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COHORT 01 // 4-WEEK HYBRID CHALLENGE

PROVING GROUND

Lift. Run. Score. 28 days of hybrid programming built to find out what you are actually made of. Cash on the line. No hiding.

Full refund any time before day one. No questions asked.

28
Days
370
Points
3
Divisions
40%
To prize pool
FILE 01 // PROTOCOL

How it works

Simple on purpose. You train, you log, you get scored. The leaderboard does the rest.

01

Enter

Pay $99, pick your division, join the cohort. Your entry feeds the prize pool from day one.

02

Test

Week 1 sets your baseline: a 1-mile run, a 10-minute AMRAP, and a 3-rep max squat. Do not sandbag it. Week 4 measures everything against this.

03

Train

Five days a week. Strength plus running, programmed for you. Log every day for consistency points. Friday workouts are scored.

04

Prove it

Test week. Retest every baseline, then the Final Exam. Winners are announced Sunday and paid within 7 days.

FILE 02 // TRAINING LOG

The program

Real programming, written like a coach. Barbell first, dumbbell and minimal-equipment scaling on everything. Open a file to see what is inside.

DaySession
MONTest day. 1-mile run all out, 10-min AMRAP (5 pull-ups / 10 push-ups / 15 air squats), 3-rep max back squat.
TUERun intervals. 6 x 400m at mile pace minus 10 to 15 seconds. 90s rest.
WEDUpper strength. Bench 4x6, weighted pull-ups 4x5, press and row superset, push-up finisher.
THUTempo run. 20 minutes comfortably hard. Speak in short sentences, not conversations.
FRIHybrid WOD. "Engine Room": 4 rounds of 400m run, 15 swings, 10 burpees. 25-min cap.
DaySession
MONLower strength. Back squat 5x5, Romanian deadlift 3x8, walking lunges, EMOM finisher.
TUERun intervals. 8 x 400m. Hold pace across all eight.
WEDUpper strength. Bench 5x5, pull-ups 5x5, heavier superset, 10-min AMRAP finisher.
THULong run. 40 to 50 minutes easy and conversational. Do not race it.
FRIScored WOD. "Grinder": 800-400-200m runs with deadlifts and pull-ups between. 30-min cap.Scored
DaySession
MONLower strength. Back squat 4x4 at 80%, front squat, Bulgarian split squats.
TUERun intervals. 5 x 800m at hard, sustainable 5K effort. 2:30 rest.
WEDUpper strength. Bench 4x4, weighted pull-ups, dips and chin-ups, 100 push-ups for time.
THUTempo plus strides. 25 minutes tempo, then 6 x 20-second strides.
FRIScored WOD. "Prove It": 5 rounds of 400m run, 12 dumbbell thrusters, 12 box jumps. 28-min cap.Scored
DaySession
MONMile retest. All out, same course as week 1. Then light pump work and go home.
TUERecovery. Walk, stretch, mobility. That is the whole day.
WEDAMRAP retest. Same 10-minute test, same standards. Beat your baseline.
THUShakeout. 20 minutes very easy. Visualize tomorrow. Sleep 8 hours.
FRISquat retest plus Final Exam. 3RM squat, rest 15, then: 1-mile buy-in plus 3 rounds of 15 pull-ups / 20 push-ups / 25 air squats. 20-min cap.Scored

// LOG 004 OF 004 // ALL SESSIONS SCALE TO DUMBBELL OR MINIMAL EQUIPMENT

FILE 03 // MONEY

The prize pool

Your entry is not a fee. It is a bet on yourself, and 40 cents of every dollar goes straight into the pool.

40% of every entry.
100% of the pressure.

The pool grows with the field. The exact number is published to every athlete before day one.

Pool math // 100 athletes

FieldValue
Athletes100
Collected$9,900
Prize pool$3,960

Payout // winner takes half

RankPlaceCut
011st place50%
022nd place30%
033rd place20%

Kept honest by video. Any score that puts you in prize position must be backed by unedited video submitted within 24 hours. No video, no prize, no exceptions. Random audits run all month.

FILE 04 // BRACKETS

Pick your division

Be honest. Sandbagging a lower division is the fastest way to get booed off the leaderboard. You can move up mid-challenge. You cannot move down.

01
DIVISION 01

Rookie

For lifters in year one. This is where most people belong, and there is no shame in it.

  • Training less than a year
  • Cannot do 5 strict pull-ups yet
  • Improvement scoring favors you
02
DIVISION 02

Contender

The deep end of the middle. Solid base, real numbers, still chasing the top.

  • Training 1 to 3 years
  • Solid base, no elite numbers
  • Biggest field, tightest races
03
DIVISION 03

Elite

Hardest field

You already compete at things. This is the division people watch.

  • 1.5x bodyweight squat, or
  • Sub 6:30 mile, or you compete already
  • Winner takes the biggest cut
FILE 05 // INTEL

Questions

A barbell setup is ideal, but every session has dumbbell and minimal-equipment scaling written in. If you have dumbbells, a pull-up bar, and somewhere to run, you can do the whole challenge.

Yes. That is what the Rookie division is for. Half of the test-week points are for improvement versus your own baseline, so beginners who improve the most can outscore veterans who started fast. That is the point.

You get a 48-hour makeup window and still log full credit. After 48 hours the consistency point is gone for good. Plan your week on Sunday night and this never happens.

370 points total. 20 for consistency (one per training day logged), 150 for the three scored Friday workouts, 200 for test week. Weekly WODs are scored by percentile inside your division. Top 3 overall take the prize pool 50/30/20.

Any score in prize position needs unedited video within 24 hours. No video, no prize, no exceptions. Random audits run all month: fail to produce video within 48 hours and that week's performance scores are wiped. Phone on a tripod is all it takes.

Full refund any time before the cohort starts, no questions asked. Once day one begins, entries lock because your $99 is already feeding the prize pool. Injured in week 1? We roll your entry to the next cohort once.

COHORT 01 // SPOTS OPEN

Stop wondering. Start proving.

28 days. Five sessions a week. A leaderboard, a prize pool, and a Final Exam with your name on it.

$99 ENTRY

Full refund before day one. Paid out within 7 days of results.
COMING 2027

Be there at the start.

Cohort 01 opens in 2027. Drop your email and we will tell you the moment entries open.

PROVING GROUND$99 // 4 WEEKS // CASH PRIZES
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