F Cubed: Fitness, Finance, and Faith

The science behind carb cycling is mixed at best. There doesn't appear to be any definitive, physiological advantages to cycling your carbs through low, medium, and high days. However, from a psychological standpoint, the benefits of carb cycling are quite potent, indeed. The sense of accomplishment that comes from grinding through a low day is second to none, and high days...? Well, they're high...

Is it profitable to trade the news? Does it make sense to try to position yourself to take advantage of any upcoming news event? No - I don't think so, and here's why... Tuesday Night Q&A on FB at 8:15 www.facebook.com/jschultzf3/ Download 'The Mystery Behind Motivation' www.livefcubed.com/the-mystery-behind-motivation Subscribe on YT: tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/jschultzf3...

It's Monday, so we need a kick in the pants, a pat on the rear, or my personal favorite - both! In this MM segment, we address all three of the Fs inside of the cube through the lens of Stepping Stones and Stop Signs. When it comes to injuries, saving versus spending, and the negative choices we might make in our lives, sometimes they're stepping stones, and sometimes they're stop signs. Tuesday N...

One of the questions that always bothered me as a young Christian was this... "If God is omniscient, and He knows everything, then He knows how it's all going go play out. In other words, He knows that we can't do it alone and He knows that we will continually fail. So, why go through all the trouble of the entire Old Testament, when Jesus was just going to come and save us all anyway?" In this ep...

Fitness only piece coming at you guys on this Wednesday night! When it comes to quality and fitness, there are a number of ways we could tackle this subject. But to narrow our focus, we're going to talk specifically about quality as it relates to your training in the gym. In other words, what should you do on those days when you KNOW you're about to have a low quality workout...should you even go?...

Little Monday (evening) Motivation for you guys! Here's another idea that can be applied across all three Fs: fitness, finance, and faith. There are certain things within each of these that simply must be in place, if you want any hope of realizing your potential in that area. These are your deal breakers. Don't forget to share this episode on social media, and tag me in it, for a chance to win a...

Nothing gets me more fired up than talking budgets to kick off the weekend, so we've got a little finance action coming at ya. In my experience, assuming you don't have an unstoppable fadeaway or an angelic voice, no sustainable pathway to financial prosperity can be found without some significant emphasis on budgeting. It's not fun, and it isn't sexy, but it is vital. Any future financial goal yo...

If there were a 4th 'F' to the cube, it would probably be fiber. It ranks above family, food, friendship, or fun in its incredible awesomeness. But, today's episode isn't really aimed at a highlight reel dedicated to this little micro...or macro...or whatever it is. Instead, we wanted to showcase the simple fact that using a flexible dieting approach to your nutrition strategy doesn't mean you can...

Today marks our 50th episode! To celebrate, we're giving away a $50 Amazon Gift Card. All you have to do to enter is share this episode (or any episode) with a friend, or friends, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Just tag them and tag me, and you're all entered to win! You can find links to all of those channels below. The winner will be announced during the next Tuesday (July 10th) FB Live Eve...

As Christians, the bible clearly commands us to do some things, like love our neighbors and praise God above all. In addition, the gospels (like Mark) very clearly remind us to share the gospel with others. This can be a very intimidating task that is scary and overwhelming. Leaning on my experience as a window salesman, I wanted to encourage us all in this endeavor by remembering that a 'Jesus Pi...

I don't care what you're doing to get better in the fitness realm: losing fat, gaining muscle, getting healthier, performing better, etc. The truth is this - it's going to get pretty boring. The beginning is always filled with motivation and inspiration, and the end is on auto-pilot, as you've created repeatable habits that you don't have to think about. But, that season in the middle? Man, she's...

Today, we're looking through the 'cube' with a fitness only lens, and we wanted to encourage all of you to challenge yourselves. Push the envelope and test your limits. The only way to ever really know what you're capable of is to approach true, absolute failure. In other words, if you want to take your fitness to places you've never been, you've got to get out to the fringes and do things you've...

