Coach Scott Johnston and the Evoke Endurance Collective
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Official podcast of the Evoke Endurance collective. Evoke Endurance is an institution that disseminates information on training for mountain sports. Here we share our collection of interviews, discussions, and educational materials for the benefit of the global mountain community.
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Coach Scott Johnston and the Evoke Endurance Collective
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Jul 4, 2026
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Episodes
#84 Coaches Corner: Specific Topics For Female Athletes 01.08.2024 1:02:09
Join coaches Maya Seckinger, Nikki LaRochelle, and Kylee Toth as they answer female-specific training questions submitted by members of the Evoke Endurance community. To submit your own training questions for our coaches, send us a direct message on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evokeendurance/ Or email your questions to coach@evokeendurance.com 0:00 Introduction 1:23 How does birth control...
#83 Ask Evoke: Athlete-Submitted Questions For July 2024 18.07.2024 1:15:47
Join coaches Scott Johnston and Kylee Toth for our July installment of Ask Evoke, where they answer training questions submitted by members of the Evoke Endurance community. To submit your own training questions for our coaches, send us a direct message on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evokeendurance/ Or email your questions to coach@evokeendurance.com 0:00 Introduction 1:31 Targeting speci...
#82 Ask Evoke: Athlete-Submitted Questions For June 2024 04.07.2024 1:18:52
Join coaches Scott Johnston and Kylee Toth for our June installment of Ask Evoke, where they answer training questions submitted by members of the Evoke Endurance community. To submit your own training questions for our coaches, send us a direct message on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evokeendurance/ Or email your questions to coach@evokeendurance.com 0:00 Introduction 1:01 Integrating zon...
#81 Melissa Arnot Reid 20.06.2024 1:25:08
Join Evoke coach Larry Goldie for a conversation with Melissa Arnot Reid. Melissa is a professional mountaineer, and guide, who has climbed extensively throughout the globe. She has summited Mount Everest six times, including a 2016 ascent without supplemental oxygen. Show Notes: juniperfund.org Time Stamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:37 Melissa’s time and history on Mount Everest 9:48 Melissa’s attempt...
#80 Ask Evoke: Athlete-Submitted Questions For May 2024 06.06.2024 1:15:10
Join coaches Scott Johnston and Kylee Toth for our May installment of Ask Evoke, where they answer training questions submitted by members of the Evoke Endurance community. To submit your own training questions for our coaches, send us a direct message on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evokeendurance/ Or email your questions to coach@evokeendurance.com Time Stamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:58 Doe...
#79 Roxanne Vogel On Cross-Adaptations Between Heat Stress & Hypoxia In Endurance Training 24.05.2024 55:47
Join Scott Johnston for a chat with Roxanne Vogel. Roxanne is a doctoral candidate with a decade of R&D experience in the sports nutrition industry. Currently exploring interventions to improve physical and cognitive performance and adaptation to physiological challenges presented by extreme environments and prolonged exertion. An adventurer and high-altitude athlete who applied a novel pre-ac...
#78 Ask Evoke: Athlete-Submitted Questions For April 2024 09.05.2024 1:28:07
Join coaches Scott Johnston and Kylee Toth for our April installment of Ask Evoke, where they answer training questions submitted by members of the Evoke Endurance community. To submit your own training questions for our coaches, send us a direct message on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evokeendurance/ Or email your questions to coach@evokeendurance.com Time Stamps 0:00 Introduction 1:20 Ho...
#77 Understanding External & Internal Training Loads: Quantification and Monitoring. 25.04.2024 16:06
Join coach Scott Johnston for a discussion on internal vs. external training loads. Learn how to quantify and qualify the training stress that your body is subject to through methods that are tailored to your individual internal physiological state. The main topics covered, and their timestamps: 0:37: External Versus Internal Load Definitions 2:31: External Training Load Example 4:49: Internal Tra...
#76 Tactical Athlete Q&A And Round Table Discussion 11.04.2024 1:11:58
Join Evoke coaches Vince Paikowski, Jack Kuenzle, and Maury Birdwell as they field questions from athletes in the tactical space (this includes military, law enforcement, and first responders). The main topics covered, and their timestamps: 6:42: What Does Aerobic Training Look Like In The Tactical Space? 15:40: Is There A Limit To Zone 2 Training Effectiveness? 25:07: How Much High Intensity Trai...
#75 Rob Smith On Technical And Tactical Skills For Alpinism 04.04.2024 58:46
Evoke coach Seth Keena is joined by highly accomplished alpinist and guide, Rob Smith. They discuss Rob's experiences with preparing his clients for their big goals, and how Rob approaches tackling both his own and his client's goals in a methodical and step-wise manner.
