Do you want to learn how to build  a successful Internet business?

If your answer is “no,” then stop here, do not pass go, do not collect $200 (homage to Monopoly, one my favorite boardgames of all time).

If your answer is “yes,” then keep reading because the answer is quite simple, watch or listen to the interviews on Mixergy.com — all of them.

Want to learn how to start an Internet business, how to raise venture capital, how to build community, how to get links to your site, how to get people to pay for services, how to create compelling content?….there’s an interview for that!

Mixergy.com, “home of the ambitious upstart,” provides free video interviews (at least for now) with successful Internet entrepreneurs. The interviews are conducted by Andrew Warner, an accomplished Internet entrepreneur in his own right with his own fascinating roller coaster of a story where he took his company to $30+ million a year in sales.

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In honor of Movember, the charity dedicated to generating awareness and raising funds for testicular and prostate cancer research, here’s Ploomy’s top three ways to protect your privates.

• Grow a Mo: It’s an excuse not to shave and a great conversation starter at the bar. Chicks dig a dude down with charity!
• Mo your friends: If you don’t want to grow a mustache you can Mo your friends with this new Facebook application
• Cheers to your prostate: Try these Mo-inspired cocktails named after some of the best Mo’s in pop-culture

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Two weeks ago we shared the first 9 of these tips for beginners.  Check them out here.  This week we finish up with another 10 must-know items before beginning your weight training regimen.

10. Intensity Is Underrated

Whatever your routine is, do it hard.  (After you’ve gotten the form down.)  When I say hard, I mean hard.  You should feel like you couldn’t get another rep out of your set.  If you can do 3 more than your plan calls for, then you need to increase your weight.  And heavy weight helps your progress.  To get the proper hormonal response from weight training for building muscle, losing fat, and gaining strength you have to really push yourself.  This also means that you don’t skip workouts.  I realize that life happens, and you might have to miss a day.  But with your 3x per week schedule, you can miss a day and make it up to stick to 3x/week.  If you do get to the gym and “don’t feel too motivated”, you need to psyche yourself up.  A short intense workout is far better than a long half-effort one.

11. Rest

There are two types or rest:  in between sets and in between workouts.  For rest in between workouts, that’s taken care of by only going 3x a week (see previous point).  Muscle doesn’t grow during the exercise.  It grows AFTER the exercise and if you don’t let the fibers heal, you’ll see minimal progress.  As far as rest in between sets, this is a subjective area.  Generally, if you are going for fat loss as your primary goal, you want to have only 1 minute max in between sets.  For strength or muscle gain, you might want 2 or 3 minutes.  But remember point #3?  Stick to the program.

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The 19 Weight Training Must-Do’s For Beginners – Part 1 of 2

Tired of your current physique?  Looking to build some muscle?  Burn fat?  Gain Strength?

Done properly, weight lifting is the best exercise for all three goals.  Wanna lose fat while you sleep?  The more muscle you have the more calories your body burns at rest.  Wanna look good in a t-shirt and shorts?  Build some curves by adding muscle.  Looking for extra power in your favorite sport?  Strength training with weights helps almost every sport.

But if you’re just starting out (or if you’ve been just toying around at the gym and need to get your butt into a serious routine), you need to remember these 19 things.

1. Don’t Read The Muscle Mags
Ok.  You’re fired up like a George Foreman Grill, and ready to become Arnold Junior.  So where do most guys like you turn for advice?  The muscle mags.  But 50% of the muscle mags are pure ads.  And another 30% are ads disguised as articles.  And another 15% is either flat out bad advice or advice inappropriate for beginners.   That leaves 5% of goodness.  And the sad truth:  as a beginner, you won’t know the difference.  Skip the magazines and go for a serious book (see below).

2. Only Full Body, Compound Exercises For Your First 3 Months (No Curls!)
I know you want to do curls.  It’s ok to admit it.  Guys think big biceps are the sign of a real man.  Stop.  If you can’t do 15 chin-ups, you have no business doing curls. What you want to do – exclusively – for the first 3 months are compound movements.  Compound movements are those that involve more than one joint (and thus, recruit more than one muscle group).  Why?  You’ll burn more fat, you’ll get stronger, and you’ll build muscle more evenly throughout your body.  Plus, you won’t look like a ninny standing there doing curls for your full workout while your chicken legs squawk at all the serious lifters in the gym.  Most guys think the big guys at the gym will laugh if they do too little weight.  What the serious lifters really laugh at are men who think curls are going to do them much good.

