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How To: Play power chords with a 5th string root note

Justin Sandercoe teaches us how to play power chords with a 5th string root note in this tutorial. Start out by placing your first finger on the root note and your third and fourth finger underneath. The tip of your fourth finger should be touching the sixth string. Push the tip of it up until you've trained it to always touch the sixth string, without this the song will sound terrible. Once you have the chord shape down, you will need to start to play some riffs. Move the fifth string root a...

How To: Kill bed bugs with Bed Bug Dogs

In this video, we learn how to kill bed bugs with bed bug dogs. There are now upcoming kinds of K9 dogs that are specifically trained to smell the scent of bed bugs. This is a great tool to use to detect early on if your room has bed bugs in it. If you don't have bed bugs already, you can get them at any time just by touching something or someone that has them, then transferring them onto your bed. You can find these dogs through the website Bedbugdogs and see if there are any available in yo...

How To: Scream low through proper breathing

This video will show viewers how to scream through several tips and practice exercises which will train your voice. First, practice by doing lots of exercises which involve inhaling hard while making sounds through your throat. Next, do low screams by flexing your stomach very hard and focus on pushing out the air from your stomach rather than from your throat in order to do this properly. Try to add accents into your screaming. Next, practice how to scream high, once again focusing on pushin...

How To: Make a skateboard rail without any welding

When it comes to skateboarding, one of the most coolest and difficult things to do is grind on a rail. It takes balance and the right footing to do so, otherwise it can result in damage to the feet or legs and even damage to the groin area. OUCH! So if you're brave enough and want to train to imrpove your skills this tutorial will help. Find out how to make a skateboard rail at home without the need of any welding. Enjoy!

How To: Prevent a new puppy from play biting

In this how-to video, you will learn how to prevent your new puppy from play biting. In the first 12 weeks, your puppy will start to bite. Encourage the puppy to lick your hand rather than bite. If the dog accidentally bites you, mimic the sound of a dog yelping. This will make the puppy respond by backing off. If your puppy is chewing on objects such as clothing or shoe laces, make sure you correct the behavior with a chew toy. Stick to it, as this will take time and patience. Viewing this v...

How To: Properly gain muscle by warming up and more

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to gain muscle and lose fat with stretching methods. Before exercising, users should warm up for about 10 minutes. Warming up allows safety and consistency. The sequence for an intense workout should be: 10 minutes of warming up, light stretching, 45-60 minutes of intense resistance training, intense stretching that lasts one-half of the intense resistance session, and then cooling down. This video demonstrates various stretches and warm-ups such as: ...

How To: Prepare to meet an architect

Before meeting with an architect, you may want to review this video tutorial which outlines what you ought to consider when meeting with an architect that will be helping you renovate your home. Homeowners should visit places and take down notes and photos of what designs they appreciate so that they can bring it to the architect. This will help you to train your senses and language to describe what you like and dislike in terms of style. You should also bring magazine clippings or books of s...

How To: Correctly wrap your hands for boxing

In this boxing fitness video the instructor shows how to wrap hands for boxing training. If you are going to hit heavy bags or pads for fitness boxing, then you need to properly wrap your hands or you face the danger of injuring your knuckles or wrists. The instructor shows you how to wrap by wrapping a cloth around a woman's hand. Instead of wrapping the cloth on your hands yourself, it is always better to ask some one to wrap your wrists for you because they can work with both of their hand...

How To: Train your ear by memorizing intervals

In this video a question is asked by a viewer. What is perfect pitch and what is relative pitch? Perfect pitch is something that is developed at a young age and comes easily. When a note or tone is made, the person listening can tell what specific note is being played. Relative pitch is being able to hear the difference from one note to the next note. The next step is how to develop your ear for relative pitch. In a 'G' major scale, listen to the intervals between each note. Certain common so...

