Fast feet
5-6 laps of quick, exact foot placements on 10-20 chosen footholds, no tapping.
- Slot
- On the wall
- Focus
- Speed
- Time
- 15 min
- Intensity
- Moderate intensity
- Injury risk
- Low injury risk
- Equipment
- Boulders, Slab vertical, Timer
How to do it
On easy terrain, choose 10-20 footholds before you start. Climb or traverse, moving your feet quickly to exactly those footholds and placing each toe silently on the first try. If a foot scrapes or taps twice, go back, slow down, and repeat that bit. Do 5-6 laps with a short rest between.
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.
Fast feet
0:00 / 15:05
Ready
15:05
5 rounds
5-6 laps of quick, exact foot placements on 10-20 chosen footholds, no tapping.
High risk: read the protocol, stop if anything feels wrong.
- 5
- rounds
- 15:05
- total
Done.
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Take the quizWho it's for
Footwork that's both quick and exact, which is unusual: most people are one or the other. Choosing the footholds in advance is what makes it precision work rather than scrambling.
Common mistakes
- Tapping twice. One placement, silent, first time. Going back and repeating the section is the rule that makes it stick.
- Slowing down to be accurate. Both at once is the point, which is why the terrain is easy.
- Not choosing the footholds first. Pick them before you start.
How to progress
Smaller footholds, then steeper ground. Five or six laps is enough before quality drops.
When it fits
The training periods this exercise fits into in Blok Sessions.
Power Explosive moves, momentum and coordination.
Performance Peak for a trip or a comp: focus, reading problems, trying hard.