I used to struggle with this idea for many years, and I'm still trying to figure it out, to some degree... Am I training hard enough? Am I challenging myself enough to force my body to build new muscle tissue and grow? Clearly, in the long-term, the answer can be clearly seen by your physique. But, in the short-term, it can be a lot more difficult to discern. So, I wanted to offer up two very conc...

To borrow a phrase from Susie Moore, while she was on the Sunny Lenarduzzi podcast, today's piece is centered on 'Spiritual Amnesia'. Susie said that she prays everyday because she frequently experiences spiritual amnesia and forgets who she is, what she's trying to do, and why she matters. I think this term is the PERFECT way to encapsulate what I feel so many of us struggle with on a day-to-day...

'Intrinsic Value' is a term that you hear often within the finance circles, especially as it pertains to the value of a stock or the incremental benefit of holding an option. But, in thinking more about what this term really means, it became really clear to me that Intrinsic Value can (and should be) applied to fitness and faith, too. In the end, it ultimately forces you to decide where your ident...

Finance only piece coming your way, and today, we're focused on risk aversion...or the average investor's dislike for risk. The two biggest takeaways from this episode are: 1) Your risk aversion will very likely change (and get higher) as you get older 2) There's a simple and easy way to limit your risk on your portfolio, if you're near/in retirement Subscribe on YT! tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Connect o...

When it comes to fitness, we all have a toolbox - a collection of available tips, tricks, strategies, and structures that we can apply to help us reach our goals. What we need to remember, though, is that all of these tools are not created equally. Some are more like a 'hammer', as we lean on them early and often, while others are far more specific, like a 'socket wrench'. With these, their purpos...

Today, we take a crack at all three of the Fs to get us motivated and inspired to take no prisoners this Monday! Regardless of whether you're talking fitness, finance, or faith, it is the internal engine that needs to be running hot, before any meaningful external action can be expected. Subscribe on YT! tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Connect on IG! www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/

If I survey the world around me through a Christian lens, one of the things I notice is that there are half a dozen, or so, common objections to the Christian faith. For example, Is the bible true? Can we really trust its content? Is Jesus really God? These are terrific questions, and they are important questions that I think you need a solid answer to, in order to build a strong foundation in you...

Let's be real - getting in shape isn't easy. It's tough. It'll test you and try you and take you to places you don't want to be. The sheer process itself is a daily challenge. This is just the truth - regardless of what your Instagram heroes might suggest. Given that, there's one interesting little phenomenon that occurs within these struggles that really makes everything that much harder. I call...

Across each of the Fs, fitness, finance, faith, and probably any other field in life, there is simply no substitute for experience. Learning, understanding, and building up knowledge and know-how has its time and place, and it is an important part of the process. But, it should always be viewed as more of a starting point, rather than an ending point. In this episode, we talk through what this loo...

Leave it to psychology to give us another golden nugget, and to leave me a clearly laid out explanation for the entire foundation of F Cubed. Long-lasting, sustainable change is often the product of going after something because you "want to", not because you "have to". Subscribe on YT! tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Connect on IG! www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/

In the world of trading and investing, there are three dimensions that you will need to understand and/or master to reach your potential: time, discipline, and knowledge. Of the three, time is almost certainly the most powerful, with knowledge likely being the least understood. To kick off the weekend, we work through what each of these three variables look like for a passive investor or an active...

We've got a little fitness only episode today, and we're talking "poverty macros". I've seen many, many people who want to get in shape come right out of the chutes slashing their calories (and macros) down to "poverty" levels. If someone is just starting out, and doesn't know better, then this is understandable, as they might feel this is the only way forward. But, having spent so many years in t...

In today's Monday Motivation, we turn to highly decorated Psychologist, Susan David for our inspiration. Inside of her work on "Emotional Agility", she stated, "Discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life." Upon hearing that, I immediately thought of the applicability of this line to fitness, finance, and most importantly, faith. I hope this gives you guys a boost today! Subscribe on...