...and so it begins.

I guess I'm now part of the legion of opinionators on the web who feel the need to write down and publish the crap in their heads about something.  In my case, it's training for a few different sports, typically those involving heavy breathing, physical discomfort and lots of calories.  Ski mountaineering racing and road cycling will be the primary competitive venues I will visit.  The ideas and techniques can also be extrapolated and applied to related activities like mountain biking, ski touring, alpine and rock/ice climbing and, perhaps, even trail running.  I would add that I favor training techniques with a long, scientifically-proven track record as well as those sitting on the fringe but which possess performance enhancing promise.  These include traditional weight and Olympic lifting as well as hybrid training techniques being popularized by CrossFit and their ilk and more refined versions of the same at Mountain Athlete and Gym Jones.

I will draw my ideas from my own reading and conversations with current thinkers on various topics.  The information is out there but often difficult to find and perhaps, sometimes, unpublished.  These pages, then, will be another place to find information that may prove useful in your training.  I like to think that I have a reason for everything I believe and do but I may be wrong sometimes or at least, misguided and invite readers to set me straight.  Be sure to bring documentation to the table.