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Last week, I posted a link to an interesting article about a man who lost $150k to a Nigerian Email Scam artist.  And low and behold yesterday, as soon as I logged into my Facebook account I got a very strange Facebook chat message from a friend of mine named Doug.

Doug had just got married this past New Year’s Eve and so the message seemed a little believable, at least at first.  I put the pieces together fairly quickly though and as soon as the guy hit me up for money I knew it was probably a Facebook scam attempt.  The reason being that the last person Doug would have asked for money was me…because he knows I have none. After figuring out this was a hoax I decided to rickroll the scammer.

The scary thing is that whoever is running this facebook scam is somewhat sophisticated.  They even went so far as creating another fake email and fake phone number to make it seem legitimate.

I have since emailed Doug and he is trying to get control back of his Facebook account.  Facebook is great because it really is people you know and have approved so I am sure these scam attempts are paying out somehow and some unsuspecting people are actually wiring the money.

Let this be a caution to anyone who has a weak or easy to guess password on their Facebook account — change it now.

8:47am Doug
Hi Anthony

8:48am Anthony
Yo! congrats man on the wedding. Sorry I couldn’t make it.
Steph had a little 30th birthday party for me.

8:50am Doug
thanks man..am in London with her

8:50am Anthony
Right now?

8:50am Doug
yea

8:50am Anthony
nuts

8:51am Doug
am standed here

8:51am Anthony
how come?

8:52am Doug
i was robbed here..
infact she’s in the hospital right now..

8:52am Anthony
WTF!!
OMG man I’m sorry to hear that
are her injuries serious

8:53am Doug
i really need your assistace ..
i need your help Anthony..
i need your help Anthony..

8:55am Anthony
what can i do?

8:55am Doug
are you there ??

8:56am Anthony
yah

8:56am Doug
i dont know whats wrong with this computer
can you please loanme some money ??

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Do you get bombarded with junk email?

Most of the time our spam filters grab them, but everyone once in a while a few are able to go undetected and sneak through. The spam emails I really despise are the ones that state that I just inherited or won an insane amount of money from a long lost relative.  Supposedly all I need to do is transfer some money first and then I can get my lump sum.

Sound familiar?

While many laugh and think who the heck is going to fall for this one, it happens more often that you think.

Read the unbelievable story of how John Rempel lost $150,000 in a Nigerian scam.

If you’re going to be watching the College Football National Title game tonight, no doubt you’ll be seeing the “yellow line” first down marker many times. We’ve had this luxury for many years now and that’s because it’s something that has been part of televised football games for quite some time.

The yellow line has greatly enhanced the experience for fans watching from home because it gives you an approximation of where the first down marker is.  Although it may appear to be almost seamless to viewers at home, the process to get the yellow line first down marker on your telelvision screen is really part of a series of complex technologies all working in concert.

Take a look at this behind-the-scenes video of  the yellow line. 

Thanks to JD for sending in the link!

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It’s been said gift giving originated with the Romans; they gave gifts of evergreen branches and then later cakes and honey to signify sweetness and prosperity in the New Year. Today, gifts have progressed far past tree branches and sweets, and with so many different occasions to consider as well. And to add more madness in the gift giving customs, you also have to consider the various people and the level of closeness of those you have to buy gifts for.

While gift giving can be a chore for most, it doesn’t have to be. If you’ve ever wondered what to get your mother-in-law for Mother’s Day, your grandpa on Christmas, or your cousin’s kid on his Christening; you’re not alone. Read on to get various gift giving tips for (almost) every occasion.

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These details may be mundane or an afterthought, but they can make a big difference in what you as a man want to say about yourself. This may come off as a bit of a rant, but you should be as informed and prepared as possible. With all we have going on in our lives, it’s easy to overlook certain habits and details. Hopefully this insight will open your eyes a bit more to the little things that we can all miss. Because after all, it’s the little things that sometimes make all the difference in the world.

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Whether you’re a seasoned drinker or someone who just turned 21, beer is generally the most diverse, cheapest, and best drink to enjoy year round. With there being so many types of beers out there, it can sometimes be hard to choose.  If you’re thinking about throwing a party, or bringing a cooler to a tailgating party, you can use this reference list of 5 Types of Beer to create an awesome cooler. If we’ve missed any of your favorite types of beers, be sure to add them in the comments below.

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