Listen to this Episode: Join Steve House and Scott Johnston for a discussion of the aging process in athletes. In this episode, they outline their top six rules for athletic longevity, as well as answer questions from the Uphill Athlete community about training and performance as we age. Please rate and subscribe to our podcast on all podcast platforms. Also Listen On : View on Zencastr 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…
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It seems that the endurance training world is rediscovering the importance of what we used just call base training but is now often referred to as Zone 2 training. Several popular podcasts have featured coaches and sport scientists like Stephen Seiler, Inigo San Milan and Phil Maffetone discussing this topic, coming at it from different angles. Uphill Athlete is no newcomer to this concept. UA co-founder Scott Johnston became a convert in 1984 after a chance meeting with Dr Zone 2 himself, Phil Maffetone. In this episode co-founder discusses the concept of Aerobic Base/Zone 2. The emergence of this…
Although there may be some debate whether strenuous exercise may compromise immunity, it’s important to recognize that training IS stress. Training is also just one of many other stressors that all athletes, from recreational to elite, will face in their daily lives. The key to remember is that although there are many stressors that we don’t have control over, training is the one exception. Athlete immunity goes beyond just training Imagine that you’re playing a game of Jenga. You pull away the plastic pile guide. One by one, you pull out blocks and stack them on top. At some point,…
People often gloss over technique and attitude because this is in some ways more difficult to work and less gratifying than getting destroyed in a workout. Coach Scott Semple and Uphill Athlete co-founder Scott Johnston will dive into what works, and what doesn’t. 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…
Scott Johnston hosts and poses questions to Steve taken from email and chat submissions. Topics vary from how to get started alpine climbing to managing overtraining to the differences in climbing cultures around the world. 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…
Uphill Athlete Coach Alison Naney has been running ultras since 2003 and coaching a broad range of athletes since 2006 through training groups, clinics, camps, and women’s retreats. Along the way she’s had two daughters, and shifted her mindset around training to fit around her family and work while still accomplishing big personal goals with her own running. Her experience as a massage therapist also guides her coaching practice to help athletes have a sustainable, long-term approach to training. In this session Alison discusses: Balancing training with other life stressors for long term success and health. Training through the menstrual…
I ran the Leadville Marathon in 2016, thinking that it would be good training for climbing. I was happy to finish within the cutoff time. That experience was an inspiring “run across the sky” for me, as the organizers advertised. This year COVID-19 has shut down most travel for climbing and has shut down Leadville. I ran a remote Leadville Marathon anyway, on the day for which it was scheduled, 13 June 2020, in the woods and hills of a small park around a lake near my home in Atlanta, Georgia.My focused training period was relatively short. It started after…
On May 15, 2020, Uphill Athlete Iain Kuo and two companions completed a two-week ski traverse across the length of Wyoming’s greatest mountain wilderness, the Wind River Range, covering more than 115 miles and 32,000 vertical feet of ascent on foot. Along the way they skied from the summit of Gannett Peak, the state high point.by Iain KuoWhen Life Gives You Lemons I was picking my way through breakable crust in the treed foothills near the base of Mount Moran in Grand Teton National Park when we got the news. As every backcountry skier, mountaineer, and wilderness adventurer knows, a full…
Sit down for story-time with Uphill Athlete co-founder Scott Johnston and Master Coach Sam Naney. These two have a long history together, and in this hangout they will recount the development and evolution of Sam as an athlete, and Scott as a coach. Their dynamic story is full of lessons and applications for any athlete, or coach. 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…
Training endurance is like building a sandcastle. You need sand, water, the sense not to overdo it, and both the expertise and creativity to build something great.Basic endurance is like piling dry sand. It can’t be shaped, just piled higher. For every inch of height, it takes a greater volume of dry sand than the inch before. Adding intensity is like adding water. You can increase the angle of repose of the sand, steepening the cone, getting higher with the same volume. Artists (great coaches) can get the saturation just right, creating amazing sculptures. But those sculptures will always be…