My parents got me a guitar when I was 13 years old and I’ve been playing, off an on, ever since. In the beginning, they had an instructor come to our house and he would teach me the basics like scales and blues riffs. My high school schedule got too busy and I stopped the lessons at the time. I picked up the guitar again in college and have been playing pretty consistently ever since. I like to say I’m self-taught, following along with instruction via Trusty Guitar’s online lessons.

The Best Music Accessories for Your Man Cave

For me, it all begins with some instruments on the wall. I really started getting into guitar again when I was listening to a lot of Ben Harper and Jack Johnson back in college, and it was time that I upgraded from my starter guitar to one that I would keep being able to play for years to come, well into my years of collecting social security. I found my “keeper” in the brand that they use, a Cole Clark Fat Lady acoustic that still looks and plays today as beautifully as it did when I first bought it almost fifteen years ago.

I had always wanted to learn piano as well, but we never had a piano at home while growing up. Well, we did have an organ that we inherited from a great aunt who passed away, but it was never anything I really wanted to play. A few years ago I decided that I wanted to buy a digital keyboard since I lacked the space for a full piano. Plus, I figured it’d be better to learn on something more compact first, and then when I decide I really want to pursue playing piano, then I could someday upgrade to a proper setup. It just so happened that I won my fantasy football league that year, taking home $200+, and that was about what I wanted to spend on a keyboard so I went ahead and made that purchase.

Outside of a few instruments, I decorated my walls with art featuring my musical influences. When I was a teenager, I was huge into Nirvana and pretty much wallpapered every inch of my bedroom walls with posters featuring the band and Kurt Cobain. I still have a few of them, though they’re pretty torn up, but I do have a pretty sweet framed black and white portrait drawing of him that is featured prominently. Aside from that, I like to buy a poster from the concerts that I go to, so I have a number of those around the room to reminisce on all the great shows that I’ve attended.

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Some of us on the editorial team are more gym rats than others, but in general, we all watch over our fitness and try to stay active so we can earn all the more gluttonous things in life. We keep ourselves in great shape by following an exercise routine along with proper diet, nutrition, and supplements. Today’s post will discuss one such supplement we recommend.

How Testosterone Boosters Can Help

First of all, if you’re looking for a testosterone booster, I recommend going to www.besttestosteroneboosterguide.com where they go into full detail on the things you should consider and help you find the best one suited for you.

So what exactly does this do for you? If you didn’t know, testosterone is a hormone that is found in all males. It plays a crucial role in many wellness and growth functions of the body. It can help with the production of muscle mass, bone density, tissues, and even hair. On top of that, it plays a big role in the growth of reproductive tissues, if you catch my drift.

Also called “test boosters”, these boosting supplements help to increase the levels of testosterone in the body. Just like how protein and creatine are part of any workout warriors routine, you will often find that test boosters are in their supplemental diet as well. These should not be confused with steroids, as testosterone is a naturally occurring substance in the body, and this supplement just provides a boost to production.

When Should You Take It?

In terms of what age you could or should begin taking something like this, it is recommended that you wait until you are at least 25 years old. It is at that point in a man’s life where the natural production begins to slow down and could use a little bit of help from an outside source. The older that you get, the more likely you are to receive great benefits from taking it.

As for when specifically in the day to take it, that answers differ. Most recommend that if you are only taking it once daily, you should do it first thing in the morning. If you are dosing twice a day with this, then it is said to be best to take it one hour before your training session and then the second dose before bed.

In Conclusion

I’ve hardly scratched the surface here and will follow up later with more on what this supplement can do for you, but it should serve as a quick resource on the basics of test boosts. If you are in need of a little bit more help in the gym, it can do wonders for you like it has for us here.

Get more tips for men’s health here!

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1. Sound quality. Be sure to do your research on buying information and take your time in finding the best speakers for your needs. Just as buying a car or home is subjective, so is buying a good set of speakers for your home. Everyone has different goals for their sound system and opinions on what sounds the best. Listening to a variety of speaker options can help you determine what will work best in your space as well as what system projects the best sound.
2. Type of speakers. There are a variety of speaker types on the market so you familiarizing yourself with the latest offerings is a good idea. If you know that you will want to host birthday parties or other social gatherings, investing in a higher quality set of speakers that can project great sound to a crowd is a good idea. However, if you are planning to only listen to music in a small area, a bookshelf speaker set may be perfect.
3. A room can make a huge difference. Where will you be playing your speakers? Will you have them in a small home office or will you be purchasing speakers to outfit a large finished basement? Depending on the room and space, you will need a speaker system that can project and be heard. Purchasing a set of DJ speakers would be a great addition to a large area as the sound will be heard throughout the space and potentially in various areas of the house.
4. Durability. If you hope to keep your speakers for a long period of time, that is even more of a reason to invest in a system that is of DJ quality. DJ speakers are made with materials that can withstand the test of time and will have a longer life than a standard set of speakers.
5. Good range. DJ speakers are made to provide a good range of sounds and frequencies and will be able to project the lows and highs in clear and crisp manner. If you plan to play dance music, you will want to consider investing in a subwoofer as well.

