Uphill Athlete Podcast
112 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago -The Uphill Athlete Podcast provides educational material for all mountain sports. Our goal is to inspire and encourage you to be the best mountain athlete you can be.
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High Altitude Expedition Doctor, Monica Piris M.D.
September 15, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBIn this episode of the Uphill Athlete Podcast, Scott Johnston interviews Doctor Monica Paris M.D., basecamp doctor for Mount Everest, Cho Oyu, and Manaslu. Join them as they discuss a variety of topics including: approaching 8,000 meter peaks; knowing how the body responds to altitude before heading to the Himalaya; avoiding illness during an expedition; general versus individual medical guidelines regarding what is possible in high altitude alpinism; personal risk assessment for climbing at...
Coping With Catastrophic Injury
September 08, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 103 MB"Other people’s fears cannot get the best of us.” -Tami Goodrich. In this episode of the Uphill Athlete Podcast, Scott Johnston is joined by husband and wife team, Sean and Tami Goodrich, coached by Carolyn Parker. In September of 2019, Sean had a life-threatening climbing accident that jeopardized the entire fabric of their life, goals, and livelihood. Join Scott, Sean, Tami, and Carolyn as they discuss this harrowing story and how they have moved forward and supported Sean’s unflinching de...
Talking High Altitude Training with David Goettler
August 23, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBIn this episode of the Uphill Athlete Podcast, Scott Johnston talks with elite alpinist David Goettler on a gamut of topics including David’s training history; approaching the big mountain ranges fast and light; the importance of base fitness; learning from failure; fitness versus pre-acclimatization; approaches for a pre-acclimatization “training camp” leading up to high altitude expeditions; the advantages and disadvantages of hypoxic tents for acclimatization training; David’s experience ...
Talking Fasted Training With Staff Performance Dietitian Rebecca Dent
August 18, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBIn this episode of the Uphill Athlete Podcast, Scott Johnston speaks with Uphill Athlete's staff performance dietitian, Rebecca Dent, on the subject of fasted training: the physiology, benefits to training, best practices, dos and don'ts, and how to begin.
Talking Injury with Staff Physical Therapist Pete Dickinson
August 01, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBJoin Uphill Athlete co-founder Scott Johnston in a conversation with our staff physical therapist Pete Dickinson. In this episode they discuss Pete's background and affiliation with the U.S. Ski Team; the injury process; how to recover from injury; and strategies for injury prevention for athletes of all ages.
The Aging Athlete
July 25, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBJoin Uphill Athlete founders, 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.
All About Aerobic Base
July 25, 2020 03:00 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MBIt seems that the endurance training world is rediscovering the importance 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,...
Free Speed: A Talk With Coach Scott Semple
July 18, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBPeople 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.
Evidence Based Coaching: A Talk with Scott Johnston
July 12, 2020 21:00 - 11 minutes - 15.4 MBJoin Uphill Athlete co-founder Scott Johnston as he discusses empirical coaching practices and the differences between evidenced based coaching and academic sports science research.
AMA with Steve House
June 26, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 90.4 MBScott 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.
Training, Stress, and Success for Female Athletes with Uphill Athlete Coach Alison Naney
June 22, 2020 20:00 - 59 minutes - 82.4 MBUphill 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 tra...
Scott Johnston Talks With Sam Naney
June 09, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBSit 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.