How To: Make chardonnay portabella mushroom polenta

In this video from HippyGourmet we learn how to make a chardonnay portability mushroom polenta. Grill the morel mushrooms grill side down first! Throw mushrooms in a pan, with extra virgin olive oil, onion, lemon, lime, sea salt, spoon your polenta onto mushroom, add another layer. Olive tapeline on to throughout as well. Add cheese as well. To make it vegan, take away that cheese. In this video they try this meal and some wine on a Napa Valley Wine Train.

How To: Meet girls with the right opening line

David Wygant discusses how to meet girls with the right opening line. First, don't initially get hung up on one girl. You can become selective once you successfully utilize techniques to be open to everyone and gain their interest. First, observe a woman and get inside her head. Women and men think in very similar ways. Everyone's favorite conversation is about themselves. Keep her lips moving and talking about herself by observing and paying attention to every little detail. Train your mind ...

How To: Wrap your hands for boxing when fighting

A boxer knows that during and after a fight, their bodies will be aching. As a part of the job, they grit their teeth, focus and get past the pain. The most important part of a boxer's body, though, is arguably his hands. A boxer depends on his hands to win fights and to train. The best thing one can do to protect their hands is to wrap them properly. This video will show you exactly how to wrap your hands so that they are cushioned and protected against injury. An ideal wrapping job would pu...

How To: Walk in high heels and look good

In this video, Becca explains and demonstrates how to walk in high heels. Becca is neither a model nor has been professionally trained. The tips and tricks shown in the video are her own techniques after rigorous practice and experience. She suggests to start with a very short pair of heels. She explains about the weight factor when walking on heels, which can affect the posture. She says that a lot of women go wrong when they try to walk on heels as if they were walking flat footed. She also...

How To: Sing scales

The Erick Dillard Vocal Clinic gives you vocal lessons in this video. Using a variety of scales, this tutorial will give you a range of different notes that will strengthen your vocals, and enhance your singing. You will start with the more simple exercises, and gradually build up to the more difficult exercises. Accuracy and training your ear is explained. This is a nice tutorial to help you with your singing skills, and it beats having to pay for singing lessons.

How To: Do exercises with resistance bands

The resistance band is great, because you can use it at home or even when you're traveling. This how-to video will show you what you need to do in order to put together a resistance band training program. This kind of workout will help you burn a lot of calories and fat! The first exercise is called "Squad Press": step on the resistance band with both of your feet, then drop down to a squad, onto the heels, the push up and lift the resistance band as high as possible. Watch this how-to instru...

How To: Chop through dense forests with a machete

In this video, Chopping It Up, we see how some men camping and scouting in the remote central Brazilian jungle hack their way through the thick brush with machetes. We watch as they clear a path to the top of a mountain. It's a lot of work! We're told how they identified a route where the need for hacking would be minimized, on an old trail. The problem, however, is the sunlight on an old trail causes it to get choked up with vines and other thick growth. To clear the path with the machetes, ...

How To: Draw a labrador retriever

In this video 2D Illustrator Michael Weisner of Hawk vs. Pigeon Productions keeps it old school and shows you how to draw a Labrador Retriever. Sick of all this 3D media going around, want to some classical training, with simply using a pencil, no fancy computers. This video shows you step by step everything you have to know and do to achieve a realistic and fun drawing of a lovable golden Labrador Retriever. Feel lucky to be guided by such talent maybe a thing or two will rub off. Remember t...

How To: Transition from relaxed to natural hair

NUME2004 sees the transition from relaxed to natural hair as a practical and emotional journey. The video presents few tips and suggestions to all the ladies seeking for such transition to eliminate the appearance of baldness or thinning hair. Learn from the tips which talks about the journey starting from scratch, suggesting you to fire your stylist without doing a big chop, to treat all your hair like its natural. You should experiment with various products available and select the right on...

How To: Crop your pictures in camera

This clip was filmed as part of a One to One training day with Mike Browne. Focus the camera on a bunch of window panes. There is a row of window panes which cuts across the bottom left hand side corner. There's actually nothing right or wrong with it, only thing that matters is whether or not it works for you. Mike Browne believes that because it is strong and dominant you should crop the image so that it will no longer be visible. You can always remove that in a computer later, thanks to di...

