Continuous AeT — How and Why It Works
And why I trust it to read your aerobic threshold from the training you’re already doing.
Author: Steve House
What Every Mountain Athlete Needs to Know About Heart Rate Variability
Understanding HRV: What it is and how to measure and improve this key indicator of your health.
Understanding the Heart Rate Drift Test: A Practical Guide for Endurance Athletes
Follow this in-depth guide to learn how to perform the heart rate drift test and to learn why it is an essential tool for aerobic self-assessment.
Should You Test?
Structured, evidence-based training methods for coaches and self-coached athletes who want clarity on when physiological testing is useful, how to interpret training data, and how to effectively track performance improvements without overly relying on formal lab tests.
Training for Ice and Mixed Climbing
Calves burning, hips locked in hard against the ice, one arm locked off low as I swing an ice tool high overhead. I have trained for ice climbing since the first season I discovered it way back in 1988—training that has taken me to some of the wildest places on our planet. Ice and mixed climbing […]
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 so much that we include it as the first workout in every aerobically based training plan we offer. This article provides a full description of the test, so we won’t repeat the instructions here. We have found […]
Who We Become Through Repetition
Who are you becoming? And have you considered asking yourself, why? Are you the result of a decision or an accident? How good is your relationship with yourself? In the mountains we are all asked to try new things, to learn. Learning is agency distilled into its purest form. Perhaps this is why education has […]
Lactate: The Unsung Hero of Endurance Metabolism
Learn about how mitochondrial adaptations influence lactate metabolism and how endurance athletes can apply these insights to their training.
Understanding Mitochondria and Maximizing Your Aerobic Capacity and Lactate Utilization
Read all about the role of mitochondria in aerobic training. By tailoring training and recovery, readers can enhance these biological processes to improve endurance and resilience.
Training for Trekking and Hiking
This guide breaks down how to train effectively for hiking and trekking goals—from building aerobic endurance and strength to managing pack weight, planning your schedule, and preparing mentally.