Lawrence, Kansas · Since 2023
F3 LAWRENCE
Free, peer-led workouts for men. Outdoors, rain or shine. No registration, no fee — just show up.
Fitness · Fellowship · Faith. Every fitness level welcome.
What is F3?
F3 is a national network of free, peer-led workouts for men. Our mission is to plant, grow, and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.
The credo: leave no man behind, but leave no man where you found him.
The 5 core principles
- 1Free
Always free of charge. No dues, no membership, ever.
- 2Open to all men
Every age, every fitness level. If you can show up, you belong.
- 3Outdoors
Rain or shine, heat or cold. We post in the gloom.
- 4Peer-led
A different man leads (Qs) each workout. No trainers, no certification.
- 5Ends in a COT
Every workout closes with a Circle of Trust — names, count, and what matters.
Think it's not for you?
"I need to get in shape first."
Would you get drunk before going to a bar to meet your buddies? Every exercise is scalable — go as hard or as easy as you need. You get in shape by showing up.
"I already have a gym membership."
F3 isn't a gym. It's free, it's outdoors, and it's a group of men who'll notice when you're not there. You won't find that on a treadmill.
"I'm too old / too busy."
PAX range from teens to their 70s. It's 45 minutes, finished before sunrise — you're home before the day even starts.
"I don't know anyone."
Neither did any of us on day one. Show up, say you're an FNG (Friendly New Guy), and you'll be welcomed by name — and given one of your own.
Your first workout
What to expect
- Show up ~5 minutes early; say you're an FNG.
- ~45 minutes, peer-led, scalable to any level.
- You'll earn a nickname after your first post.
- Stick around for the Circle of Trust — and coffee.
What to bring
- Workout clothes for the weather + good shoes.
- Water, and gloves if you'd rather.
- An open mind and a positive attitude.
- A friend, if you've got one. (Optional.)
Latest backblasts
All 248 →- JUN 4 2026 Thank You Sir, May I Have Another? ad-astra Q: Dizzy 5 pax
- JUN 2 2026 Cindy 500 beehive Q: Big Toe 7 pax
- MAY 28 2026 Ladders - Original ad-astra Q: Waco 7 pax
- MAY 26 2026 Learning from Others beehive Q: Farmers Only 6 pax
- MAY 21 2026 Springbata ad-astra Q: 404 5 pax
- MAY 19 2026 Mini-Murph beehive Q: Big Toe 8 pax
Top PAX
Full leaderboard →- 1 Big Toe 224 posts 61 Qs
- 2 Farmers Only 223 posts 35 Qs
- 3 404 180 posts 33 Qs
- 4 Waco 143 posts 36 Qs
- 5 Wreck It 79 posts 1 Qs