouts to help you look/feel your best
Most of our workouts take 60-75 minutes!
- DB Quickie = 30 min
- 3-Day Physique = 90 min
- All Other Programs = 60-75 min
Short on time/days you can spend in the gym?
- 30-Min DB Quickie = the ultimate go-to for travel or those busy seasons of life (:
- Cardio/Lift = 3 x 60-min lift days. You could skip the cardio days and just hit the 3 lift days per week. Or 2 lift days + 1 cardio day.
- 3-Day Physique = 3 x 90-min lift days. Same training volume as 4-Day 60-Min Physique, just distributed across 3 x 90-min workouts.
- Prioritize Repeating Movements: you could also just prioritize the weekly repeating movements (parts A/B/C of the programming) and call it good. Later parts of the workout are usually just bodybuilding + accessory work, such as core work, calf raises, etc
Most of our workouts optimize around training 4 days/week – so you can get in, enjoy your workouts, and then go live life (and of course look great while doing it!)
3 Day Programs:
- 3-Day Physique
- Cardio/Lift = 3 lift days , 2 potential cardio days
- DB Cardio/Lift = 3 lift days, 2 potential cardio days
4 Day Programs:
- 4-Day Physique*
- 4-Day DB Physique*
- Strength/Metcon*
- 30-Min DB Quickie*
* Have the option for a 5th workout on Saturdays
We recommend getting a minimum of 1-2 rest days, non-negotiable. But how/when you hit the 3-5 days of programming each week is totally up to you!
We’ve all been there, you got this!
Check out our 30-min DB Quickie program.
^ DB’s are often a little easier to learn how to move and lift. 30 min workouts = less movements to learn and get familiar with, so workouts will likely seem a little less overwhelming!
Once you’re feeling a little more comfortable in a few months, you could consider switching to one of our 60-min programs.
With Your Paragon Subscription, You’ll Get:
- Detailed Workout Instructions: so you know exactly how to follow our workouts
- In-App Movement Videos: so you know exactly how to perform movements + lifts correctly
- 24/7 Coaching Support: need help or have questions regarding nutrition, fitness, or programming? Use the Chat Feature in our App or post in our FB Group and get instant, detailed coaching help and support from the Paragon Team
- Form Checks: want a coach to check your lifting form? Post a form check, get instant feedback (:
- Free Nutrition/Fitness Resources: tons of free PDF’s + guides (how to track to track your macros, pregnancy/postpartum resources, etc)
Other Beginner Tips:
- Look through workouts + watch the lifting videos the night before your workout
- Re-watch the videos again before you start working out
- Video yourself lifting so you can compare to the demo videos in our app between lift sets. You can also share form check videos to coaches and get feedback!
- If your gym has mirrors, lift in front of them
- Have an experienced gym friend? Ask if you can lift with them!
We gotcha! We have over 400+ movement demo videos uploaded in our app! Each workout day will have detailed instructions + videos so you’ll know exactly how to perform the workout and each lift.
You can also ask questions and get instant coaching feedback from the Paragon team if you post a form check video in the Paragon Facebook group or In-App Chat Feature.
It be like that sometimes! A few options…
- Prioritize Repeating Movements: parts A/B of the programming each day are the “meat + potatoes” that repeat each week and what we’re trying to progress by the end of the cycle. Hit parts A/B or A/B/C and let it be enough ♥️
- Set a Timer: set a clock for whatever time you DO have and go get some. Work hard, don’t forget to have fun, and let whatever you get through be enough!
- Rest Less: if you know you’ll only have 40-45 min, you can often still crank through most of or close to an entire 60-min workout by shortening rest times, combining sections, and/or turning things into Alternating Movements, Giant Sets, or Super Sets. Note: you may need to choose lighter weights than you normally might (:
In a busy and/or stressful season of life?
Remember that the best workout is whatever you can do CONSISTENTLY. And that different seasons may (temporarily) call for different priorities.
Rather than “All or Nothing”…
What if you committed to less right now and took some extra stress off your plate by switching to 30-Min DB Quickie or 45-Min Physique?
- Training blocks: 6 or 12-week, depending on program/training cycle focus
- Workouts always have: Progressive Overload + weekly repeating movements
- Training cycles alternate between: Hypertrophy, Strength, & Metabolic cycles throughout year
Note: You can join at any time, but you’ll only get access to programming 7 days before you join date.
