WHERE ATHLETES TRAIN

WHERE ATHLETES TRAIN

WHERE ATHLETES TRAIN WHERE ATHLETES TRAIN

SPEED | POWER | STRENGTH

These are the 3 fundamentals of any sport. At The Sport Lab, we are always working towards improving these regardless of what you do.

The Sport Lab is a sports science facility, owned and operated by sports medicine professionals. We are at the cutting edge of sports training and rehab and will never settle for old ways of training. Welcome to the future of long-term athletic development.

AMENITIES

At The Lab, we’re always expanding our equipment to meet the needs of modern athletes. Along with the traditional S&C equipment, The Lab offers specialized equipment built for athletes.

 

Vertimax V8
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Rogue Bikes
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Russian Boxes
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Plyomat
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Blood Flow Restriction Devices
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Sports Science Lab Footwork tools
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Speed of Sport handbells
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8’x 63’ Turf and Sleds
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Russian Boxes
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Glute Ham Device
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Full Rehab Gym
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Dumbbells (5-100lbs)
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Barbells and Kettlebells
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Hard and soft plyo boxes
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Golf Simulator
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Gravity Box Velocity Based Trainer
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Normatec Compression Device
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Ski Erg
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Keiser Functional Trainer
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K-Box Eccentric Trainer
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Arena Gear Timing Gates

What’s happening in The Lab

 
Gone are the days are the days of testing athletes' max squats, bench, or beep test scores. If someone can jump high, or do a powerful movement, they must have adequate strength and testing just strength would be useless. Here is a sample of what
The Lab is back again as the training facility and clinic for the 2022 Nelson Leafs 🍃 The Leafs are in the gym with us 4/days per week and in the clinic 2 days. • In-season training isn’t a time to pick away the weights.. workouts are s
Off-season 2022 is in the the books ☀️ A great inaugural summer for The Lab. • We had athletes representing various sports from U-sport, Junior A/B, Bantam/Midget AAA, Baseball Canada, NHL, Whitecaps academy and more. • We are now moving in
Last sprints of summer ‘22 #thelab
"If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough." • Our “formula” for sport speed ⬇️: - Adequate strength base - Plyometrics (a lot of jumping) - Concentric only training (ie: HEX bar) - Resisted upper
Better late than never with the introductions… 🤝 Arthur Andrews, B.AET, CAT(C), NSCA-CSCS * Head coach * Athletic Therapist
 Arthur has been coaching in high performance sport for 10 years. Arthur started training as an athlete in 2010 with
Upper body speed drills ➡️ Lower body speed drills are everywhere and easy to program. However if the lower body is moving fast, there has to be an equal and opposite movement in the upper body and it needs to be trained. Here are a few upper body
New velocity based trainer, @gravitybox at The Lab 📊 This tool allows us to measure power and velocity during lifts. We are starting to use this tool for; 📝 Baseline testing 📈 Determining weights during lifts 😴 Tracking fatigue during lifts to
Nice to have the Valhalla Unit Crew in the gym last week 🌲🔥 We worked on bracing, overhead pressing, ankle stabilization, and single leg work. ➡️ The physical demands in wildfire fighting are very similar if not greater than many sports and the
💥 Introducing The Lab OFFSEASON training program 💥 💻—-> see link in bio for full details and to sign up The Nelson Sport Lab is offering small group training for designed for competitive athletes in the Kootenay region. * The groups i
Looking for a lower body workout? 🦵 Here’s a lower complex lift. Should take around 70min with warm up. 3-4 sets each A1. Hex bar Deadlift (6-8) A2. Angled box jumps (12) B1. Landmine row (10-12) B2. SB pull-ins (12) C1. BB split lunge (
Should you lift weights on game days?  Yes! Gameday lifts 5-10 hours before competition can have some great benefits. Here are some examples of our game day workouts at The Lab —————————&mda

Have Any Questions For Us?

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Nelson, BC

402 Anderson Street
Nelson, BC
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