Feet cut after every move
5-6 easy steep boulders: let your feet swing off after every move, then replace them.
- Slot
- On the wall
- Focus
- Stability
- Time
- 21 min
- Intensity
- Moderate intensity
- Injury risk
- Moderate injury risk
- Equipment
- Boulders, Overhang
How to do it
On easy overhanging boulders with big holds, after each hand move take both feet off the wall and hang for 1-2 seconds, with a slight bend in your elbows and your shoulders engaged. Then place your feet back on slowly and quietly and continue. Climb 5-6 boulders this way, resting 2 minutes between climbs.
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.
Feet cut after every move
0:00 / 20:10
Ready
20:10
5 rounds
5-6 easy steep boulders: let your feet swing off after every move, then replace them.
High risk: read the protocol, stop if anything feels wrong.
- 5
- rounds
- 2:00
- rest
- 20:10
- total
Done.
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Take the quizWho it's for
Getting your feet back on after a swing, which is the moment most steep climbs fall apart. Cutting on purpose makes it a skill rather than an accident.
Common mistakes
- Slamming the feet back on. Slow and quiet. Getting them back is the exercise.
- Straight, locked elbows on the hang. Slight bend, shoulders engaged, or you'll load the joints.
- Choosing holds that are too small. Big holds on easy overhangs.
How to progress
Worse holds, then steeper ground, then replacing the feet onto specific footholds rather than anywhere. Two minutes rest between climbs.
When it fits
The training periods this exercise fits into in Blok Sessions.
Base Lots of easy climbing, good movement and aerobic fitness.
Strength Stronger fingers and pulling, with weight you control.