Time your boulders
4-5 easy boulders, 3 timed climbs each. Get faster without getting sloppy.
- Slot
- On the wall
- Focus
- Speed
- Time
- 20 min
- Intensity
- Moderate intensity
- Injury risk
- Low injury risk
- Equipment
- Boulders, Easy circuit, Timer
How to do it
Pick 4-5 easy boulders. Climb each one 3 times, timing yourself with your phone. Try to beat your time on each go without skipping holds, scraping your feet, or losing control. Rest a minute 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.
Time your boulders
0:00 / 20:05
Ready
20:05
12 rounds
4-5 easy boulders, 3 timed climbs each. Get faster without getting sloppy.
High risk: read the protocol, stop if anything feels wrong.
- 12
- rounds
- 1:00
- rest
- 20:05
- total
Done.
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Take the quizWho it's for
Climbers who move too slowly and get pumped because of it. Putting a clock on an easy boulder shows how much time you waste hesitating.
Common mistakes
- Getting sloppy to go faster. Skipping holds or scraping feet doesn't count. Speed with control, or the time is meaningless.
- Choosing hard boulders. Easy ones. You're training pace, not difficulty.
- Only timing once. Three goes per boulder, so you can see the improvement.
How to progress
Harder boulders, or a target time to beat. Comparing your times over a few weeks shows pacing gains that are otherwise invisible.
When it fits
The training periods this exercise fits into in Blok Sessions.
Power Explosive moves, momentum and coordination.
Performance Peak for a trip or a comp: focus, reading problems, trying hard.