In general women have less muscle mass than men. In climbing thankfully muscle isn't everything, as proven by how many amazing women climbers there are, but it does help. I have found physical training to make a huge difference in my climbing and I hope it will make a difference in yours too.


Mountain Athlete is a great resource for training for climbing or any other physical activity. The website prides itself on training to "increase the mountain athlete's horsepower, stamina, durability and mental toughness" and for me it has done exactly that.

Crossfit is another favorite training website of mine. It has tons of great exercises that offer great cross-training for climbing.


Jessa's Ab Series

This is a great series one of my friend’s showed me and boy do I feel it afterwards!

  1. 10 regular crunches with feet on floor
  2. 10 elbow to opposite knee crunches, 10 each side (bring elbow to knee not knee to elbow)
  3. 10 crunches with legs extended straight on floor (point toes up towards you)
  4. 10 regular crunches with feet on floor
  5. 10 reverse crunches
  6. Lower legs slowly towards ground without arching back and do 20 scissor kicks

Repeat 3 times with a short rest in between sets if needed

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