#74 Ask Evoke: Athlete-Submitted Questions For March 2024 28.03.2024 1:19:47
Description Join coaches Scott Johnston and Kylee Toth for our March installment of Ask Evoke, where they answer training questions submitted by members of the Evoke Endurance community. To submit your own training questions for our coaches, send us a direct message on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evokeendurance/ Or email your questions to coach@evokeendurance.com
#73 Coaches' Corner: All Things Rock Climbing 21.03.2024 1:05:06
Join Evoke coaches Dave Thompson, Leif Godberson, and Maury Birdwell as they answer questions about rock climbing training and tactics submitted by the Evoke Endurance community. Show Notes: Training For Rock Climbing: https://evokeendurance.com/training-for-rock-climbing/
#72 Garrett Madison On Climbing And Guiding Mt. Everest, And K2 14.03.2024 1:02:37
Join Evoke coach Leif Whittaker for a discussion with high-altitude mountaineer, and professional guide, Garrett Madison. They discuss their experiences climbing in the Everest region, including Garrett's Everest-Lhoste-Nuptse combination climb that Garrett created. They also discuss Garrett's climbing and guiding on K2, training for 8000 meters peaks, and other subjects such as gear, pr...
#71 A Qualitative Look at the Physiology of the Zone Intensity System 07.03.2024 1:20:28
Join Evoke coaches Scott Johnston and Leif Godberson for a discussion about the physiology behind different endurance training intensities. Different training intensities have different training effects. Endurance is a metabolic phenomenon, where strength is a neurological phenomenon. Learn about how specific levels of zone-base training converge to produce simultaneous increases in endurance, and...
#70 Climbing The Seven Summits 29.02.2024 1:20:13
Join Evoke coaches Scott Johnston, Maya Seckinger, Leif Whittaker, and Mark Postle as they answer questions about climbing the Seven Summits. Learn from our experts about how to approach climbing the seven highest peaks on each continent, as they answer questions from the Evoke Endurance community. To join and participate in our monthly live discussions, please subscribe to our monthly newsletter...
#69 Training For Rock Climbing 22.02.2024 48:55
Join Scott Johnston for a chat with Evoke coach Dave Thompson about Dave's recent article on rock climbing training and skill development published at the Evoke Endurance website. They discuss models and methods that are applied specifically to rock climbers, but have wide-reaching applicability to all mountain sports. Link to article: https://evokeendurance.com/training-for-rock-climbing/
#68 Ask Evoke: Athlete-Submitted Questions For February 2024 15.02.2024 1:14:37
On this first episode of Ask Evoke, join coaches Scott Johnston and Kylee Toth as they answer training questions submitted by members of the Evoke Endurance community. To submit your own training questions for our coaches, send us a direct message on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evokeendurance/ Or email your questions to coach@evokeendurance.com
#67 Jeff Banks On New Technology For Avalanche Safety 08.02.2024 1:11:03
Join Evoke coach Larry Goldie for a conversation with Jeff Banks, with Aspect Avy. Aspect Avy is a new smart phone app created by Jeff and his partners, to help back country enthusiasts assess avalanche risk for the terrain they hope to cover. Learn More About The AspectAvy App At The Links Below: https://www.youtube.com/@aspectavy https://www.aspectavy.com/
#66 Training And Athletic Development For Junior Athletes 01.02.2024 1:13:41
Evoke Coaches Maya Seckinger and Scott Johnston sit down for a chat about training young athletes. Along with being employee number 1 back at Uphill Athlete when she was in college and helping with bookkeeping Maya was one of Scott's cross country ski athletes from the time she was 13. Maya and Scott discuss the things they have learned as both young athlete and successful junior athlete c...
#65 Coach Ben Husaby On His Formative Years And Experience As An Olympian 24.01.2024 1:43:50
Scott Johnston is joined by two-time Olympian in cross-country skiing and fellow Evoke coach Ben Husaby. They cover Ben’s formative years, several shared adventures, use of muscular endurance prep for Ben’s 2nd Olympics, and how skate-skiing transformed cross-country skiing.
#64 Nikolai Schirmer, Professional Free Skier. 18.01.2024 21:08
Evoke coach Kylee Toth is joined by professional free skier, and filmmaker, Nikolai Schirmer. They discuss Nikolai's experience of Evoke's training approach and how he is using these fitness gains to navigate the demands of his goals and skiing ambitions. See more from Nikolai at the links below: instagram.com/nikolaischirmer https://www.youtube.com/@Nikolai_Schirmer
#63 All About Zone 2 And Aerobic Base Training 11.01.2024 1:25:16
Join coaches Scott Johnston and Maya Seckinger for a deep dive into the history, evolution, and modern applications of aerobic base training. Learn about the theory and importance of training aerobic metabolism and how you can individualize your own training to meet your endurance goals. Stay tuned for an in-depth article on this subject. Links for show notes: Zone setting https://evokeendurance....
#62 Safety And Preparedness For Back Country Skiing 04.01.2024 55:54
Back country skiing has experienced a huge surge in popularity over the last several years. Scott Johnston discusses the implications, and the issues, with Larry Goldie, an AMGA-IFMGA-Certified Mountain Guide based in the North Cascade Mountains.
#61 Gracefully Aging As An Athlete 28.12.2023 18:44
Join Scott Johnston as he reflects on his experiences of the aging process as a life-long endurance athlete. Learn about the specific capacities that decline with age, and the parts of our physiology that remain highly trainable.
#60 Alan Rousseau On Training Approaches For Mountain Guides 21.12.2023 40:21
Larry Goldie is joined by professional climber, and mountain guide, Alan Rousseau. Over his career, Alan has managed to tackle some incredible personal alpine climbing objectives while balancing a career as a full-time mountain guide. Learn how Alan has approached his training, and how his training differs from those who have a more sedentary life-style outside of their training.
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