This was Supposed to be a Unicycle Video!

I was hoping to be making a video of me showing kinda "How to Learn a Unicycle" and not the Electric type but rather the old fashioned peddle one. I picked myself up a beginner 20 inch Unicycle for $20 on Facebook Marketplace and have been hopping on it over the passed week or so trying to learn how to stay on it. I have not had a lot of time to practice but so far I am able to ride it for about 20 feet or so on a good run ;)

I wanted to share with everyone my "Learning How to Ride a Unicycle" experience with everyone and so my plan was to make a video today of where I am at after about an hour or two of trying to ride it.

Well that didn't happen as yesterday while practicing I somehow jammed my ankle pretty bad. I didn't even realize I had injured my Ankle until about two hours after the incident when I got out of my truck after a nice dinner out with the wife. My Ankle just started to really ache and proceeded to cause a lot of pain all night.

Today I did go for a walk to try and loosen it up but it was pretty soar the entire time. After I got home from the walk I did a bit of office work and was expecting to get up with even more stiffness in my ankle from sitting but it actually felt a lot better so I am really confused as to what is going on with it?

Well I hope my Ankle sorts itself out over the next few days as I have this trip I will be going on in about a week, it would be nice to be able to walk! Suffice to say I will not be practicing my Unicycle at least until after I get back from the trip and of course when it has healed up. So sorry you are going to have to wait for my "Learning How To Ride a Unicycle Video" when my body allows me to...

Going Off TRT - Is it a Good Idea

One question I get asked a lot about TRT is about getting off of TRT (Testosterone Replacement Therapy), So when someone is asking me if they should stop taking TRT. My usual answer is why did they get on it in the first place. if it was because they had low Testosterone and/or symptoms of low Testosterone, then would coming off be such a good idea? What are the chances that all of a sudden their Testosterone levels would go back to normal healthy ranges when they did not have good overall Testosterone levels before going on TRT?

Of course there are other reasons people go on Testosterone and going off may be a good idea for them for health reasons depending on how long they have been on and how much they may or may not have abusing Testosterone.

In this Video I discuss this topic in some detail and answer the question about if going off TRT is a good idea or not.

 

7 Months Post Operation - Short Term TRT

Here we are just over 7 month post Open Heart Valve replacement back in January of this year. If you have been following my journey then you will know I am doing pretty good overall considering I almost died. My Testosterone levels on the other hand are almost non existent as I have been completely off of TRT since early January. My last bloodwork results came in at 1 nmol/L which is lower than some women.

In my last video I talked about hoping on a quick round of Testosterone to get some of my life back as I was really struggling in many areas but my main concern is how that will affect my upcoming bloodwork right before seeing an endocrinologist. My plan was to get on something fast acting that is in my system in and out quickly so I can come off of it about two weeks before and hopefully not affect my bloodwork too much but it will no matter what.

In this video I talk about all of this and go into more detail about what I am doing and how it has affected me.

 

Magical Blogging Tool - Hover Camera X1

When it comes to video and audio components that I use for making my videos, I am always looking for something that can improve the creativity or quality of my videos and audio in the videos so I keep an eye out for any new tech that I think is ingesting.

I tried using a drone in the past but found them too time consuming to setup and the drone noise always got into the sound of the video which can be a problem when you need live audio.

And then along comes the Hover Camera X1, it’s not really what you would expect exactly from a drone or camera. As a drone you would expect a remote along with GPS and the ability to go super high and far away and fly really fast. Well the Hover Camera X1 doesn’t do any of that.

As a camera you would expect something you can put on a tripod or at the end of a selfie stick and that is for the most part a more static object. Again the Hover Camera X1 is not really any of this.

What the Hover Camera X1 is is a new type of tech that allows you to have many of the benefits of what a camera man can do along with some of the cool tracking shots that a drone can do. And all in a device that fits easily in your pocket and weighs less than a smartphone.

In this Video I go into what the Hover Camera X1 can and can not do and where it really excels as compared to what a typical camera and typical drone is capable of. Yes there are some similarities but there are for sure something newish a conventional camera or drone can match.

Watch my video review with my take on the Hover Camera X1 with samples videos showing off the capabilities this very versatile video and photo tool can perform.