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Double-through climbing

5-6 easy boulders where you move both hands at once on chosen moves.

On the wall
Timing
20 min
Moderate intensity
Moderate injury risk
Boulders, Overhang, Slab vertical

How to do it

On easy vertical or overhanging boulders with big holds, pick moves where you can let go with both hands and catch the next two holds at the same time, driving with your legs. Climb 5-6 boulders this way, a few times each, resting between climbs. Start with small double moves before trying bigger ones.

Run it now

The same timer as the app: a five-second get-ready, then every round and rest counted down with a beep. Keep this page open while you train.

Double-through climbing

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Ready

20:05

5 rounds

5-6 easy boulders where you move both hands at once on chosen moves.

5
rounds
20:05
total

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Who it's for

Learning to move both hands at once, which comes up constantly in modern setting and feels alien until you've practised it.

Common mistakes

  • Pulling with the arms. The legs drive it. Arms just catch.
  • Starting with big doubles. Small ones first, on big holds.
  • Choosing steep ground straight away. Vertical or gently overhanging to learn on.

How to progress

Bigger double moves, then worse target holds, then steeper walls. Once it's comfortable, it turns out to be the solution to a lot of problems you'd been doing statically.

When it fits

The training periods this exercise fits into in Blok Sessions.

  • Base Lots of easy climbing, good movement and aerobic fitness.

  • Power Explosive moves, momentum and coordination.

  • Endurance Climb longer before you pump out, by moving efficiently.

  • Performance Peak for a trip or a comp: focus, reading problems, trying hard.

  • Deload Train less, let your fingers recover, keep moving.