Every time Men’s Health fitness director Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. and Women’s Health editor-in-chief Liz Plosser squeeze in a workout together, they go hard.
Sometimes, they go high, too. As in, scaling their way up a rock climbing wall (this activity is also called bouldering, FYI). In our video series featuring Eb and Liz, watch them guide viewers through their most-loved workout moves, and today’s agenda took them to a climbing gym. Climbing is one of those things that’s extra fun in pairs, so grab a plus one and book a session at a climbing gym near you.
“Yeah, you put me in the deep-end first. It was, it was so hard, but awesome and amazing challenge,” says Liz of getting in her harness and making her way up the wall with Eb spotting her for round one. For Eb’s turn, he felt confident in his strength, but he quickly remembered how much hip mobility is needed for the activity to move around and find different grips and foot holds.
Indeed, bouldering takes a lot of strength, especially in your glutes, quadriceps, hamstrings, and of course your back, arms, and grip. Maintaining speed is also a challenge, especially as muscle fatigue starts to sink in, and especially if you’re new to the sport, and it takes you longer to—quite literally—find your footing. You can check out our beginner’s guide to bouldering here for more of an in-depth overview of the sport and tips on how to train before you try it. (For more inspiration, These Rock Climbing Exercises Will Build Meaty Forearms and Ripped Abs.)
Finally, the two take a tandem jaunt up the wall. “[Going] together with my favorite run. I was so inspired watching you go up so fast. I wanted to keep up with you and keep finding my hand holds, and my foot holds so doing it with a friend, made all the difference,” says Liz.
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