Making your Citrulline work for your pump!
I've mentioned this before in previous articles but it appoints that can't be driven home enough. If your goal is strength and CNS stimulation, you...
Returning to the Gym: 5 tips for a Safe, Sound and Effective return
Well for the past 3-4 months most of us have been locked out of any appreciable gym. Safe from COVID but deteriorating from the drop inactivity.Som...
Taking the depression out of home workouts and lockdowns- finding our way back!
The lockdown and loss of our gym have taken a bite out of us all. We used to own our future by our choices- then suddenly choices were being made f...
ATP LAB Home Workout Lower Body
We are proud to present the first of a series of training videos featuring two of our certified coaches Cynthia Benoit and Eric Falstrault. This vi...
Hypertrophy for dummies
1. Learning curve
Just like babies grow and learn fast, you will learn and gain very fast as a beginner lifting weights into the gym. However, babi...
Joint problems? No problem
All kinds of injuries can unable you from moving. But are you injured or are you simply sore? There is a big difference between both. It shouldn’t ...
High performance training
You often see us talk about PAP, post-activation potentiation, especially in strength and conditioning for sports. This is when you pair up a heavy...
Smash 2020 with these resolutions!
It’s that time of the year again! New year, new you! Hopefully, you kept a few of last year’s resolutions and are looking for new ones. Unless you ...
Question of the week: Should I start my workout with cardio or just go straight to my weightlifting program?
There is a big misconception about how to warmup. The act of “warming up” means literally to warm up your body. Pulling a sweat. The problem is tha...
Blacksmith’s forearms
Manual labor has always produced great overall strength, but nothing compares to the forearms of blacksmiths. Hammering and lifting pieces of steel...
Leg curling
No, it’s not a new sport on TSN after the Christmas holidays. Leg curls are the most underrated of the leg exercises. There are as many as 50+ ways...
Timed sets
I get bored very fast with my workouts. When I do, and when I don’t feel like thinking too much, I just choose a few exercises and go at it for a g...