FREE, PEER-LED
OUTDOOR WORKOUTS
FOR MEN
Planting, growing, and serving small workout groups to invigorate male community leadership in South Charlotte.
OUR FOUNDATION
THE THREE Fs OF F3
Fitness is the magnet, Fellowship is the glue, and Faith is the purpose.
1. Fitness
Workouts take place outdoors in all weather conditions—rain, shine, heat, or snow. Led in rotation by participants, workouts adapt to all fitness levels.
2. Fellowship
Strong bonds formed in the Gloom bleed over into 2nd F lunches, coffee socials, and genuine male friendship that combats isolation.
3. Faith
Defined simply as belief in something bigger than yourself. We empower men to give back and lead in their families, workplaces, and local communities.
MORE THAN A WORKOUT.
A BROTHERHOOD.
Every morning in the Gloom, hundreds of South Charlotte men gather free of charge to sweat, hold each other accountable, and build lasting friendships that extend far beyond the workout.
NON-NEGOTIABLE
THE 5 CORE PRINCIPLES OF EVERY F3 WORKOUT
Free of Charge
Never any fees, dues, or subscriptions.
Open to All Men
Regardless of age, background, or fitness level.
Held Outdoors
Rain or shine, hot or cold, 365 days a year.
Peer-Led
Led in rotating fashion by PAX members.
Ends with COT
Every workout concludes with Circle of Trust.
WORKOUT LOCATIONS
FEATURED SOUTH CHARLOTTE AOs
Anvil
Outdoor peer-led workout.
Bagpipe
Outdoor peer-led workout.
Base Camp
Boot Camp (Moderate Intensity)
F3 NATION API
ORG 25124LATEST WORKOUT BACKBLASTS
IPC Week 3- Will we ever set the block down
WARMUP: pick your weighted poison and walk to the overhang I chose sandbag, Geraldo steel plate, Roulette cinderblock THE THANG: 2 cones, 25 yards apart Start with 5 manmakers then head to 25ys line *always 5 man makers at the start line **Anytime you travel to the cone rifle carry. Headed back, farmers carry. Exercises: 10 shake the babies/ we are not worthy, 15 goblet squats 20 tris 25 swings 30 curls 1 lap after each round MARY: aft the last round- Weighter WW1 sit ups, flutter press, heels to heaven and the cross things ANNOUNCEMENTS: Oct challange will be complete this weekend. Thanksgiving ruck Nov 14 COT: it was all said during the workout. This one was sneaky hard due to reps. My arms are very tired!
WAMRAP
WARMUP: Lap 1 THE THANG: It involved the deck, Merkins, Jump Squats and Burpees MARY: Some ANNOUNCEMENTS: Not really COT: Thanks Tart for the takeout.
WOMU The Boys are Back in Town
12 PAX hit the pitch this morning for a cool, breezy 6v6 edition of Wednesday Old Man Ultimate. 🟠 Orange: Blanks, Smokey, Pepsi, Mountain Momma, Fresh Meat, Shirley 🟡 Yellow: Peaches, Wonder, Cayman, Mule, Chunks, Broken Arrow The cooler temps felt great. The wind? Not so much. It basically served as the 7th defender for both teams all morning. From the opening pull, it was turnover after turnover after turnover. Orange gets it. Yellow gets it. Orange gets it back. Yellow gets it back. Somebody launches one deep… wind says NOPE. Back and forth we went for a while before Yellow finally broke through. Once they did, they started putting points on the board. Yellow built about a five-point cushion, and while Orange kept battling, that lead proved to be too much to overcome. Mountain Momma made his return to the pitch after dealing with knee issues for what seems like forever. Great to see him back out there, moving well and jumping right into the action. Wonder was all over the field, hustling and pulling down some fantastic catches. The wind made the deep ball an adventure all morning, and with 12 guys packed onto the field, there wasn’t much open real estate anywhere. Final was somewhere in the neighborhood of 10–5 Yellow. YHC was apparently too busy trying to breathe to keep an official scorebook. The rain held off, and I made for a great morning of Ultimate. 🥏 WOMU — same game, longer recovery time. -Written by Blanks ANNOUNCEMENTS: Adventure Quest in Waxhaw on Saturday COT: Pepsi took us out.
WHAT TO EXPECT AT YOUR FIRST WORKOUT
Show up 5–10 minutes early, bring glove liners or work gloves if needed, water, and an open mind. You don’t need to be in shape to start—you just need to post!
- No sign-up required, just show up
- Modify exercises as needed
- Receive your F3 nickname at COT
- Join the South Charlotte Slack group