The Performance wing · Montreal & online
Strength,engineered.
DeGrand Performance is a coaching system for people who want results. Assessment, programming, testing, iteration, run with the discipline of a lab and the standards of sport, by Coach Yan.
Years of accumulated knowledge
Protocol phases
Min. free assessment
Guesswork
The standard
Anyone can make you tired. Progress is different: it has to be designed. Every block you train here exists for a reason, and every reason is written down, measured, and revised against the data your body produces.
The difference
Why this works when the last plan didn't.
Programming with a reason
Every set traces back to your assessment. If we can't explain why it's in your week, it isn't in your week.
Plateaus, engineered out
Adaptation is planned before it stalls. The program changes before you stop moving, not after.
Proof at every phase
Blocks end in measurement, not opinion. You see exactly what moved.
A coach in the numbers
Yan reads your data the way an engineer reads telemetry, then adjusts the machine, not the excuses.
The disciplines
Four ways in. One standard.
Private coaching
In the room, on the platform. Technique, load and standards, one to one.
Remote programming
The full protocol, delivered anywhere. Video review and weekly follow-ups included.
Testing & benchmarks
Baselines, retests, honest numbers. The part most programs skip is the part we schedule.
Athlete preparation
Off-season builds and in-season maintenance for competitors with a date on the calendar.
The system
The Performance Protocol: four phases, zero guesswork.
Not a workout plan. A closed loop that assesses, builds, tests and evolves, so every week of training has a reason behind it. Select a phase.
Your coach
Coach Yan
Founder, DeGrand Performance
Yan has spent over a decade developing his knowledge and his craft, blending strength science with programming that survives real life. No templates, no borrowed plans: the same rigor used with competitive athletes, applied to anyone serious about the result.
- Certified Coach
- Field experience coaching athletes and everyday clients
- Movement & performance assessment specialist
The ledger
Real clients. Real numbers.
I've had significant strength gains during my 3-month plan with Coach Yan. He was able to really target where I was stuck and break through plateaus efficiently.
Marc-Antoine L.
Private plan
The assess-build-test cycle is the difference. I knew within weeks whether something was working, not after months of blind hope.
François G.
In-person coaching
Coach Yan is able to help with great adaptability and many exercise variants to target specific needs. I've had the best results of my fitness journey to date with his help.
Nathalie L.
Remote programming
Youth development · ages 8 to 17
Looking to train a young athlete? Same standards, built for their age.
Small groups of four to six, matched by age and ability: plyometrics, supervised strength work and conditioning, tested at the start and end of every block. The first session is free.
+15.8cm
Average gain in jump distance, over 8 weeks
Before you book
Asked, answered.
Most clients notice measurable strength and energy shifts within the first four-to-six-week block. Visible body composition change typically follows by month two or three, depending on starting point and consistency.
Your move
Progress, scheduled.
One free hour. Your baselines, your imbalances, your starting point: measured, explained, and yours to keep whether you continue or not.
Across the hall
DeGrand Wellness
Where the volume comes down and the foundation gets rebuilt. Coming soon, January 2027.