Your guide
through Pain Academy.
The personal touch of a coach in your corner, someone who knows this work, knows the pitfalls, and knows exactly what you’re going to feel along the way.
+$149 / month · by application
Add-on to any Essentials plan. Start your free trial, then apply for VIP from inside the app.
The case for a coach
Some weeks the app
isn’t enough.
Some weeks you flare up and don’t know if you should push through. Some weeks the program asks more than your body has, and you need to know what to skip. Some weeks you just need someone to say “you’re not behind.”
That’s when a coach matters most. Not as a substitute for the program, as the human reading it with you, week by week, calibrating it to whatever your real life is doing.
Meet your coach
Paired to your
story.
When you add VIP, we match you with a coach whose specialty fits the body part you’re working on, the kind of pain you’re carrying, and what your placement test told us about you.
- They see your placement test answers from day one
- They watch your check-ins, completions, and modifications
- They reach out when patterns emerge, they don’t wait for you to ask
- You can switch coaches any time, no awkwardness
“Hey. I’ve read your placement. I’ve coached this exact pattern hundreds of times in Vinny’s method. You’re going to be okay. Message me anything, anytime, even if it’s just ‘I had a hard day.’”
Trained by Vinny
Vinny can’t coach
everyone. So he trained a team that can.
Pain Academy is Vinny’s method, but Vinny is one person and the program now has thousands of students. So every coach on the VIP team is personally trained by Vinny, certified in his curriculum, and overseen by him directly. You’re not getting coached by Vinny, you’re getting his standards, his protocols, and a coach he trusts to deliver them, with him a message away when the case gets tricky.
Every coach is personally interviewed, tested, and approved by Vinny before they ever message a student. No outsourcing, no sub-contractors, no random hires.
Months of training in the same protocols, language, and pacing Vinny built the program around. They speak the same coaching language he does, because he taught it to them.
Coaches stay in close contact with Vinny, case reviews, escalations, weekly calibration. Nothing tricky lands on a coach’s desk without Vinny being one message away.
To be clear: Vinny isn’t the person in your DMs. He’s the founder, the curriculum, the standard your coach is held to, and the final word your coach can call on whenever your case calls for it.
The chat
Real conversations,
not canned replies.
You message your coach the way you’d text a friend who happens to know this work cold. Async, calm, no waiting room.
What 10,000+ students taught us
We know the pitfalls
before they happen.
Every coach has read thousands of student messages. They know what week three feels like. They know what happens after a graduation. They’ve seen every flare, every plateau, every breakthrough. They have the pattern recognition you don’t.
When you’ll use them
Six reasons
to message your coach.
Send a clip. Get a precise correction back, often the same day.
Don’t Google it. Message your coach. They’ll tell you exactly what to do today.
Skipped a week, feeling guilty. Your coach has a plan to get you back without shame.
Why does this happen at night? What does this lesson actually mean? Ask away.
Sometimes you just need a person who knows your story to say it’s normal.
You picked up your dog without bracing. Tell someone who actually understands.
How application works
We get to know you first,
then we pair you up.
The application is short and friendly, really, just enough so your coach knows your story before you meet. We keep the cohort small on purpose, so when you’re paired, you’re paired with someone who actually has room for you.
Become a member.
Pick a plan and start your free trial. VIP is for active members, we want to know you a little before we pair you with a coach.
Tap “Apply for VIP” inside the app.
When you’re ready. Could be day one, could be week six. There’s a short application, your goals, your story, anything you want your coach to know up-front.
Your coach reads your story.
They review your placement, your routines, your check-ins so far. They might message you with a question or two. Real read, not a form letter.
Welcome conversation, and you’re in.
A short call or chat where you meet, set expectations, and confirm it’s the right fit on both sides. Then your VIP starts and the work continues, with a person beside you.
Most people get in. If we suggest a different path, it’s a fit thing, never a you thing, and we’ll tell you exactly why and what to do instead.
VIP · Optional add-on · By application
A real human coach,
layered on your Essentials plan.
VIP is an optional add-on for active members, never the whole program on its own. Your Essentials plan keeps running the curriculum; VIP just adds a real person on top of it. You apply from inside the app, your coach reads your story, reaches out, and welcomes you in. Cancel any time.
- Add-on to your Essentials plan, never replaces it
- A certified movement coach trained in this method, paired to your story
- Direct chat, usually replies within hours
- They see your placement test, your check-ins, your progress
- Form-check videos, flare-day support, motivation, anything
- Cancel any time · switch coaches any time
You apply for VIP from inside the app · members only