About

What is F3?

F3 is a national network of free, peer-led workouts for men. F3 South Cary is our local region, one of thousands of groups across F3 Nation.

Our mission

Plant. Grow. Serve.

To plant, grow, and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.

F3 stands for Fitness, Fellowship, and Faith. It starts with a hard workout in the morning. It keeps going because of the men you meet there. Over time, guys who came to get in shape find themselves leading workouts, then leading in their families, jobs, and communities.

Nobody is paid. Every workout is planned and led by one of the men who shows up, on a rotating basis. That's by design: leadership is a muscle, too.

The F3 credo

Leave no man behind, but leave no man where you found him.

F3 South Cary men with an American flag in front of a Waffle House at dawn
The three Fs

Fitness · Fellowship · Faith

1st F

Fitness

Outdoor workouts in the gloom, six days a week in South Cary: bootcamps, runs, rucks, and kettlebells. Always scalable, never alone.

2nd F

Fellowship

Coffee after workouts, family gatherings, CSAUPs (long, crazy challenge events), and service projects. The friendships are why guys stay.

3rd F

Faith

Belief in something bigger than yourself. In South Cary, The Escalator meets Fridays after the Ritter Park workouts, and The Accelerator Saturday run includes a 3rd F topic. See the schedule, and our community service.

Non-negotiable

The five core principles

1

Free of charge

2

Open to all men

3

Held outdoors, rain or shine

4

Led by the men, in rotation

5

Ends with a Circle of Trust