Personal Experience is the Best Education
Personal Experience is the Best Education Blog about a pro triathlete, physical therapist/coach’s return to run after a hip injury. Ouch, that didn’t feel awesome. Oof, that step wasn’t any better. Ummm, some help over here please? Let me introduce myself before we dive into the mistakes, hubris, and overarching issues that led to me not being able to bear [...]
Gourshetty Trip Report: NW Ridge of Argonaut Peak from Stuart Lakes Trailhead
Amanda and Shiv Gourshetty June 19-20 We started off from Stuart lake trailhead and made our way down the trail passing the Colchuck turn and continuing until Mountaineer’s creek. At first it seemed we found the trail but it quickly turned into a wetland and we escaped to the edge of the sloped forest. It’s likely this is all dried [...]
My journey back to the top of Mt Shasta via Avalanche Gulch on 6/20/22 by James Jula
Evolution Altitude Room Blog Entry My journey back to the top of Mt Shasta via Avalanche Gulch on 6/20/22 by James Jula It was 18 years ago this summer that I first attempted Mt. Shasta at a time when I was getting serious about climbing more significant peaks. I took a basic snow climbing course that taught me how to use an [...]
Personal Experience: Self Care and Ultra Running
I'm 44 years old, and I've been ultra running for about 10 years now. In the lifespan of an ultra runner that's both an eternity and a flash in the pan. And one thing for sure is that every runner has a different experience and different relationship to their body and the impact training and competing has on it. For me, especially [...]
Climbing: The importance of fundamentals
If you are a person in relatively good health, climbing is something that can come somewhat naturally; you place your hands and feet on rock or plastic and start pulling. That’s part of what makes it such a fun and easy sport to get into. A lot of us get our first exposure through friends who have experience. [...]
5 Reasons to do Metabolic Testing
5 Reasons to do Metabolic Testing By Matthew Marino, PT, MSPT, CPE, CSCS, TSAC-F If you are an athlete, coach, trainer, or somebody who’s interested in using data to manage health and fitness, you may have heard of metabolic testing. Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) and Maximal Oxygen Consumption (VO2 Max) testing are becoming more well known, and there are [...]