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
- Injury risk
- Low
- Intervals
- 5 rounds
- 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.
Who 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.
Related blocks
Start with a ready-made block
A six-week strength plan with a deload, as a file for the app, and seven short emails on how to run it.