If you’re finishing up another companies program, but want to join in on one of our cycles, it would be a good idea to purchase you membership when new cycles start at Paragon so you have access to the whole training block. Then you can pick up in our app whenever you’re ready!
You can join at any time, but you’ll only get access to programming 7 days before you join date.
You will not be able to access programming that began before you membership date. Thus it’s most advantageous to join when we begin new cycles (every 6 weeks)
If training for a race (such a marathon) or finishing up another companies workout program, it would be a good idea to purchase you membership when new cycles start at Paragon so you have access to the whole training block. Then you can pick up in our app whenever you’re ready!
If you join mid-cycle, we have a special Acclimation / Intro-to-Paragon Program you’ll follow until new cycles pick up in a few weeks. It’s Hypertrophy (muscle building) focused. It will also cover how to follow our workouts, breakdown common lingo you’ll see in workouts, etc etc.
Physique Programs are for sureee our most popular workout programs!
- 3-Day Physique
- 4-Day Physique
- 4-Day Dumbbell Physique
- 45-Min Physique
^ These are strength training + bodybuilding focused workouts designed to help you look/feel your best.
More doesn’t always equal better. good programming will provide an effective ROI on time/energy spent working out.
Physique members are working out 3-4 days per week + getting 2-3 rest days each week.
You don’t HAVE to train 5-6 days a week to achieve your goals + look your best. We have thousands of members who can prove it ♥️
Our Strength/Metcon program is for you!
This program is our take on a more sustainable approach to functional fitness.
All the things you love:
- Strength training
- Olympic lifting
- Gymnastics
- Functional fitness movements
- Fun metcon / conditioning pieces
^ but put together in a way that won’t leave you feeling beatdown + burnout!
Most people want the best of all worlds: to look great, feel great, see lift PR’s, and have fun. So we made a program (that was backed by science) that could do just that ♥️
Cardio/Lift + DB Cardio/Lift is for you!
- 3 days of bodybuilding + strength training
- 2 potential cardio days (you can run, bike, swim, etc)
On cardio days, choose between:
- sprint/interval work
- steady state cardio
- hop in a Peloton class
- sub in your own endurance or race training
At Paragon, we liveee for giving detailed coaching responses and around-the-clock support for our members!
Paragon is an evidence-based, education-focused company. We believe that education = empowerment.
Simply put: it’s a lot easier to DO something when you understand the “how” or “why” behind WHY you’re doing something.
You can ask questions + post form check videos on your lifts in both our Training App and Paragon Facebook Group. We may not be there in person with you, but you’ll get immediate help + responses from our coaches!
1:1 nutrition coaching is not part of our Paragon subscription. 1:1 individualized nutrition guidance typically runs something like ~$150-$300/month, and thus cannot be included in our super affordable $49 subscription (:
You have 24/7 coaching access to our coaches and founders however, and we love answering nutrition questions, sharing educational posts and detailed guides, and share tons of free nutrition resources regularly for members.
Need coach suggestions for 1:1 nutrition coaching?
All our Paragon coaches run their own nutrition coaching businesses. Hop to the Meet Our Team page. You can reach out to the coach you’re interested in via their email or website.
Yes! Paragon Members get free access to our Pregnancy/Postpartum Movement Modification and Substitution Guide.
We also regularly share educational content and resources from the ladies of @themintprjct.
Paragon Members also get a 20% discount if they want to purchase Mint’s Birth-Back-to-Gym program.
Many of our mommas love following our Physique programs during pregnancy and PP. We typically recommend switching to DB Physique as pregnancy goes on, since DB’s are more versatile and easier to maneuver around a growing belly.
We sure did!
We are SO much happier now that we’ve changed training apps and are hosting our workouts on Train Heroic!
LCK does apparel drops about every other month. She regularly releases various merch like gym flags, stickers, etc.
Our In-Person Lifting + Nutrition Seminars are about once a quarter! We try to host in big cities that are easy to get to + host accordingly in places where whether will be nice.
Drop us an email to help@paragontrainingmethods.com
Yasssss. Hop to our Discounts page here. You can verify your status as Military, LEO, Fire Fighter, Student, or Teacher via SheerID! ♥️
(we offer discounts for LEO, Fire Fighters, Military, Nurses, Students, Teachers – click here)