There are many considerations that should come into play when determining the best set of speakers for your home. Investing in a high quality set of speakers that is sufficient for a DJ’s use is a good idea as you will not be disappointed. The DJ speakers will be able to play to a small or large area, can be used to host parties or social gatherings, will provide a good range of sounds and frequencies, and will be able to withstand the test of time.

Read Also: If you want to buy a speaker then check Boombotix Speaker.

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Listen up, fellas.  There are many hair loss treatments available in the market such as hair loss products, hair loss shampoos, hair loss vitamins, etc. There are many amazing hair loss treatments to look into, and effective hair loss shampoos are one of the effective ways to treat hair loss. The hair loss shampoos include various minerals, vitamins, and other effective ingredients that will help in stimulating the hair growth.

Benefits of using shampoos for hair loss

Using hair loss shampoo avails many benefits to the hair. Some of these benefits include:

• Many hair loss shampoos come with niacin. Niacin is a vital ingredient as it is known to stimulate blood in the scalp. When the scalp gets enough blood flow, it helps in stimulating the hair growth.
• Another popular ingredient in the hair loss shampoos is tea tree oil. Tea tree oil is an effective ingredient for hair loss as it helps in thoroughly cleaning out the pores on the scalp. When the pores are clogged, the hair growth is reduced. Tea tree oil helps in cleaning those clogged pores thus allowing the hair to grow.
• Caffeine is another strong ingredient which is used in shampoos made for treating hair loss. Caffeine energizes the scalp cells and thus stimulates the hair growth.

Hair Loss Treatment Shampoo

• Art Natural Organic Argon Oil Hair Loss Shampoo for Hair Regrowth:

Argon oil shampoo is one of the popular shampoos used for treating hair loss. The shampoo is a perfect combination of natural ingredients such as argon oil, white willow bark, rosemary, burdock root, thyme and many other natural ingredients to promote hair growth. It also helps in revitalizing hair follicles. The shampoo has multiple DHT blockers which prevent hair loss and hair damage. Usage of this shampoo will add shine and texture to your hair.

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Just take a look at a list of all the times we talk about them on this site:\

Last month we told you about Tom Brady using Under Armour sleepwear to help him rest and recover and keep his GOAT QB body in top notch shape.

Their biggest signing came a few years ago when they won the endorsement of Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors. At the time of the signing, Curry wasn’t quite the MVP he became in the few years since, and it was and continues to be a huge money-getter for the UA brand.

In the entertainment industry, but with crossover into the sports world with his football and pro wrestling past (not to mention just generally being a workout beast), they signed a huge deal with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson last year with their Project Rock line of apparel.

So with endorsements in football and basketball and the entertainment and fitness arenas, it was time that UA made a splash in the world’s biggest sport – soccer. I found this article from Forbes.com recently and it looks like they’re about to bring their brand to one of the biggest clubs in the world with their talks with the first place team in La Liga (Spain), Real Madrid.

Real Madrid is currently wearing Adidas gear, with a contract running until 2020. It looks like Real is trying to get out of that and joining UA for a reported $160 million annually, with a 10-year deal in the works that should top $1 billion.

Cristiano Ronaldo (credit: Getty Images)

This is huge news in the world of sports sponsorship as Real is one of the most widely-known clubs in the world with hundreds of millions of supporters and one of the world’s top stars in Cristiano Ronaldo, and has a reported value of over $3.6 billion. Only the Dallas Cowboys surpass that value.

It is said that while Real has experienced unprecedented success, they have trailed in terms of team revenue to their competitors like Barcelona, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, and much of that is because of sponsorship revenue. Inking this deal with UA could go a long way to making one of the world’s most valuable clubs even more valuable, and for UA it can lead to exposure to a huge, new market of supporters.

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Did you go to CES 2017 and find some cool stuff that we missed? Be sure to comment below with our omissions. We’ll follow up on some of these products with features on ThingsMenBuy.com very soon once we can get our hands on these hot items.

Top Gadgets at CES 2017

Milo Sensors

You may have seen someone at the bar sometimes with a pocket breathalyzer. If you ask me, these things are a bit dangerous as I’ve seen it turn into a contest to see who can blow the highest blood alcohol level. Not a good game to play.

But on the other hand, it’s a handy gadget to have so you know when you are OK to drive home or not. It’s never a good idea to risk your life and those of others on the road, and we’ve all experienced those times when you think might be right on the brink and have to make a choice after having some adult beverages.

