Surf Training Lab Old-School Soul. Modern Training.
Week-long & longer training residencies for surfers who want depth, longevity, and real progression.
It's a surf lifestyle immersion. Not a one-week surf camp.
Up to Month-long immersive surf programs combining biomechanics, physiology, dry-land training, recovery, ocean mastery, and culture.
Redefine your relationship with the ocean, your body, and your craft, during the most intentional surf month of your life.
About Us
1. What We Do
3. Our Core Programs
1. What We Do
Surf Training Lab offers month-long surf training residencies for committed surfers who want to redefine their relationship with the ocean, their body, and their craft.
We train surfing as a lifelong discipline — blending physical preparation, biomechanics, ocean mastery, recovery, and mindful lifestyle integration into one cohesive experi
Surf Training Lab offers month-long surf training residencies for committed surfers who want to redefine their relationship with the ocean, their body, and their craft.
We train surfing as a lifelong discipline — blending physical preparation, biomechanics, ocean mastery, recovery, and mindful lifestyle integration into one cohesive experience.
Guests live independently in their own apartments at our World Class Facility in town, creating true immersion rather than a surf-camp bubble.
2. The Method
3. Our Core Programs
1. What We Do
Surfing performance isn’t limited by wave count alone.
At Surf Training Lab, surfing is treated as a lifelong discipline—one that integrates physical preparation, movement intelligence, recovery, ocean awareness, and culture. Whether you are here for an intensive month-long program or living alongside a training group, the environment is d
Surfing performance isn’t limited by wave count alone.
At Surf Training Lab, surfing is treated as a lifelong discipline—one that integrates physical preparation, movement intelligence, recovery, ocean awareness, and culture. Whether you are here for an intensive month-long program or living alongside a training group, the environment is designed to support progression, longevity, and enjoyment.
Our method blends modern training modalities with old-school surf values. You’ll train, recover, create, move, and live in rhythm—supported by a facility and community built around intentional practice rather than constant froth.
We focus on:
- Surf-specific strength & mobility
- Biomechanics & movement efficiency
- Breathwork & nervous system regulation
- Dry-land repetition & surfskate training
- Recovery, longevity & injury prevention
- Ocean reading, timing & wave energy usage
This approach allows surfers to progress faster, surf longer, and leave with systems they can continue anywhere in the world.
3. Our Core Programs
3. Our Core Programs
Intermediate–Advanced 4-Week Intensive
An immersive surf training residency for competent surfers ready to train surfing as a craft, discipline, and lifestyle.
- Offered twice per year
- Limited group size
- Optional second-month stay for integration & free surfing
Beginner 4-Week Intensive
For those who’ve decided surfing matters — and want to build
Intermediate–Advanced 4-Week Intensive
An immersive surf training residency for competent surfers ready to train surfing as a craft, discipline, and lifestyle.
- Offered twice per year
- Limited group size
- Optional second-month stay for integration & free surfing
Beginner 4-Week Intensive
For those who’ve decided surfing matters — and want to build strong foundations without rushing.
- Offered twice per year
- Emphasis on fundamentals, culture, and sustainability
Surf Longevity / “Get Your Surf Bod Back”
A restorative, performance-focused program for experienced surfers looking to rebuild strength, mobility, confidence, and flow.
- Offered once per year
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4. Our Vibe
Surf Training Lab is where old-school surf values meet modern training methods.
We value:
- Respect for the ocean & local culture
- Quality over quantity
- Music, art, and shared meals
- Long conversations, not rushed itineraries
- Training hard — then living fully
People come for a month. Many stay longer. Most return.
5. Live, Train & Surf — In Town
Surf Training Lab is based in downtown San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua — walking distance to the beach, restaurants, music, and daily life. This is intentional. We believe real progression happens when surfing, training, recovery, and culture are part of the same rhythm.
Guests stay in private, modern, ocean-view apartments designed for longer
Surf Training Lab is based in downtown San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua — walking distance to the beach, restaurants, music, and daily life. This is intentional. We believe real progression happens when surfing, training, recovery, and culture are part of the same rhythm.
Guests stay in private, modern, ocean-view apartments designed for longer stays and independent living.
Your Stay
• Fully serviced apartments with private bath and full kitchen
• Clean, secure, air-conditioned spaces
• Ocean views & strong Wi-Fi
• Ideal for month-long residencies, remote work, and extended stays
You live where you train — and where local life happens.
