Lance Armstrong is one of the most famous cancer surviving professional athletes in the world. He has won the Tour de France seven times in a row and has beaten brain, testicular and lung cancer. He is tough. He is not a quitter.

Surely there is something we can learn from Lance.

Lance Armstrong’s Wisdom in Dodgeball

I was watching the movie “Dodgeball” recently when I noticed a scene with Lance in it. The scene is typically hilarious and Lance does a great job at guilt tripping Vince Vaughn into not quitting the team. You have to see the clip to appreciate its significance so here it is below.

Take particular notice of the last line where Lance says:

“I’m sure this decision won’t haunt you forever…”

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More people come to Real Muscle Online looking for shoulder workouts than for any other topic. For this reason I wanted to provide you with a shoulder workout that hits all three deltoid heads and allows you to develop some huge shoulder muscles.

The three deltoid heads that make up the shoulder

Before we dive into the workout you need to know exactly how your shoulder exists and where each part is located. You then need to learn how these parts move and learn what exercises target them the best. Continue Reading

Hiking seems like a very obscure weight loss exercise. But I have an idea. In this article I will share with you how you can use hiking as an effective way to burn fat and build up your own fitness levels.

How I discovered hiking for weight loss and fitness

The photo above is of my best mate and our friend hiking in the foothills of the Himalayas. We went on a trip to Dharamsala (India) and our friend took us on a day long hike to a local mountain which has a very popular “base camp”. This base camp takes about six hours to get to and has an amazing view of the next valley which is completely isolated and untouched. It is one of the most serene places I have ever been.

The View
You can see that the difficult hike was worth it. The crisp mountain air and the view from the roof of the world is second to none.

As I said the hike up to the top took about six hours. It was hard. It was rocky. And it was very steep. After all, it is the base of the Himalayas.

Coming back down
In my excitement, however, I forgot to bring to mind the fact that once I reached the top I would have to come back down again. And unless we wanted to be walking in the bandit infested hills of India we would have to get back before it got dark. That means we would have to move fast.

And if you think going up is hard, wait til you have to go down! Continue Reading