
How to Administer and Analyze a Heart Rate Drift Test
Heart Rate Drift Test This test has become our go-to test for all our coached athletes. We like it…

Talking Health, Performance, and Longevity, with Jesse Charles, M.D
Scott Johnston is joined by Doctor Jesse Charles, M.D. Jesse is a rural medical doctor and longtime adherent to the…

Nose in a Day in the Time of COVID-19
Our Nose in a Day project wasn’t supposed to take so long. COVID closures, issues with training, the California wildfires—nothing…

Muscular Endurance Seminar Video: Live in Wenatchee, WA
One of the most crucial components to success for endurance athletes—skiers, runners, cyclists, climbers, and more—is muscular endurance. In this…

Summer Is for Alpine Rock
Spring has come to the valleys, and with spring the allure of summer. And summer has long meant one of…

How to Locate a Belay When Ice Climbing
Alpinist Vince Anderson explains his thought process for locating and building a belay while ice climbing. The process is much…

Beyond the Breaking Point
The voices had gotten progressively louder, yet continued to be muffled. It sounded like being in a very crowded restaurant…

5 Reasons Why a Strong Core Makes You a Better Ski Mountaineer
The core training that ski mountaineers do should be as functional as possible. Your core is basic to many of…

10 Skimo Skills to Practice Early-Season
Skimo racing is hands down the hardest aerobic work I’ve done in my endurance career. The full-body engagement and use…