Leave No Man Behind

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

F3’s Credo is:  Leave no man behind, but leave no man where you find him.

I have to admit, I have NOT been the leader in my community I could have been. I HAVE left men behind and I HAVE left men where I’ve found them. As a greater community and a country, we’ve all been guilty of the same.

Let me be clear. I love our country and we’re beyond lucky to call it home. Nevertheless, it’s far from perfect. A horrific injustice has existed since its foundation. Despite what we might like to think, it hasn’t gone away. It’s only taken on different forms. And now it’s simply become far more visible to us all than in recent years.

The fact is… when we stay silent, we leave our black/brown brothers and sisters behind. When we remain ignorant to the reality of their struggles, we leave them right where they are.

Men, I sure as hell hope you’re invigorated. We must be leaders. We are being called to action by those who cannot protect themselves or have their voices be heard. Regardless of our individual stories, we all have a level of privilege we can leverage. In our families, businesses, places of worship, and neighborhoods… there is so much we can do. We must listen, educate ourselves/others, show compassion, organize, set an example… be a spoke in the wheel of positive change.

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The Beat Down:

I woke up in a cozy, yet comfortable Air Bnb in a small town called Metairie, LA. Still tired from a long drive in to this distant destination the day before, I wondered how I would lead a workout in such a strange place. Nonetheless, I ventured to a spot they call “Rock City” to see what I could make of such an exciting adventure. Upon arriving, it was quite clear. I wasn’t in Uptown anymore.

As if planned out by the Phase 1 Committee an exact 10 Pax showed up. Unfortunately, I hadn’t adjusted my watch for the change in time zones and we kicked off a tad behind schedule after the usual disclaimer. With our starting mosey, they were quick to let me know I was going the wrong way with their screaming from behind. Eventually we came across the mystical rocks I’d heard so much about from tales of travelers at WPM.

Warm-Up

• SSH x 20
• Peter Parkers x 20
• Merkins x 10
• Arm Circles Forward x 10
• Arm Circles Backward x 10

The Thang

A rotary phone style workout with 5 stations. I think there may have been a slight language barrier here as my instructions weren’t interpreted entirely.

• Station 1 = Burpees x 10
• Station 2 = Squat with coupon x 20
• Station 3 = Flutter kicks x 30 (2 is 1)
• Station 4 = Merkins x 40
• Station 5 = LBCs x 50

The motion… Start at Station 1 and then proceed immediately to Station 2 upon completion. After Station 2, return to Station 1. Then, proceed directly (in a clockwise fashion) to Station 3. After Station 3, stop at Station 2 on way back to Station 1. And so on from there. See… extremely simple, right?

Next, we returned the rocks to their homes and paused there for some Mary.

• Leg Raises x 20
• Dying Cockroach x 20
• Real Freddie Mercs x 20

From there, we Bear Crawled about 25 yards toward the flag, stopping for some LBCs.

With a few minutes remaining, we closed it out with 3 100 yard sprints on the football field.

Count-off… Name-or-ama… Distanced COT.

Thank you to the men of Rock City for having me out there and allowing me to Q this am. I [potentially] will return!