Timed send burns
4 near-send boulders, 6 min window each including attempts, 2 min between.
- Slot
- On the wall
- Focus
- Mental
- Time
- 30 min
- Intensity
- High intensity
- Injury risk
- Moderate injury risk
- Equipment
- Boulders, Timer
How to do it
Pick 4 boulders close to your max that you could send today. You get a 6-minute window per boulder, including rest, so plan your attempts to fit - for example 3 attempts with 90 seconds rest. When the window ends, rest 2 minutes, move on, and write down which choices helped or hurt.
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.
Timed send burns
0:00 / 30:05
Ready
30:05
4 rounds
4 near-send boulders, 6 min window each including attempts, 2 min between.
High risk: read the protocol, stop if anything feels wrong.
- 4
- rounds
- 6:00
- climb
- 2:00
- rest
- 30:05
- total
Done.
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Take the quizWho it's for
Learning to manage yourself under a clock, which is exactly what a comp or a short session outdoors asks. The decisions are the training, not the climbing.
Common mistakes
- Ignoring the clock. The six-minute window includes rest. Planning the attempts is the exercise.
- Three attempts back to back. You'll blow the last two. Spread them.
- Choosing boulders you can't do. They should be close to a send today, or there are no decisions to make.
- Not writing down what worked. Which choices helped, which cost you. Otherwise you've just climbed.
How to progress
Shorten the window, or pick boulders slightly harder. Doing it with someone watching adds the pressure that makes it realistic.
When it fits
The training periods this exercise fits into in Blok Sessions.
Performance Peak for a trip or a comp: focus, reading problems, trying hard.