How To: Improve butterfly and breaststroke while swimming

This swim technique video series from a professional swimming coach hones in on the fine details for developing perfect alignment and stroke to help make you a better, more competitive athlete. The coach demonstrates the proper way to use swimming equipment and how to position your body to condition your swimming performace. This series is particularly helpful in that not only is the coaching beneficial, but the drills, including dryland training, are shown in practice. It's the next best thi...

How To: Get ankle flexibility to improve swimming

This swim technique video series from a professional swimming coach hones in on the fine details for developing perfect alignment and stroke to help make you a better, more competitive athlete. The coach demonstrates the proper way to use swimming equipment and how to position your body to condition your swimming performace. This series is particularly helpful in that not only is the coaching beneficial, but the drills, including dryland training, are shown in practice. It's the next best thi...

How To: Use isometric exercises to change swimming stroke

This swim technique video series from a professional swimming coach hones in on the fine details for developing perfect alignment and stroke to help make you a better, more competitive athlete. The coach demonstrates the proper way to use swimming equipment and how to position your body to condition your swimming performace. This series is particularly helpful in that not only is the coaching beneficial, but the drills, including dryland training, are shown in practice. It's the next best thi...

How To: Develop muscles for swimming through exercise

This swim technique video series from a professional swimming coach hones in on the fine details for developing perfect alignment and stroke to help make you a better, more competitive athlete. The coach demonstrates the proper way to use swimming equipment and how to position your body to condition your swimming performace. This series is particularly helpful in that not only is the coaching beneficial, but the drills, including dryland training, are shown in practice on his swim team. It's ...

How To: Use equipment to improve arm strokes in swimming

This swim technique video series from a professional swimming coach hones in on the fine details for developing perfect alignment and stroke to help make you a better, more competitive athlete. The coach demonstrates the proper way to use swimming equipment and how to position your body to condition your swimming performace. This series is particularly helpful in that not only is the coaching beneficial, but the drills, including dryland training, are shown in practice on his swim team. It's ...

How To: Do early vertical forearm exercises for swim technique

This swim technique video series from a professional swimming coach hones in on the fine details for developing perfect alignment and stroke to help make you a better, more competitive athlete. The coach demonstrates the proper way to use swimming equipment and how to position your body to condition your swimming performace. This series is particularly helpful in that not only is the coaching beneficial, but the drills, including dryland training, are shown in practice on his swim team. It's ...

How To: Understand early vertical forearm position in swimming

This swim technique video series from a professional swimming coach hones in on the fine details for developing perfect alignment and stroke to help make you a better, more competitive athlete. The coach demonstrates the proper way to use swimming equipment and how to position your body to condition your swimming performace. This series is particularly helpful in that not only is the coaching beneficial, but the drills, including dryland training, are shown in practice on his swim team. It's ...

How To: Use techpaddles while coaching swim teams

This swim technique video series from a professional swimming coach hones in on the fine details for developing perfect alignment and stroke to help make you a better, more competitive athlete. The coach demonstrates the proper way to use swimming equipment and how to position your body to condition your swimming performace. This series is particularly helpful in that not only is the coaching beneficial, but the drills, including dryland training, are shown in practice on his swim team. It's ...

How To: Do early vertical forearm position swimming exercises

This swim technique video series from a professional swimming coach hones in on the fine details for developing perfect alignment and stroke to help make you a better, more competitive athlete. The coach demonstrates the proper way to use swimming equipment and how to position your body to condition your swimming performace. This series is particularly helpful in that not only is the coaching beneficial, but the drills, including dryland training, are shown in practice on his swim team. It's ...

How To: Swim fast using techpaddles

This swim technique video series from a professional swimming coach hones in on the fine details for developing perfect alignment and stroke to help make you a better, more competitive athlete. The coach demonstrates the proper way to use swimming equipment and how to position your body to condition your swimming performace. This series is particularly helpful in that not only is the coaching beneficial, but the drills, including dryland training, are shown in practice on his swim team. It's ...