Strengths worksheet
List 3 strengths, an example of each, and one way to keep each sharp.
- Slot
- Mental and reflection
- Focus
- Reflection
- Time
- 10 min
- Intensity
- Low intensity
- Injury risk
- Low injury risk
- Equipment
- Notebook
How to do it
List three things you're already good at as a climber (e.g. footwork on slab, reading sequences fast, staying calm under pressure). For each, note one example of a climb or session where it showed up, and one small thing you'll do to keep it sharp while training time goes toward your weaknesses. Strengths fade if they're never used, even during a block built around fixing something else.
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Take the quizWho it's for
Climbers deep in a block on their weaknesses, which is most people most of the time. Strengths fade when they're never used, and this is ten minutes to stop that happening.
Common mistakes
- Vague strengths. 'Good technique' isn't useful. 'Footwork on slab' is.
- No example. Naming the session or climb where it showed up makes it real.
- A maintenance plan that's another block of training. One small thing per strength.
How to progress
Redo it at the start of each block. Watching the list change over a year is a better record of progress than a grade is.
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.
Power Explosive moves, momentum and coordination.
Power Endurance Keep your power through one hard move after another.
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.