F3 Midlands

The mission of F3 is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.

What is F3?

The mission of F3 is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.

Our five core principles state all workouts are free of charge, and workouts are open to all men. They also are held outdoors — rain or shine, heat or cold. Men who participate also lead the workout in a rotating fashion, with no training or certification necessary. Finally, workouts end with a Circle of Trust.

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Fitness

Our workouts are open to men of all fitness levels and are organized to keep the entire group together while ensuring a thorough beatdown for all participants. 

Fellowship

It’s easy to get someone out for a free workout — we call it putting the “Emotional Headlock” on a guy. But for more than 90% of F3 guys, the reason they keep coming back, setting their alarm for 4:45 or 5 a.m. three, four or five days a week is the friendships that are built in what we call “the Gloom.”

Faith

Outside of the workouts, we have found that many F3 participants, after getting in the best physical shape of their adult lives and meeting their social needs for the first time as adults, start taking a more serious approach to questions of meaning and purpose. Many F3 workouts have spawned Bible studies, attendance at speaker series and other Third F initiatives. We encourage those efforts as supplements to the workouts and an important way for F3 participants to exercise leadership in their families and communities.

New to F3?

If you would like to join us in the gloom, we have several resources available to help you get started. The most essential thing you will need is a willingness to get up early and get better. If you have this, then we are here to support you. 

Regions

F3 Midlands represents communities in Columbia, Lake Murray and Lexington, SC. Regions are independently organized and hosts workouts and community events to support the growth and development of men is each are. 

You can visit pages specific to each region.

Workouts

F3 uses free workouts as the vehicle of growth for the men involved in our community. Each region has a separate schedule of workouts and places to meet.