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Robot exercise

5-6 easy boulders moving only one body part at a time.

On the wall
Precision
20 min
Low intensity
Low injury risk
Boulders, Easy circuit

How to do it

On easy boulders, move only one body part at a time, like a robot: one hand, then one foot, then the hips, never two at once. Pause briefly after each movement. As it gets easier, make it stricter - for example, move your hips as a separate step before each reach. Climb 5-6 boulders this way. It shows where your balance or sequence is off.

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.

Robot exercise

0:00 / 20:05

Ready

20:05

5 rounds

5-6 easy boulders moving only one body part at a time.

5
rounds
20:05
total

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Who it's for

Climbers who can't feel where their weight is. Moving one limb at a time takes away every chance to swing or rush, so if your balance is off, you find out on the move rather than three moves later.

Common mistakes

  • Moving a hand and shifting the hips at the same time. That's two movements. The hips get their own step.
  • Pausing without settling. The pause is for finding balance, not for counting to one.
  • Choosing boulders that are too hard. Easy problems. As soon as you're fighting, you stop being able to isolate anything.
  • Forgetting it's a diagnostic. When a move doesn't work robot-style, that's information about your sequence, not a reason to abandon the drill.

How to progress

Get stricter rather than harder: make the hip shift a separate step before every reach, then add a two-second pause after each movement. Only then move to steeper terrain.

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.