
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…

David Goettler Trains Muscular Endurance for Shishapangma
Professional alpinist David Goettler, coached by Scott Johnston, uses a special muscular endurance workout in preparation for an alpine-style ascent…

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

Steve House and the Roots of Uphill Athlete
In June 2001, I found myself standing atop the 17,400-foot Mount Foraker in the Alaska Range, looking toward Denali. The…

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

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…

Roller Ski Training for Skimo Racing
Over the last decade the sport of ski mountaineering racing, or skimo, has seen a dramatic increase in participants, most…