ARTICLES
Welcome to the all-new Articles section of JSF! Content will be added here regularly, but this section of the site is just getting started and I need your help! Do you have a favorite blog (or blogs) from the archives that you’ve found educational, motivational and/or inspirational? Please email me a link to the article (or articles) and I’ll consider adding it to this page!
Fat Loss
- Fat Loss 101: The scale is not nearly as important as you may think. – Published January 11, 2012
- Fat Loss 101: Excuses. – Published January 13, 2012
- Fat Loss 101: Dedication and momentum. – Published January 16, 2012
- Fat Loss 101: How do I get a “six pack”? – Published January 18, 2012
- Fat Loss 101: Maximizing fat loss progress. – Published January 25, 2012
- Fat Loss 101: Machine Mode. – Published February 6, 2012
Cardiovascular Fitness
- Measuring your cardiovascular fitness ability. – Published February 14, 2011
- Training to improve cardiovascular fitness. – Published March 15, 2011
- Peak heart rate of 202 as I set two new Personal Records. – Published July 6, 2012
Nutrition & Supplements
- Staples for healthy cooking: tour of my pantry, spice cabinet & refrigerator. – Published June 4, 2010
- How to prepare & store brown rice in bulk (second half of article). – Published January 5, 2011
- My favorite healthy breakfast: egg whites & roasted red potatoes. – Published December 12, 2011
- My take on supplements. – Published March 14, 2012
- How-to: Automatic potted herb, tomato and vegetable irrigation system. – Published May 30, 2012
Motivation
- Mental tricks to help you stay motivated. – Published August 8, 2006
- Are you lazy, unmotivated and unhappy? – Published September 20, 2007
- Do you think you lack willpower? Take my Million Dollar Challenge. – Published January 28, 2012
Addiction & Substance Abuse
- Overcoming addiction: 3 years ago I quit a 13+ year weed habit. – Published March 5, 2006
- Overcoming addiction: Follow-up to previous article. – Published March 6, 2006
- 11 years smoke-free! How I quit. – Published November 11, 2011
Mountain Biking & Road Cycling
- Tour of my bike repair shop (video, pictures & inventory). – Updated regularly
- My main mountain bike: Modified Trek Fuel EX 8 (article and pictures) – Published March 5, 2012
- Hydraulic disc brakes: A cautionary tale (Alternate title: OW!) – Published April 25, 2012
- How-to guide: Cutting carbon fiber and aluminum bike parts. – Published September 14, 2012
- My main road bike: Trek Madone 5.9 (article and pictures) – Published October 11, 2012
- My Bike Torture Chamber (article, itemized list & pictures) – Published October 17, 2012
- Coggan’s Power-Based Training – Published November 7, 2012
- Using TrainerRoad’s virtual power data on Strava for better accuracy. – Published February 26, 2013
- Flip it and slam it: discussion and how-to guide – Published May 9, 2013