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Train Where You Live
Our training facilities are integrated into the property, allowing consistency without disruption:
• Surfskate park & dry-land training areas
• Lap pool & apnea training zone
• Sauna & ice baths
• Yoga & movement space
This environment supports progression, recovery, and longevity — not burnout.
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Culture & Concierge
We focus on clean, top-tier hospitality and authentic local connection.
Rather than packaging artificial experiences, we concierge you directly to trusted local partners for:
• Transportation & logistics
• Surf guides, coaching & video
• Boat trips, fishing & nature excursions
San Juan del Sur offers 300 days per year of offshore winds, a strong surf community, live music, and a rhythm that makes extended stays feel natural.
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Community
We actively support the local and national surf community.
Surf coaches, professional surfers, and traveling teams are welcome — with or without their students — for aligned training blocks and longer stays.
Surf Training Lab isn’t a resort.
It’s a place to live well, train intentionally, and surf with purpose.
6. Our Credentials, Expertise
Claudia, a Nicaraguan local, keeps the day-to-day rhythm of Surf Training Lab running smoothly. When she’s not on site, she’s often at the beach filming surf sessions and documenting the experience. Guests who receive one of her edited videos leave with a meaningful keepsake to share with family and friends back home.
Jason — Lead Trainer
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Claudia, a Nicaraguan local, keeps the day-to-day rhythm of Surf Training Lab running smoothly. When she’s not on site, she’s often at the beach filming surf sessions and documenting the experience. Guests who receive one of her edited videos leave with a meaningful keepsake to share with family and friends back home.
Jason — Lead Trainer
Jason founded Surf Training Lab after a lifetime devoted to surfing, movement, and coaching—blending formal expertise with the deeper, often overlooked side of surfing: presence, connection, and purpose. He began surfing at age 10 and holds formal degrees in exercise physiology and biomechanics, supported by decades of real-world experience across sport, rehabilitation, and performance training. He is also a certified yoga teacher, and his approach reflects that full spectrum: performance and peace, intensity and integration.
By age 11, Jason was already coaching—training horses and teaching riding lessons to both adults and children—developing an early ability to observe body position, movement patterns, and communicate clear corrections. Over the years, he competed and coached across multiple disciplines, including elite-level cycling, running, yoga, and other movement-based sports. That background shaped not only his physical training knowledge, but also his relationship with endurance, discomfort, focus, and breath—skills that translate directly into surfing longevity and performance under pressure.
Jason has worked extensively in physical rehabilitation with both athletes and non-athletes, and through his own athletic journey and years as a career firefighter, he developed a practical understanding of how bodies adapt, break down, and rebuild. As professional surfing evolved, he noticed elite surfers increasingly prioritizing mobility, recovery, breath control, and movement efficiency—training methods he had been applying long before they became mainstream.
Drawing from biomechanics, physiology, and practical experimentation, Jason developed a comprehensive surf-specific training system that he still uses personally—allowing him to surf high-level waves alongside athletes half his age, while helping others do the same. His strength lies not only in understanding anatomy and mechanics, but in a rare combination: a coach’s eye for precision and a soulful approach that helps surfers calm the mind, breathe, focus, and connect with the ocean in a deeper way.
For Jason, surfing was never primarily about money or hype. He grew up old school—where surfing meant friendship, respect, and a deep love for the ocean. That foundation remains central to how he teaches. He helps surfers build the capacity to perform, but also to experience—using breathwork, visualization, meditation, and mindful training tools to access a calmer nervous system, clearer decision-making, and a more meaningful relationship with the water. For some, that shift creates the kind of deep immersion where sessions feel almost dreamlike—where what happened in the ocean blends with visualization, recovery, and presence, and athletes leave not just “better,” but changed.
Jason has a particular talent for working with experienced and elite surfers—quickly identifying the weak link that limits performance, then building a plan that strengthens it without disrupting what already makes them great. At the same time, he can guide developing surfers through fundamentals with the same clarity and commitment, as showmanship or shortcuts aren’t the point—craft is.
His only requirement is simple: a genuine commitment to surfing as a discipline, not a one-time experience. When that commitment is present, Jason gives everything—and sessions often go far beyond the clock when the energy and focus are right. Over time, many participants become friends, return year after year, and carry the training systems—and the deeper mindset—back into their surfing and daily life.