F Cubed: Fitness, Finance, and Faith

I definitely thought it was episode #9 in this podcast, but it's clearly only episode #8. Nevertheless, here's an episode I was excited to do from the instant that the idea of a podcast popped into my head. With no shortage of options available to us, when it comes to nutritional strategies, why do I choose to track macros? In this episode, I share two detailed reasons why (it's what's happening i...

Tonight, I'm shooting from the hip..! I recently made a discovery in my faith journey that lead me to viewing my day-to-day application of the gospel as a "circle" of sorts. It begins with the Word of God (although, as you'll hear in this episode, I didn't originally think it should start here.) You then submit your requests/dreams/aspirations to God, you do your best, you release yourself from an...

Here in episode #6 of the podcast, we bring in our first guest - Flip Aguilera of Sweat Nation! And man, what an interesting guy Flip is. His holistic view of training and nutrition opened my eyes to some things I hadn't really considered before. We talk about training and nutrition, and Flip shares his thoughts on working with clients on fat loss, his views towards calorie counting, and his recen...

In this first finance only episode of the podcast, I wanted to work through a powerful illustration that showcases just how valuable time is inside of the investment puzzle. To make this point, we start with the tiniest little seed: a penny. The reality is, if you are in your 20s or 30s, then you have so much time on your side, that you need to start putting that to work for you immediately! If yo...

Let's be honest - losing a lot of weight or shedding a ton of fat is hard. It's really hard. And to make it all the more difficult, I think people all too often feel pressure to continually grind lower each and every day. The reality is, however, even when we do everything perfectly, our day-to-day body weight can do some pretty wacky things. So instead of trying to move the scale lower every 24 h...

Here in episode #3, we take a crack at our first faith only episode. In the spirit of starting off with a nice, easy warm-up set, we tackle the question, 'Is there really a chance that God doesn't exist?" Before we can ever ask ourselves if Christianity is the way, or if Jesus is really the answer, I think we first need to address this question. In doing so, I come at this with a whole lot of logi...

Here in episode #2 of the podcast, we devote this segment entirely to fitness. Specifically, we leave the tactics and strategies for optimizing fat loss or maximizing performance on the shelf, and we focus strictly on getting ourselves in the right mindset for the work that lies ahead. If you don't have the 20 minutes to devote to this episode, but you still want to benefit from its content, then...

The three passions that have governed my life: fitness, finance, and faith. Hence, F Cubed (in a mathematical way) was born. I grew up as an overweight, out-of-shape kid, before I discovered drug-free bodybuilding in 2000. I’ve also earned my PhD in finance, started my career as a finance professor, and now work as a derivatives trader and show host at tastytrade. Oh, and I love Jesus. All that to...