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title: "Beginner Boulderer - Build-up 1 (PE)"
url: "https://climbingbrowser.com/programs/level-2-bouldering-buildup-1-pe"
date: "2025-11-12"
author: "Carlos V3 + GA Generated"
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# Beginner Boulderer - Build-up 1 (PE)

- **Duration:** 4 weeks
- **Frequency:** 2x per week
- **Session length:** 90 minutes
- **Minimum level:** V0-V2
- **Recommended level:** V1-V3
- **Primary focus:** power-endurance, capacity, anaerobic-threshold
- **Equipment:** hangboard, climbing_gym

Power-Endurance program for beginners (V1-V3). 2x per week, focused on capacity building.

## Program Details

**Build-up 1 (PE) program for beginner boulderers (V1-V3)**

New to structured training, focusing on building base endurance and movement quality

Developing power-endurance capacity through interval work. Higher intensity with incomplete recovery to build tolerance to fatigue.

This 4-week mesocycle follows the Carlos V3 3+1 pattern: three progressive loading weeks followed by a deload week.

## Program Details

**Training Frequency**: 2 sessions/week
**Session Duration**: 90 minutes
**Weekly Volume**: ~730 moves at full (100%) volume — each week below scales this target

## Week 1 — Introduction (80% volume)

*Learn the exercises, establish movement patterns, dial intensity.*

**Weekly volume target**: ~584 moves (80% of full volume). Start at the **bottom end** of each prescribed set/rep range while you learn the exercises and dial in the intensities.

### Tuesday

**Warm Up**
- 15-20min easy climbing
- Intensity: 40%
- Duration: 15-20 min

**Pulling Strength (Pull-ups) (V2)**
- 3-4 X 5-8 reps : 2-3min
- Intensity: 90%
- Duration: 15-25 min

**Extensive Intervals Long (6b-6c)**
- 4-6 X 6-8min : 60-90s
- Intensity: 55%
- Duration: 40-90 min

**Push-ups (V2)**
- 3 X 12-15 reps : 90s
- Intensity: 50%
- Duration: 5-10 min

**Triceps Curls (TRX) (V2)**
- 3 X 12 reps : 90s
- Intensity: 45%
- Duration: 5-8 min

**Front Butterfly (TRX) (V2)**
- 3 X 12 reps : 90s
- Intensity: 45%
- Duration: 5-8 min

### Friday

**Warm Up**
- 15-20min easy climbing
- Intensity: 40%
- Duration: 15-20 min

**Extensive Intervals Long (6b-6c)**
- 4-6 X 6-8min : 60-90s
- Intensity: 55%
- Duration: 40-90 min

**ARC (Aerobic Restoration & Capillarity) (6b-6c)**
- 20-45min continuous climbing, stay below pump threshold
- Intensity: 40%
- Duration: 20-45 min

**Push-ups (V2)**
- 3 X 12-15 reps : 90s
- Intensity: 50%
- Duration: 5-10 min

**Bench Press (V2)**
- 3 X 10 reps : 90s
- Intensity: 55%
- Duration: 5-10 min

**Rest**: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday

## Week 2 — Build (100% volume)

*Full prescribed volume.*

**Weekly volume target**: ~730 moves.

Repeat the Week 1 sessions (Tuesday, Friday) — same exercises, same intensities — now at the **full prescribed volume**: use the complete set/rep ranges exactly as written above.

## Week 3 — Peak (110% volume)

*Increase volume or intensity.*

**Weekly volume target**: ~803 moves (+10% over Week 2).

Same sessions (Tuesday, Friday), same exercises and intensities as Week 1. Push volume to the **top end** of each prescribed set/rep range to add roughly 10% over Week 2. Warm-up stays unscaled.

## Week 4 — Deload (60% volume)

*Reduce volume, maintain intensity, recover.*

**Weekly volume target**: ~438 moves (deload).

Deload week. Same sessions (Tuesday, Friday) at the **same intensities**, but cut total volume to ~60%: drop to the **bottom end** of each set/rep range and finish each session early. Recovery is the goal — do not add work. Warm-up stays unscaled.

## Key Principles

- Follow CNS-demand ordering: HIGH → MEDIUM → LOW within each session
- Maintain proper rest periods between sets and exercises
- Volume follows the 3+1 week pattern (80% → 100% → 110% → 60%)
- Listen to your body and adjust if experiencing pain or excessive fatigue

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*Generated and validated by the ClimbClaw training engine (Carlos V3 methodology).*


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Source: [ClimbingBrowser](https://climbingbrowser.com) — free evidence-based climbing training intelligence. Personal AI coaching on WhatsApp: [ClimbClaw](https://climbingbrowser.com/coach).