The goal of this projecting session is to try to send projects on a spray wall.
Problem selection:
Select problems that are near your max completed grade in that context. Things to keep in mind are: indoor/outdoor climbing, the angle of the wall, type of holds, etc. Given those things, pick problems that are within about +/- 1 V-grade of your max.
So if you’re climbing on a Kilter board where your hardest send is a V8, pick between V8-9ish.
If you’re climbing in a gym you’re familiar with where your hardest send is a V5, pick V5-6ish.
Climbing:
For this session you will work on 3-5 project problems. Spend 15-20 minutes on each problem or as indicated by your plan. You can use this time to work single moves or try to link entire problems, but no matter what you do, make sure that you are resting adequately in between efforts. You should never start climbing fatigued during this session – recover completely!
The focus of the session is on getting yourself to try hard, so you will fail in this session.
When you feel that you’re “powered out,” even if you haven’t hit the time limit yet, the session is over. To maximize power adaptations, we want to end the session with gas in the tank.
Combination:
This is a general session and can be combined with any session. Perform immediately after finalizing your warmup. Do not combine this session with intense endurance training or other maximum effort climbing sessions. If you do conditioning afterward, be sure to rest a few minutes first and get some food and water. In general, project days should be the shortest session of your week.