Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first device may transmit, to a second device in the wireless network, a first indication of a sequence of one or more beam training phases for a beam training procedure between the first device and the second device. The first device may receive, from the second device, a second indication corresponding to the beam training procedure in response to transmitting the first indication. Both devices may communicate, based on the first and second indications, one or more signals with the second device via one or more communication beams to perform the one or more beam training phases as part of the beam training procedure, the communicating the one or more signals in accordance with the sequence of the one or more beam training phases.