It looks pretty silly to pull out a breathalyzer and blow into it, so Milo Sensors took that aspect out of it with their wearable device that reads your blood alcohol level. You wear it on your wrist like a watch and it determines your level based on the perspiration that comes from your skin. Great idea!

Motiv Fitness Tracking Ring

With another device in the wearable technology category, above you see the Fitness Tracking Ring by Motiv. It’s great having those apps on your phone, or a smartwatch, that keep track of your steps throughout the day and other activity. But you may not always want to have your phone with you, and not everyone likes to wear a wristband.

Motiv downsized the wearable fitness technology by condensing it into a ring for your finger. Pretty ingenious, if you ask me. Not only does it keep track of your steps and distance and calories while you’re on your Bowflex Treadclimber, but it also monitors your sleep patterns and includes an optical heart rate sensor.

On one charge you can get three to five days of life out of it. I don’t know how they manage to fit so much technology into something so small, but this is a pretty cool invention.

Razer Project Valerie

Everyone dreams of having that awesome home office setup with multiple screens side by side for maximizing all the work (and it’s a great gaming laptop too, of course) to be done. But it’s not within everyone’s means to have three computers on the desk, so Razer came out with the next best thing.

Above you’ll see the Project Valerie concept computer from Razer, which has two additional screens that fold out from the sides to give you essentially three screens. Each screen is 17 inches and has a 4K resolution display. You can use them all independently or as one big screen.

The drawback, this sucker weighs a whopping 12 pounds so it’s much heavier than your normal laptop, but that can be expected with all the extra hardware it packs.

PowerRay Aquatic Drone

Drones were all the rage these last couple years and now they’re going from the air to the sea, or whatever body of water you’re nearby. This looks like an absolute dream if you’re a fisherman and I wish I had one already to bring with me when heading to our cabin in the Upper Midwest.

It works in both fresh and salt water and has a 4K camera that sends high res images to the user/operator. It has an optional FishFinder so with all that put together, there’s no reason you won’t be able to find a hot spot when out fishing.

LG W-Series TV

It seems like every year that televisions get bigger, higher res, and thinner. This new TV from LG is so thin that it’s made to naturally blend into your room as if it were wallpaper. Yes, it’s that thin.

This 77-inch screen comes in at only a minuscule 27 pounds! For reference, a similar sized tv from Sony or Samsung weighs about 80 pounds.

How do they do it? The guts of the system are separate from the screen itself, kind of like an external hardware in a Dolby Atmos sound bar that also has I/O ports for all your connectivity needs.

Wrapping Up CES 2017

This is just barely scratching the surface of all the cool tech stuff that came out in 2017 at CES, but are the first ones to catch our eye when browsing all the new releases. What’s your favorite of the above-mentioned products? Anything in there you must have right now? Let us know in the comments below.

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If you’ve visited this site before, you know we’re huge fans of the UA brand and were enthralled with the technology that is being utilized to help us sleep-deprived folks. The secret is the in the material and patterns used, that they become basically “smart pajamas” that absorb infrared wavelengths and reduce inflammation, helping you rest better and promoting better recovery time.

For athletes, there is nothing better to deal with the bumps and bruises than getting good rest. Time heals all wounds, but NFL players only have one week off between games. Maximizing all their efforts to recuperate is essential. With apparel like this, Brady can squeeze more recovery into his time between games.

They even produced the following QVC parody commercial to promote these new products:

I have to imagine that something like this would be huge for athletes in other sports as well. It wouldn’t surprise me if Stephen Curry wears Under Armour sleepwear as well, considering they are playing sometimes 4 or 5 nights a week and have even less time to rest and recover.

It would probably be a great investment for body builders as well. Your muscles are torn up at the gym, and growth occurs when the muscle repairs itself between lifting sessions. With Under Armour’s relationship with The Rock, and with how much of a beast he is in the gym, I wouldn’t do he is wearing this stuff in his sleep as well.

I’m definitely planning on picking up a pair of these pajamas the next time I go on a UA shopping spree, which is happening quite often these days and filling my closet with my favorite brand of apparel. Can’t say enough about the stuff they keep releasing, they’re light years ahead of the competition in terms of innovation.

These days, if I’m not dressed up to go out for dinner or drinks or other event, I’m more than likely wearing some kind of athletic gear. Around the house, out to the gym, out for a run, I’m pretty much wearing UA from head to toe and inside and out (including UA boxers, the best fitting undergarments I’ve ever worn).

