F3OakPark

FIFTY(+) men gathered this morning for an annual 'Ugly Sweater 5k' and a celebration of what we accomplished as a collective group in 2023.
Each of us have made gains from the camaraderie and encouragement as well as the drive to work harder.

The workouts may hook us and the fellowship keeps us coming back; all of it helps ready us to accelerate and develop our leadership for the betterment of our community.
"Plant, Serve, Grow small workout groups for men; for the invigoration of male community leadership" This is more than a workout, most def!

As an extension of F3Chicago and now hosting 14 or so weekly workouts locally in Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park and Elmwood Park - hit us up for more info and join in on the fun.

Today, two solid men from F3 Nation had the opportunity to describe the ‘why’ of what we do early in the morning on national television.

Come join us and find out about ’what’ we do!

Faith Friday: Fitness, fellowship and faith, make up ‘F3’ John Lambert and Torian Richardson tell us how the organization, F3’s, free outdoor workouts empower men through exercise and emotional bonds.SUBSCRIBE to GM...

F3 = Fitness, Fellowship and Faith.

Our mission is to plant, grow, serve small workout groups for men;
For the invigoration of male community leadership.

Set your alarm early and join us one of these mornings!

https://www.forestparkreview.com/2022/08/16/running-group-builds-male-friendships-encourages-community-service/

Running group builds male friendships, encourages community service - Forest Park Review Every morning, men from Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park and, occasionally, from Chicago’s West Side communities, gather outdoors at the crack of dawn, rain or shine, to work out.

7/20 2ndF : a solid group of pax got together for a meal and a couple laughs… then woke early for a Restore-led Freshman Q!

Stay tuned for next month’s location.

05/14 : McFeely led seven for a ruck-based beatdown at while another six saw the return of Baywatch to lead a Bootcamp at .

Now the boys are working shoulder-to-shoulder at and serving the needs of the local community

This morning after various workouts, a few F3OP men served together Beyond Hunger - sorting food and helping to distribute.

Community service is growing in the group!

BTUM continues to make a lasting impact on the community!

Great job.

We’re really excited to build on this relationship.

An incredible (local) organization that we are proud to help support.

SIX THOUSAND MEALS thanks to F3 Oak Park! We love that you use fitness to harness all that positive energy and help local families.

Thank you F3 Oak Park. Such a great way to wrap up our first week of the CAN DO Community Challenge.

New AO launch today!!
(Area of Operations)

“TheForge 2.0” kicked-off this am w/ a :30 beatdown followed by a :30 leadership discussion (Q’s Choice).

This supplements our existing QSource AO and 10 other beatdown-related AO’s.

Join us + !

2.23 Run for Maud, was recognized across the Chicago region.

Five workouts in three sub-regions all took part and paid respect to a life lost too early.

Ahmaud set out for a jog and was murdered along the way. We set out to run for him.

BackBlasts in the comments below.

The early Saturday workout at AO is typically a ruck workout.

Fill a backpack w/ weight and expect some distance and expect to move it around.

02/02 : 9 met at AO where Linus promised us he wouldn’t seek any overhead shelter!!
Meanwhile, Eight met at for a Tron QIC (welcome ‘Hoffa’!)
… and 2nd-Shift rolled in at where LeadPipe kept the AO name true and led the men through the snow.

If all you heard was bad news coming out of Chicago, you’d miss the bright spots in each community and what ppl are doing to help out.

Breakthrough Urban Ministries is one if those org. you should know about.

along with F3 Chicago are proud to be recognized for their small part in helping out w/ BTUM’s greater mission.

https://breakthrough.org/annual-report-strategic-plan/

Annual Report & Strategic Plan – Breakthrough Breakthrough's annual report and strategic plan capture the vision, program highlights, stories, and impact of our work in East Garfield Park

01/26 : -5* / -16*F Windchill

Six posted at
Five at
Five at

All these men came out and stood next to their brothers and said ‘if you’re doing this, I’m going with you’.

01/24 : 12 set their alarms early, brushed off some snow and then came out for a Tron beatdown at .

He managed to find the only plowed path and led us into a BillyMadison/Pearls onna Strong.
Am pretty sure it was our Nantan Bronco who instigated the .

These guys are #1 in my book!!

We push our fitness in the early hours, in the dark. These few came out to serve together and help out Greater Chicago Food Depository through the coordination of Breakthrough Urban Ministries.

Good work men.

11/20 : Kodak here-

Humbled & inspired by the 42 men who came out for YHC’s last Q as Nantan and then followed Bronco’s lead for the next portion of the beatdown and time ahead of us.

F3 Nation has been a model to us all; as a group of leaders we are called to be better men.

11/13 : After two solid workouts, one at 0600 and another at 0700, a solid group got together for another successful beer ruck!

12 PAX logged over 6 miles hitting and handful of AOs : Eagles Landing, City Limits, WreckCenter and Donut Shop before hitting Beer Shop.

Great fellowship throughout the day. Thanks to Hojo and Fogger for planning and hosting the post ruck festivities!

10/30 : 5 started early for a HackeySack ruck, then

15 for a Tron led BeatDown at the … including a sizable chunk of the burpee-mile.

BackBlasts coming soon.

12/27 : This morning got rolling w/ a solid 12 for Madoff’s coupon workout as travels a little bit and explores local options.

We are expanding west into River Forest and accelerating! Join us.

Ragnar Trail : F3OP men got their campsite set-up and spent the weekend chasing 130 miles as an 8-man relay team.

Alliance kicked us off and HackeySack’s record-breaking closing finish was too fast to film, but all eight runners put in a strong effort and started/finished in their own best way.

Good times was had by all.
Ragnar Relay

09/01 : Eleven men started in the dark for a Puck-led coupon beatdown at the AO.

Hardly any distance traveled, but alotta weight thrown around.

08/07 : Big day here @ F3OP as we get a chance to reflect on two years of growth for our individual and collective Fitness, Fellowship and Faith.

Five started w/ a Guiliani led RuckWorkout out of AO.

Then 12 posted for a Kodak-led grinder at .

Our Nantan kept it slow and burning - a team workout and a required team attitude to get through each segment;

not unlike the group itself: it’s taken a team to build from initial 6 to where we are now.

08/04 : Six worked together under Madoff’s lead to launch !!

This HIM, w/ the help of a few are bringing F3 Nation to our adjacent community of !

Free, Peer-led Workouts for Men : Plant/Grow/Serve.

Honored!!

We are constantly amazed by the good work BTUM does in the community.

We were honored to help for 1 day.