Our mission is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.
About
Introduction to F3
F3 — our three Fs stand for Fitness, Fellowship and Faith — traces its roots to a free, participant-led boot camp workout held on Saturday mornings at a Charlotte, N.C., park since 2006. The co-founders of F3 are David Redding, “Dredd,” and Tim Whitmire, “OBT,” who launched their first Saturday workout on 1/1/11 on the campus of A.G. Middle School in Charlotte.
Our mission is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.
5 CORE PRINCIPLES
WHAT WE DO
Fitness
Open to all men of any fitness level, our workouts are peer-led and designed to be challenging for all, while not leaving anyone behind
Fellowship
Bonds of genuine friendship formed in the pre-dawn Gloom and strengthened through social gatherings, races, and endurance challenges
Faith
Not a religious organization, but we believe we are not the center of the universe and challenge each other to live for something bigger than ourselves
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(941) 356-5675
Tips for your first workout
So, you’ve got past Your Excuses
and you’ve decided to get off the couch and to give F3 a try? That is the first step to getting right and becoming the best version of yourself as a man.
There is one undeniable truth
Men need authentic relationships with other men who are working to be strong fathers, husbands and leaders. Isolation will destroy a man!
We have the opportunity to change our community and the trajectory of our families.
Getting in the best shape of your life is just a by-product. The workout is what draws most men like a magnet but the relationships, brotherhood and community keeps men coming back. Come check out an F3 workout near you and help us accomplish F3’s mission to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.
F3 does not require membership and is open to ALL men of ALL physical abilities. If you want to push hard, go ALL OUT, but if you haven’t exercised in a long time, MODIFY. Don’t hurt yourself or even worse, get discouraged. Just show up, work hard and give it your best.
We always look forward to hearing from men who have questions or whose lives have been IMPACTED or changed because of F3
F3 The Burg serves the men of St. Petersburg , and the surrounding areas. We provide 100% free peer-led workouts.
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