
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…

The Uphill Athlete Podcast: Meet Art M., a 74-y.o. athlete in training.
In this episode Scott Johnston is joined by Art Muir. Art is a seventy-four year old mountain enthusiast who has…

Rock Climbing Drills
When doing ARC training or accumulating pitches during a climbing marathon session, it can be easy to lose your concentration…

Professional Alpinist David Goettler Gets Strong with Uphill Athlete
I’ve been doing sport for as long as I can remember, mainly mountain sports like rock, ice, and alpine climbing.…

Why Miles Matter in Running
Historically, runners have always spoken about and compared their training in terms of “mileage.” Counting miles alone seems a rather…

Hut-to-Hut Ski Touring Gear List
The spring ski-touring season is close at hand. And as we’ve seen a surge of interest from our athletes, both…

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…