Progressive limit boulder ramp
2-3 easy, 2-3 moderate, 2-3 hard boulders, then 1-2 powerful attempts just below max.
- Slot
- Warm-up
- Focus
- Power
- Time
- 20 min
- Intensity
- Moderate intensity
- Injury risk
- Moderate injury risk
- Equipment
- Boulders
How to do it
Before limit bouldering, climb 2-3 easy boulders, 2-3 moderate ones, and 2-3 hard but not max ones, resting 2-3 minutes once it gets harder. Finish with 1-2 powerful, clean attempts on moves just below your max. Then start your main session.
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.
Progressive limit boulder ramp
0:00 / 20:05
Ready
20:05
4 rounds
2-3 easy, 2-3 moderate, 2-3 hard boulders, then 1-2 powerful attempts just below max.
High risk: read the protocol, stop if anything feels wrong.
- 4
- rounds
- 2:00
- rest
- 20:05
- total
Done.
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Take the quizWho it's for
Limit bouldering days. Hard single moves need a nervous system that's already switched on, and twenty minutes of ramping is what gets you there without spending the session.
Common mistakes
- Too many boulders. Two or three at each level. This is a ramp, not a volume session.
- No rest once it gets hard. Two to three minutes between the harder problems, or you arrive at your project pumped.
- Finishing at maximum. The last one or two attempts are powerful and clean, just below max. Save the max for the session.
- Skipping it because you feel warm. Feeling warm and being ready for limit moves are different things.
How to progress
Nothing to progress here, but do track how long it takes you: some climbers need thirty minutes, some fifteen. Learning your own number is worth more than following anyone else's warm-up.
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.