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Saturday, February 7, 2026

F3 Platte (New World AO)

“Journey to the Lombardi”

Memorial Stadium, Pawnee Park

19°F, 0mph wind

 

12 PAX: 2-Stroke, Sinatra, Rancid, Bolt, Hootchie, Slammer, Disciple, Chopper, Powerline, Kerrigan (FNG), Neo, Axe

 

QIC: Axe

 

0700 – WELCOME, BROTHERS! 

F3 – Fitness, Fellowship and Faith

• The Opening Statements
  • F3: Fitness, Fellowship and Faith
  • Mission Statement: It is the mission of F3 to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership
  • Five Core Principles: F3 is free, open to all men, held outdoors, led in rotation, ends with circle of trust
  • Disclaimer: I am not a professional. 
    • Modify as necessary
• Picking up the Six (F3 Credo)
  • Leave no man behind, but leave no man where you find him.
• Welcome the FNG
  • Friendly-New-Guys are why we are here

 

 

❄️ Welcome to The New World

0700 hit and 19° didn’t stop a single HIM from posting. No wind. Just cold air and warm brotherhood. The disclaimer was given (modify as necessary), the mission was stated, and we reminded each other what F3 stands for:

Fitness. Fellowship. Faith.

We welcomed the FNG (because that’s why we’re here), counted off, and committed to pick up the six.
Leave no man behind, but leave no man where you find him.

🔥 WARM-A-RAMA – “Kick Off Stretch”

20 IC SSH

10 IC Washing Machines

10 IC Imperial Walkers

10 IC Sun Gods (each way)

10 DU Hand-Release Merkins

Blood flowing. Joints warm. Time to move.

Mosey to stadium stairs. Up and down each set once. Finished at the 50-yard line. Game time.

🏈 THE THANG
“Tic-Tac-Toe Quarter Battles”

Two teams. One field. One mission: claim the board.

Each man sprinted to a square, completed the posted exercise, and placed his marker. First team to three in a row wins.

Game Moves:

Field Goal – 10 Merkins

Hail Mary – 20 High Knees

Blitz – 15 Lunges (each leg)

Safety – 30-sec Plank

Kick Return – 25 Mountain Climbers

Tackle Drill – 15 Squats

Red Zone Work – 10 Burpees

Snap Drill – 20 Flutter Kicks

Goal Line Push – 20 Sit-ups

Four total rounds.

🏃 Halftime

100-yard dash.
50 to the end zone and back.
No spectators. All gas.

Back to finish the battle.

💪 Fourth Quarter Fight – Tug-of-War

Best 2 of 3.

Non-pullers held:


Plank

Squat Hold

After each pull:

Winners – 10 Burpees

Losers – 1st loss- 20 Big Boys
2nd loss- 20 Merkins

Cold air. Hot competition. No quit.

🃏 OT Baby

F3 Deck made a short appearance as time allowed. All Pax got their turn at the draw. Finished with a 100 count Flutter Kick

🧱 MARY

Rancid-Style American Hammers
(If you know, you know.)

🙏 COT


Name-O-Rama. FNG recognized. Announcements made:

Coffeteria at Broken Mug ☕

Prayers & Praises lifted

Ball of Man closed it.

🧠 Message from the Q
“Not Self-Willed” – The Measure of a Man

We continued through Gene Getz’s The Measure of a Man, focusing on the attribute:

Not Self-Willed (Not Self-Centered and Controlling)

A self-willed man:

Insists on his own way

Resists correction

Struggles with authority

Leads from pride

But a mature man:

Is teachable

Listens before speaking

Submits to God’s will

Leads through service, not control

Control creates tension.
Humility builds trust.

Jesus modeled this perfectly. Though He had all authority, He chose surrender to the Father and service to others.

True strength is not dominance.
It’s discipline.
It’s humility.
It’s surrender.

As leaders in our homes, workplaces, and communities — we must ask:

Am I leading to serve… or to control?

A man measured by God is surrendered, not self-driven.

Shine On, Brothers

Be a light where you live, work, and play.

19 degrees didn’t freeze the mission.
Iron sharpened iron.
And no man left unchanged.


Be a light in the areas where you live, work, and play!

SYITG!
– Axe 👊