I’m not always right, but I’m always sure. It may not have been the “right” thing to do, but I was sure it was right to look at ways to apply the 5 Core F3 Principles into our daily lives. It is my belief that those principles came into the brains of OBT and Dredd by Providence (capital P). It is my belief that Providence (God) always has a pattern in all that He performs. It is an effective teaching method, to be sure.
The Big 5 are:
1. Free
2. Open to All Men
3. Held Outdoors in Rain or Shine, Heat or Cold
4. Peer-Led in a rotating fashion
5. Always end with a Circle of Trust (and typically a Ball of Man)

Here’s the Thang:
Mosey to lot by PetSmart for Warm-up
Abe Vigodas x 10
Richard Simmons x 10
IW x 10
Merkins x 10
SSH x 20
Moroccan Nightclubs x 15
Peter Parker x 10

We break to discuss FREE for a second or two:
Free as in Freedom as in one’s ability to choose.
In your family, in your life, the most important thing that you have, in fact, the only thing that is uniquely yours to give, is your freewill. You have been endowed with much, and every single bit of it can be taken again from you by the One that provided it in the first place, EXCEPT for His gift to you of your own Free Will. Every day, make sure that you are using it for His purposes and that you are leaving your will (much like The Son did on the Cross) on the altar of sacrifice as an offering to your Heavenly Father.

Mosey to front of Old Navy
10 Burpees in Cadence – 6 count
10 Burpees OYO AYG

OPEN TO ALL MEN
This is different than Men Only. Men Only is a statement of EXclusivity, whereas Open To All Men denotes INclusivity. F3 does not care if you are a man that is black, white, rich, poor, or otherwise. Neither should you. If you look around and see that everyone around you looks, acts, votes, and spends exactly like you, then it may be time to fix your circle. A friend of mine once said, “If both of us agree on everything all the time, then one of us isn’t necessary.” You can disagree without being disagreeable, and open your mind and your circle to ideas and people that challenge you.

Crab Walk half – Bear Crawl half to front of Books-A-Million
Wall sit for the 6

OUTDOORS RAIN OR SHINE, HEAT OR COLD
F3 groups workout regardless of external circumstance. If a little rain, or a few degrees can keep you from being out to improve your 1st F, then I have a sneaking suspicion that you are prone to make similar weak arguments in other areas of your life. Simply put, there are no excuses for not doing the things that you know you should do. I tell myself all sorts of smart and logical things as to why I should or shouldn’t do a thing. The truth is, though, that if I don’t want to, and there aren’t others around helping me be accountable, then I will struggle to do the thing. The Daily Red Pill isn’t just for posting at a workout. It’s a Pill that must be taken for your marriage, your fatherhood, your shield lock, and your community. I have said it before, and I will likely say it forever: The hard work of this world, will not be done by weak men.

Mosey to front of Rue 21
Dora’s Backpack
Get in groups of 3 – Partner 1 carries Partner 2 length of building then flapjack
Partner 3 is doing exercise – then rotate
Cumulative 100 Merkins – 200 Squats – 300 LBCs

PEER LED
This means that it can go well or poorly, but it’s all a learning process. If you are not strong enough to relinquish control and allow a thing to go wrong, or allow the people around you to fail, then I may recommend learning to count to 10 more often. This is ESPECIALLY true in the lives of our kids. I mean this with all the love in my heart, but if you are Helicopter Parenting, then you are doing it wrong. If you don’t let your kids try much and you are always stepping in, then you are cheating them. You are being negligent in your duty as a parent, because you have now made it about YOU and not them.

Mosey back for Mary
Various Maries…

COT/BOM
We always end our workouts this way. We always end as a group to acknowledge that there is something bigger than ourselves out there that needs us to be more. We return thanks to God, and acknowledge openly the needs of others. If this isn’t a practice already in your own home, then may I recommend that you make it one? End each day with a Family Ball of Man/Woman/Children, and watch how things change for the better in your lives. Then after the kids are down, have a similar experience with your wife. The COT is part of what engenders trust among the Pax. That is something that you shouldn’t live without in your home.

Helmet, out.