Get Started [FNG] | F3 Northlake

Your First Post in 4 Steps

No sign-up. No fee. No experience required. Just show up.

Pick an AO

An AO ("Area of Operations") is where we work out. Check the workout schedule and pick a day and location that works. Bootcamps are the best first post.

Show Up 10 Minutes Early

Wear whatever you'd wear to work in the yard, bring water and a pair of gloves if you have them. Tell any of the guys you're an FNG — you'll be looked after from that moment on.

Do What You Can

Every workout is all-comers. Modify anything, rest when you need to, and don't worry about keeping up. We leave no man behind — but we do leave him where we found him: better.

Get Named

At the Circle of Trust (COT) that ends every workout, the PAX will ask you a few questions and give you your F3 name. It's yours forever. You don't get a vote.

Speak F3

We have our own language. Here's enough of the Lexicon to get you through post #1.

AO — Area of Operations. A workout location.

Post — To show up at a workout.

The PAX — The men of F3. You, soon.

Q — The man leading the workout that day. Rotates — one day it'll be you.

Beatdown — The workout itself. It's exactly what it sounds like.

The Gloom — The pre-dawn darkness where beatdowns happen.

COT — Circle of Trust. How every workout ends: count-o-rama, name-o-rama, announcements, and a prayer or shout-out.

FNG — Friendly New Guy. A man at his first post, before he's named.

HIM — High Impact Man. What F3 aims to build.

Sad Clown — A man drifting through life on autopilot. F3 is the cure.

Mumblechatter — The banter that makes burpees bearable.

Coffeeteria — Post-workout coffee and fellowship. The 2nd F in action.

Full F3 Lexicon

The Disclaimer

Before every workout, the Q gives the disclaimer: he's not a professional, you participate at your own risk, you're here of your own volition, and you should modify anything that doesn't work for your body. F3 is free of charge and free of liability — read the full disclaimer.

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