Easy board ladder warm-up
4-6 very easy board problems, then 2-3 around flash level with 2 min rest.
- Slot
- Warm-up
- Focus
- Technique
- Time
- 15 min
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Injury risk
- Moderate
- Intervals
- 3 rounds, 2:00 rest
- Equipment
- Training board, Boulders, Timer
How to do it
On the board you'll be training on, climb 4-6 very easy problems with little rest. Then climb 2-3 problems around your flash level, resting 2 minutes between them. Use the same angle and hold types as your main session.
Who it’s for
Board sessions. The board is steeper and less forgiving than the rest of the wall, so warming up on it, rather than on the slab next door, is what actually prepares you.
Common mistakes
- Warming up on different terrain. Same board, same angle, same hold types. That’s the whole idea.
- Skipping straight to flash level. Four to six very easy problems first, with little rest.
- Resting too long in the easy part. Keep moving. The rest arrives once the problems get harder.
- Treating the flash-level problems as attempts. They’re the top of the ramp, not the session.
How to progress
As you get stronger the grades move but the shape doesn’t. If the board has a steep setting and you’re about to train on it, warm up on that angle rather than dropping the board back for the easy problems.
When it fits
The training periods this exercise fits into in Blok Sessions.
- Power Explosive moves, momentum and coordination.
- Power Endurance Keep your power through one hard move after another.
- 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.