Structured hard repeats
6 hard problems you've climbed, 3 times each, 3 min rest between every attempt.
- Slot
- On the wall
- Focus
- Finger strength
- Time
- 60 min
- Intensity
- High
- Injury risk
- Moderate
- Intervals
- 18 rounds, 3:00 rest
- Equipment
- Boulders, Overhang, Timer
How to do it
Pick 6 hard problems you've climbed before, on vertical or overhanging walls. Climb each one 3 times, resting 3 minutes between every attempt, before moving to the next problem. 18 attempts in total.
Who it’s for
Getting stronger on problems you can already do. Eighteen hard attempts with full rests is a lot of quality volume, which is what builds strength on the wall.
Common mistakes
- Choosing problems you can’t reliably climb. You need all three laps. Pick things you’ve done.
- Cutting the three-minute rest. Full rest is what keeps every attempt hard rather than pumpy.
- Adding problems. Six is enough. Eighteen attempts is already a long session.
How to progress
Harder problems, same format. If you’re getting all eighteen comfortably, the problems are too easy.
When it fits
The training periods this exercise fits into in Blok Sessions.
- Strength Stronger fingers and pulling, with weight you control.
- 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.