I figure since I’m wearing their stuff all the time while I’m awake, I may as well follow Tom Brady’s lead and see what their gear can do for me in my sleep as well, and I’ll definitely be trying these out to see if they can help me sleep better. I also like that this apparel is part of a two-part plan for better sleep, the other part being the Sleep Recovery System added to the UA Record app. This program tracks your sleep over the course of 14 days and gives you a score on how well you slept. I’m sure I can glean a lot of good info out of that, and I’ll be curious to see how I score before and after using their sleepwear.

I love this brand and what they’re doing in all facets, always raising the bar. Can’t wait to see what they come out with next!

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What’s Blackout Wednesday? It’s the term for Thanksgiving Eve, the night before Thanksgiving, and it’s one of the biggest drinking days of the year. Why is that? Here’s a number of reasons why it’s such a big night at the bars and why you should partake this year.

Blackout Wednesday is the Biggest Drinking Night of the Year

For one, nobody works the next day. Of course, there are certain industries where you have to work on holidays, but for the most part, nobody is waking up to go to the office the following morning. So what better opportunity to go out with your friends and family and have a few drinks and enjoy yourself? It’s like having a weekend night in the middle of the week and you can drink with no regrets.

Another reason why it’s such a great night to get out is because of all the familiar faces you’ll see. If you are headed home for the holidays, one of the best things is going to the local bar you used to frequent and seeing all of your old friends you haven’t seen in a while. Of course, this is a double-edged sword if you run into an old friend you’d rather not see. And if you’re staying in town for the holiday, you’re surely not the only one so call up your friends and meet up at your favorite place.

With all the commotion the following day, Thanksgiving Eve is a great night to let loose before the storm hits the next day. You know you have to get up to brine the turkey the next day and prepare whatever other dishes you’re responsible for. So put that off your mind for just a little bit and unwind at the bar. Call it the calm before the storm, but in all likelihood the night will be anything but calm.

Lastly, there is another great reason why Blackout Wednesday is the perfect night for throwing back some drinks. Of course, after a long night of drinking there is the inevitable hangover the next day. But the best part is you have a built-in hangover cure the next day with a huge meal, lots of wine and other drinks. Hair of the dog!

So with all that said, as I wrap up this post I”m going to head out to dinner with my girlfriend and then meet my brother at the cigar bar and have a few before we host the family here tomorrow. Hope you all have a great night and enjoy your holiday weekend!

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Without even first reading the article, the title itself was a little troublesome considering it lists 41 bars, so not every geographic locale would be covered. I imagined that most of the bars would be centralized in certain areas — a bunch of New York bars, Chicago bars, Los Angeles, etc., with a scattering of bars spread out elsewhere. Given that I live in the Fort Lauderdale / Miami area, I figured there may be a bar or two near me to enjoy some adult beverages in the company of single women, but not every reader will have something on this list close to them.

The methodology used was by taking feedback from women on Foursquare, further saying the respondents are likely “sophisticated, tech savvy and highly attractive (probably).” I’m unsure of this methodology and would like to see a similar list comprised by the opinions of men. They could also take data into account, such as locales that have a higher ratio, population-wise, of women to men, increasing your odds to find single women.

As I started clicking through the gallery, I was surprised that it listed (they aren’t in particular ranking order) bars in Alaska, Iowa, Connecticut, etc., so there goes my assertion of it being made up of highly populated, urban areas. They have a range of bars from those where you’ll find “party animals” to  “music lovers” to “cocktails and fine dining”, and also those for the younger crowd and older crowd.

Overall, it was fun clicking through the gallery  and seeing the different kinds of bars out there that women are claiming are the best place to meet a lady. There was one Miami bar for me to check out, and a number of others I can add to my list when I’m traveling.

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I didn’t really know who he was nor heard the song before, but of course we convinced our parents to get it for us. We popped it in the cassette player of our family minivan on the way home and I can still remember cackling in the backseat as they sang “bow wow wow, yippie yo yippie yay, Death Row’s in the muthafuckin’ house!” That put an end to listening to that in the car again.

Anyway, I still love Dre and when I listen to him it’s still stuff from The Chronic era. That’s how I’ll always remember him. So I was shocked when I came across some photos of him lately and hardly recognized the Dre I knew from before. He is buff now! I tried to find a photo of Dr. Dre shirtless, but below is best I could do.

Does Rapper Dr. Dre Abuse Steroids?

Dr. Dre buff! It doesn’t even look like the same person. He was never really overweight or skinny, just kind of looked like a normal build in the past, but he is massive now. His changed physique has a lot of internet commenters speculating that he is using unnatural means to get to that size. Dr. Dre steroids? I don’t know. With all the money he has made with Beats by Dre in the past years, plus all of the rapping and producing he’s done for decades, he can certainly afford to put some time in the gym with a top personal trainer and get the body you see above.

What do you think? Is Dr. Dre on steroids or just a gym rat?  Perhaps he’s just using good supplementation and staying focused with focus pills?

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