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Training for the Uphill Athlete

A Manual for Mountain Runners and Ski Mountaineers

Steve House Scott Johnston Kilian Jornet

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Patagonia Books
25 April 2019
Training for the Uphill Athlete translates theory into methodology to allow you to write your own training plans and coach yourself to endurance goals. Steve House, one of the best mountaineers, and his coach Scott Johnston, an Olympic-level cross country ski coach, along with Kilian Jornet, hands-down best endurance athlete at this time, present training principles for the multisport mountain athlete who regularly participates in a mix of distance running, ski mountaineering, and other endurance sports that require optimum fitness and customized strength.

This is an authoritative but accessible training manual for athletes and coaches who feel most alive in the mountains or pushing the uphill ascent. Distance running, ski mountaineering, skimo, and skyrunning are becoming increasingly popular all over the world, and are often undertaken by the same person during a single year. This book collects the scientifically backed and athlete-tested wisdom and experience of three of the best uphill athletes and coaches and extrapolates both to educate outdoor athletes of all stripes to perform their best.
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Imprint:   Patagonia Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 260mm,  Width: 215mm, 
ISBN:   9781938340840
ISBN 10:   1938340841
Pages:   368
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Foreword: TK Chapter 1: How to Use This Book Section 1 The Physiological Basis of Endurance Training Chapter 2: The Physiology of Endurance Section 2 The Methodology of Endurance Training Chapter 3: The Principles of Endurance Training Chapter 4: Important Concepts, Terms and Principles Chapter 5: Monitoring Your Training Chapter 6: The Application Process: Where Theory Meets Reality Section 3 Strength Training for The Uphill Athlete Chapter 7: Strength Training for the Uphill Athlete Chapter 8: Core Strength Chapter 9: Strength Training Section 4 How to Train Chapter 10: Programming Chapter 11: Transition Period Training Chapter 12: Base Period Introduction (for both running and skiing) Section 5: Planning Your Training Chapter 13: Training Planning for SkiMo Team and Individual Races Chapter 14: Base Training for Mountain Runners

Steve House is a world renowned climber, mountain guide, and Patagonia Ambassador, widely regarded for his light-and-fast style. He has published articles in a number of periodicals, and he is the author of Beyond the Mountain (Patagonia Books, 2009). He lives in Ridgway, CO. Scott Johnston, who grew up in Boulder, CO, has ski raced on a national and international level and is an avid climber. He currently coaches several of the nation’s top cross country skiers, and climbs, establishing local climbing routes in and around his home town of Mazama, WA, in the North Cascades, where he lives. Kílian Jornet is a professional sky runner, trail runner, ski mountaineer and long-distance runner. He is a six-time champion of the long-distance running Skyrunner World Series and has won some of the most prestigious ultramarathons, including the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, Grand Raid, the Western States Endurance Run and the Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run. Jornet holds the fastest known time for the ascent and descent of Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Denali and Everest.

Reviews for Training for the Uphill Athlete: A Manual for Mountain Runners and Ski Mountaineers

This book provides a rigorous, scientific, and individualized approach to training and coaching for competitive mountain sport endurance athletes and coaches, as well as for beginners. -- Foreword Reviews Basically, whatever your level, from elite athlete to aspiring wannabe, Training for the New Alpinism is an essential resource to move forward with your fitness and understand what's next. -- www.offpistemag.com, about Training for the New Alpinism Training For The New Alpinism is THE training book for mountaineers of all levels and ambitions. -- www.mountainjourney.com


  • Commended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Health/Fitness) 2020

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