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A boy bouldering in Cougar Canyon, Alberta. Bad parenting? Or "nature bathing"?
Rock Climbing

Six Drills to Make ARC Training More Effective

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VO2 Max: A 14-year retrospective

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Is 5.11 the junk zone of rock climbing?

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A photo of a man skinning uphill in the mountains on a well-used skin track
My Uphill Athlete Articles

Functional Mysophobia: Crazy Ways to Stay Healthy

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How to calibrate a treadmill

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Don't fill the bowl

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Screenshots of comparative heart rate data and summary statistics: Garmin Fenix: 4; Whoop: 0.
Thoughts On Devices

Should WHOOP be called WHOOPs?

I hoped a WHOOP would guide me toward better recovery. I sent it back for a refund.

· Scott Semple

Lactate Testing Tools

Lactate Test #5: Progress

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First Impressions: Whoop vs. Garmin
Devices Whoop

First Impressions: Whoop vs. Garmin

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Lactate Testing Tools

Lactate Test #4: Stupid is as stupid does

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Training on a treadmill: Accuracy versus precision

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Gradient: Small changes in angle, big differences in climb rate

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A photo of a man mountain running on a ridge line
My Uphill Athlete Articles

Slow & steady is boring. Is it really necessary?

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Lactate Testing Tools

Lactate Test #3: Moving in the right direction

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Planning a training season

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Lactate Testing Tools

Lactate Test #2: What happened to aerobic capacity?

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Lactate Testing Tools

Lactate Test #1: Where am I starting from?

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A pencil illustration of [dry sand] + [water] + [expertise] = a sandcastle
My Uphill Athlete Articles

Sand Castles: A Mental Model of Endurance Training

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Making the best recovery test even better

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Clogging Up the Drain: Why You're Forced to Slow Down
My Uphill Athlete Articles

Clogging Up the Drain: Why You're Forced to Slow Down

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Caffeine: How a man can feel like a boy

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How to destroy aerobic capacity

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Skimo fitness tests

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A photo of text on a door—"Keep back. This door is unpredictable.—with "keep back" crossed out.

When Caution Cost Me

I planned to ease myself into skimo racing, doing things only when I felt ready. Caution has its advantages, but perhaps not with learning.

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It's not the speed; it's the terrain.

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Learn the language.

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Can gambling theory stop overtraining?
Probability

Can gambling theory stop overtraining?

Overtraining—like overbetting—leads to ruin. Undertraining only slows the growth rate (but makes it more sustainable).

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How to run a 4-minute time trial

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It's just dark.

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How to come back from an unplanned break

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