
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…

Training for the Time-Constrained
Is the hardest part of training finding time for your workouts? Do you need to prioritize family and work ahead…

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

Ice Climbing Training: The Lock-Off
To climb vertical and near-vertical ice you have to be able to hold a lock-off position with each arm. The…

Tracing My Own Lines
About 35 hours into our Nolan’s 14 attempt in September 2017, I was intent on quitting. I couldn’t imagine what…

10 Tips for Training Your Core for Ski Mountaineering
We rely heavily on something we call Scott’s Killer Core Routine, as detailed in Training for the New Alpinism. This…

The Uphill Athlete Podcast: Getting into SkiMo with Sam Naney, Scott Semple, and Luke Nelson
Image by Patitucci Photo Coach Sam Naney is joined by athlete Luke Nelson and Uphill Athlete Coach–and 2019 Canadian Masters…