F Cubed: Fitness, Finance, and Faith

In one of the more popular Frank Turek debates, a woman contends the great miracles of the bible are unbelievable. But it turns out, everybody believes in miracles - even atheists who claim they don't! Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:37 The Bible is unbelievable! 2:21 My thoughts on the Frank Turek debate clip 3:00 Miracle claims in the Bible 4:00 Everybody believes in at least one miracle This video...

When it comes to short selling losses, as with naked call options or any short selling strategy, are you really exposed to an infinite max loss? Theoretically, yes, but practically..? This video was brought to you by F Cubed and Dr. Jim Schultz - the host of From Theory to Practice (with the tastytrade trading platform).

With week 3 of the Road to the Pros underway, we work through the 6 phases of leanness I forecast I'll need to work through to get back on stage.

2024 is up and running, and so is our natural bodybuilding prep. Having been off the stage for a few years now, I've developed a strong hankering to fire up a competition prep diet for some good ol' fashioned competition prep bodybuilding. My aim is to record a vlog style series that follows all the way from the beginning up until I finally take the stage again, with the goal of a new inst...

So far in 2023, market volatility as measured by the VIX has seemed disconnected from the whippiness we've all seen on our screens. So why is that? When we look at the VIX equation itself, along with the counterparty hedging that takes place on the other side of a 0 DTE trade, this disconnect becomes a whole lot clearer. Watch the video version of this episode right here! Let's connect on...

Natty Bodybuilding Competitoin Prep 2023 is underway, and here in Week 1, I wanted to go over an overview of my bodybuilding goals for this season. This will be the first time I’ve prepped since 2019, and the first time I’ll get back on stage since 2017. Having almost turned pro in 2017, my number one goal this year is to finally finish the job, and here in Week 1, I outline the schedule I’m looki...

Here are three obvious reasons we need God. Three things we all experience that clearly show our need for something, or better yet, someone higher. --------------- Subscribe to the YouTube Channel Connect on Twitter

Two big questions you need to ask yourself early on in your trader journey: Is what I'm doing repeatable over time: month after month and quarter after quarter? Is what I'm doing sustainable over time? Are my strategies sound, and are my expectations realistic? ---------- Check us out on YouTube too!

Are you training hard enough? How can you objectively know? Here's one way to figure it out.

There are many times that we want to reduce directional risk in our portfolios or in our positions. Here's one of the simplest ways to do that with either new positions or existing positions.

Is the Short Put the BEST Options Strategy?  How does it stack up against the Short Strangle? -------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to subscribe and leave us a review!

Buffalo don’t run away from the storm. They run through the storm.

So with ES up almost 200, NQ up 700, and the Dow up over 1,000 from the light CPI print this am, now what do we do? Here are three things you might want to consider doing as a permabull to take some risk off the table moving forward.

So how to make money selling options?    This is the question that everyone wants to know, or at least everyone who wants to know how do options work in trading. As very much a selling options for beginners video, or even a primer to selling options explained, this video is a good start to answering that question.   This video was brought to you by F Cubed with your host Dr. Jim Sch...

Extrinsic Value - what a fascinating metric.  Multi-layered and multi-dimensional, Extrinsic Value does so much to help option sellers. In this episode, we share a few thoughts around its ability to measure the aggregate time decay in your portfolio, as well as the additional buffer it provides to your position.

Do you ever feel like you're ill-equipped to share the Gospel? Do you ever feel unprepared to shine Christ's light onto the world around you? Don't be. God doesn't call the equipped - He equips the called.

Do you love your training? I mean like LOVE your training. Does it get you excited to get to the gym or slurp down a protein shake? If not, you're doing yourself a disservice, and you're making the process harder than it needs to be - needlessly so.

One of the key building blocks to all of options is Option Moneyness.   Whether you’re looking at purely in-the-money and out-of-the-money options, or you’re focusing exclusively on out-of-the-money calls and out-of-the-money puts, if you don’t have a clear understanding of the differences between ITM, ATM, and OTM options, it will be difficult to get comfortable with more sophisticated strat...

New to shorting an option? There are 2 key advantages to short premium that long premium (or long options) don't have: time and volatility.   So when it comes to selling options vs buying options, and just short options trading in general, it's important to see how these two metrics are on your side as an option seller.   This video was brought to you by F Cubed with your host Dr. Jim Sc...

Should you play the stock market up or down? Should you bank on a bullish or bearish market?   Important questions that you have to answer when trying to decide if you're going to be long or short stocks. In this video, we lay out the bullish stock market case, and the bearish stock market case - focusing specifically on positive drift over time vs hedging a short premium portfolio.   Th...

If you want the best buying options strategy out there, simple - don't do it. Without question, stock derivatives can give your portfolio unique exposure to different risk return relationships, but the negative theta that comes along with long options strategies makes them very difficult to make profitable in the long-term.   This video was brought to you by F Cubed with your host Dr. Jim Sch...

Stick with the same training split for a long time. It's the only way to easily identify progressive overload. Watch the video version of the show here! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And if you're looking for your FREE 12-WK CARDIO PLAN, you've found it. Or scoop up the Fat Loss Formula - free of course. Interested in following my dai...

Recovery is one of the buzzwords in the fitness world right now, but unlike the Alkaline Diet, it actually is important.   So let's talk about recovery training and give you some strategies to recover from workouts faster, with some recovery tips for athletes.   The Daily Shred is brought to by F Cubed and your host Jim Schultz (who also hosts From Theory to Practice on tastytrade) Watch...

What is your goal for this upcoming year? Overall fitness? Shredded to the max?? Strong as an ox??? Whatever it might be - let's help get you there. Watch the video version here! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And if you're looking for your FREE 12-WK CARDIO PLAN, you've found it. Or scoop up the Fat Loss Formula - free of course. Inte...

Before you can ever fully decide to give your life to Christ, you have to ask, "Can I trust the Gospels?" The stories that were written about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus - do they carry weight? Let's discuss... Watch the video version here! LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST:   Podcast Episode #152: Can You Trust Jesus? Bible Project Guys ------------------------------------------...