Mental health challenges, particularly the areas around trauma, loss, grief, and depression are a part of life for many mountain athletes.Steve House begins this much-needed discussion with Sky Yardeni, the therapeutic director of the Climbing Grief Fund. The two share their personal experiences and Sky shares insights from his extensive professional background in working as a psycho-therapist as well as his time in, and after, combat as Special Forces solider.This is the first of a multi-part series addressing our shared mental health challenges head-on as we explore strategies to help us navigate this landscape as individuals and as a community.…
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In this episode Scott Johnston is joined by Mark Sears and his coach David Thompson. The Trio discuss Mark’s training during and through lock down and how Mark and Dave navigate the challenges of integrating base training and specific skill and technique work for running and climbing through the seasons. Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Listen to this Episode: Also Listen On : More Episodes and Posts View All Aerobic Training Capacity Training vs Utilization Training Aerobic Training Intensity Monitoring during Training Aerobic Training Determining Aerobic Threshold Using Breath Monitoring Aerobic Training Breath Intensity Monitoring Physiology…
Scott Johnston is joined by Doctor Jesse Charles, M.D. Jesse is a rural medical doctor and longtime adherent to the Uphill Athlete training methods. As a general practitioner in a rural setting, Jesse sees a wide variety of patients, from those at peak health, to the infirm. In this episode, Scott and Jesse discuss changes that take place as the result of regular exercise; exercise as a ‘phase change’ in the functioning of the body; how exercise facilitates learning; responses of the heart to exercise; nervous system changes and loss of motor units through time; the importance of balance practices…
Listen to this Episode: In this episode coach Sam Naney talks with athlete, professional free skier and ski mountaineer, Cody Townsend. Cody has had a long and illustrious career in free skiing and has been featured in many ski films. Cody’s most recent project is “Chasing The Fifty Classics” — the classic ski descents of North America. The two discuss this project, and in particular, Cody’s training as he chases these lines.Please rate and subscribe to our podcast on all podcast platforms. If you’d like more information on coaching, one of our training plans, our training groups or to provide…
One of the first things you need to do to begin training is determine your training zones. This handy calculator is the perfect place to start. But first, a very special thanks to Uphill Athlete, Simon, for creating this very cool heart rate calculator tool.Uphill Athlete Training ZonesMax Heart Rate (enter 0 if you don’t know)Anaerobic Threshold (AnT)Aerobic Threshold (AeT)Calculate training zonesTop Relevant LinksOur Mountaineering Training PageAerobic DeficiencyAerobic Self-Assessment for Mountain AthletesThe Heart Rate Drift Test: A Functional Measure of FitnessWhen and How to Add High-Intensity Training: The 10 Percent TestMaking the Most of Your Uphill Athlete Training PlanNote that…
Backcountry skiing is experiencing a huge surge in popularity. Scott Johnston discusses the implications, and the issues, with Larry Goldie, an AMGA-IFMGA-Certified Mountain Guide based in the North Cascade Mountains. Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Listen to this Episode: Also Listen On : More Episodes and Posts View All Aerobic Training Capacity Training vs Utilization Training Aerobic Training Intensity Monitoring during Training Aerobic Training Determining Aerobic Threshold Using Breath Monitoring Aerobic Training Breath Intensity Monitoring Physiology Athlete Stories Giselle Cesin Becomes First Venezuelan Woman to Summit Denali Athlete Stories Stuss Leeds Summits Makalu (8,485 Meters) Videos…
Director of Sports Performance at UC Davis, Judd Van Sickle, talks about metabolic testing, fat adaptation, and aerobic deficiency with Scott Johnston. Listen to this Episode: Also Listen On : Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Listen on Google More Episodes and Posts View All Aerobic Training Capacity Training vs Utilization Training Aerobic Training Intensity Monitoring during Training Aerobic Training Determining Aerobic Threshold Using Breath Monitoring Aerobic Training Breath Intensity Monitoring Physiology Athlete Stories Giselle Cesin Becomes First Venezuelan Woman to Summit Denali Athlete Stories Stuss Leeds Summits Makalu (8,485 Meters) Videos How to Do Core: Scott’s Killer Core Routine…
Phil Maffetone could well be called the "prophet of Zone 2". He’s been writing, speaking and coaching the importance of aerobic base since the early 1980s. During a chance meeting with Phil in 1984 Uphill Athlete co-founder Scott Johnston was first exposed to the importance of low intensity training. In this episode, Scott talks with Phil, originator of the concept of aerobic deficiency. In this discussion they trace the arc of Scott’s training philosophy from that chance meeting in 1984 to the current Uphill Athlete training methodology. Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Listen to this…
Heart-rate based training is at the core of building a strong aerobic base for every endurance athlete. Correctly establishing one’s heart rate zones, and programming training load accordingly, will produce the most effective training stimulus. Wrist heart rate monitors are simply not accurate enough for training. Use of a heart rate chest strap should be considered critical in order to use any Uphill Athlete training plan or coaching. Accurate data must be accompanied by logging which will allow you to look back on training and identify trends in fitness and recovery. We log and analyze using TrainingPeaks. This article explains…
Our Nose in a Day project wasn’t supposed to take so long. COVID closures, issues with training, the California wildfires—nothing went exactly as planned. But none of that mattered when we started up the route at 6:15 p.m. on October 17, 2020. There would be no surprises on the pitches to come. We knew the moves, had our gear dialed, already knew where and when we would drink and eat. We were prepared for the way the light from our headlamps would erase the granite features, as if the walls were no longer three-dimensional objects. All we had to do…