Training for the Uphill Athlete

A Manual for Mountain Runners and Ski Mountaineers

By: Steve House, Scott Johnston, Kilian Jornet

Narrated by: Roger Wayne

Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

Dovetailing on the success of Training for the New Alpinism and Patagonia's own emphasis on all mountain use, 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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A great collection of knowledge about exercise

I had read Training for the New Alpinism, but had a friend recommend that I read this as well. I am so glad that I did. The two books compliment each other very well. I will say that this text is likely more applicable to more people, but if you enjoyed this, New Alpinism will reinforce a lot of the concepts.

If you're interested in exercise physiology and endurance, this is a must read. The paper book is going to be very useful in addition to the audiobook.

Fantastic

Absolutely loved it, learned so much that I’ll be applying it to my own training

Too technical for audiobook format

This book is awesome but it needs an extensive pdf. There are many sections you’ll possibly want to reference so I’m returning the audiobook and buying the print.

Awesome book!

This book is well written with interesting topics. It's answered many questions I've had for years. I have done weight training including cardio consistently for the past 30 years and this book has put in perspective the concept of overtraining and the importance of rest. I recommend this book to anyone who pursues and fitness.

Good information

Loved the book - content and stories. However, referencing the charts and tables via audio without a PDF was tedious at times. This book really needs to be read via hard copy (i.e,, paper!).

required reading for performance based athletes

A clear and thorough explanation of why the quick fix isn't the way. 2 words.

Amazing book about training

Two things would make the audiobook version better.

1. Narrated by the author himself.
2. A supplemental PDF file to go along with the book. Not sure why New Aplinism has one but not this book.

This is a must-have book for training for ultras. I would recommend getting a hard copy first and taking lots of notes and highlights. I got the audiobook version to listen to on runs.

A Must-Read for Coaches and Athletes

A must-read book for coaches and athletes of all endurance sports. Not another 80/20 training book but rather gets into the concepts and science behind low intensity training and how to identify you training needs based on your aerobic Threshold, rather than just having everyone target zone 1/2 work.

Great self coaching book but...

Better go with the printed version, it refers to a lot of charts and training series that would be better to have already printed.

Wonderful!

This manual is more like a story that informs the reader/listener of what is needed to live a life filled with performance and health.