Climb with full-body tension
5-6 flash-level overhangs, 2-3 times each, keeping both feet on the whole way.
- Slot
- On the wall
- Focus
- Stability
- Time
- 25 min
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Injury risk
- Moderate
- Intervals
- 10 rounds, 2:00 rest
- Equipment
- Boulders, Overhang
How to do it
On overhanging boulders at your flash level, keep both feet on the wall the whole way unless a move truly forces them off. When your feet want to swing off, push through your toes, pull with your heels, and squeeze your core and legs. Climb 5-6 boulders, 2-3 times each, resting 2 minutes between climbs. As it gets easier, move to harder boulders you've already climbed.
Who it’s for
Anyone whose feet cut on steep ground and who then finds themselves fighting to get back on. Keeping both feet on is a rule that forces the core work to happen.
Common mistakes
- Letting the feet swing off and carrying on. If the feet cut, that attempt is over. That’s the rule that makes the drill work.
- Pulling harder with the arms to compensate. The fix is pushing through the toes and squeezing the legs, not hanging on tighter.
- Choosing boulders that force a cut. Some moves genuinely can’t be done with feet on. Pick problems where staying on is possible but hard.
- Doing it pumped. Tension work needs a fresh core. Put it early in a session.
How to progress
Move from flash level to boulders you’ve already climbed a grade harder, then to steeper walls. Keeping both feet on through a move that everyone else cuts loose on is the sign it’s working.
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.
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.