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Movement School — Precise Feet

EnduranceEnduranceLow45 mingym

Pulse-raiser, joint circles, 2-3 easy climbs at a relaxed pace.

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  1. 1. Warm-up (10 min) Pulse-raiser, joint circles, 2-3 easy climbs at a relaxed pace.
  2. 2. Silent feet — 4 easy climbs Climb well below your limit with ONE rule: your feet make no sound. Loud feet = imprecise feet. Slow down until every placement is deliberate and quiet.
  3. 3. First-touch rule — 4 easy climbs Each foot placement is decided BEFORE the foot moves and lands exactly once — no readjusting, no tapping. If you readjust, that climb restarts its count.
  4. 4. Downclimb finisher — 2-3 climbs Climb up easy terrain, then downclimb it. Downclimbing forces you to actually look at footholds and builds the balance library faster than anything.
  5. 5. Keep it easy Everything in this session stays 2+ grades below your best — technique is only learnable when you're not fighting for survival. This session earns grades later without feeling like training now.

Source and safety note

Based on: Eric Hörst, Technique drills — precision footwork block (supports the endurance pillar: movement economy is climbing's cheapest endurance gain) — Training for Climbing (3rd ed.)

Training information only. Not medical advice. Stop if pain, numbness, dizziness, or unusual symptoms show up.