
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…

Strength Demo: Box Step-up and Heel Touch
In this Uphill Athlete video tutorial, Scott Johnston demonstrates proper technique for box step-ups and the heel touch. Interested in…

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…

Mental Health for Mountain Athletes: Resilience
Mental health challenges, particularly the areas around trauma, loss, grief, and depression are a part of life for many mountain…

Running Shoes: Fit, Sizing, and How to Screw Them for Winter
While it’s great that running and hiking are both simple and do not require much gear, the shoe is a…

Cody Townsend, Pro Ski Mountaineer, gets put in the hot seat by his coach Sam Naney
In this episode coach Sam Naney talks with his athlete, professional free skier and ski mountaineer, Cody Townsend. Cody has…

Training Outside the Box: The Power of Creativity
I’ve had an old, yellowed, hand-lettered sign posted in my gym for about 15 years. It reads, “If you train…