5/10/2025 F3 Blackswamp and F3 Toledo Anniversary Convergence
0630-0800 beatdown
Clear skies and a brisk 45° to start the morning.
F3 mission – To plant, grow and serve, small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.
5 core principles – Always free. Open to all men. Held outdoors regardless of weather. Led in a rotating fashion by a member of the PAX with no training or certification necessary. Ends in a COT, just as it begins.
F3 credo “Leave no man behind, but leave no man where you find him.”
Pax (113):
Bourbon
Mr. Belding
Pixar
Geppetto
Stark
Brita
Hannibal
Johnny
Tupac
Huckleberry
Thai Guy
Beaker
Cobra Commander
Waldo
Gas Man
Patch
FNG x4
Viper
Freeloader
Coconut
Chopstick
Wooderson
Deep Impact
Drip
Iso
Spaulding
Flo
Casper
Heisenberg
Fat Amy
Footloose
Lonzo
Photon
John Denver
Bluto
Tarnished
Meatloaf
Lyman
Nougat
Lift Kit
Gulliver
Colson
Brogan
Claymore
Manchester
Floppy
Orange kilt
Nimbus
Runt
Lego
The Situation
Echo
Sven
Radio
Hannigan
Mile High
Goldwing
Norm
Mayor
Hacksaw
Socrates
Quadzilla
Sherbet
Good Burger
Spike
Simmons
Yoshi
Archy
Pinto
Pimento
Ponzi
Everest
Jimmy Dean
Beast mode
Modell
Landslide
Stalker
Slurpee
Binford
Thin mint
Dr. Banner
Charmin
Chanel
Fossil
Ollie
Goose
Ricky Bobby
Djibouti
Gas Man
Bambi
Smails
Gold Star
Earl Grey
Golden Gate
Bull
Paddle Boat
Houdini
Thor
Billy Bob
Mickey
Sheppard
Rudy
Wipers
Terminator
Speedo
Southie
Doogie
Crawdad
Wax On
Guardian – Q
4 stations of work were assembled. They were as follows:
1. BLIMPS – highlighted by 5 cones, equally spaced out representing 5 years of F3 Blackswamp. 8 reps at each cone of no cheat/perfect merkins for round 1 and plank jack shoulder taps for round 2 in honor of 8 years for F3 Toledo. The shoulders felt this one!
2. Tire flip relay. 4 tractor tires wet placed in a line for 4 teams. The buy in flip flopped from 3 burpees to 3 HR merkins on a 2 minute emom timer. 2 PAX at time then took turns flipping the tire x2. It was a race that left PAX winded for sure!
3. Sleds, baby!!! Mush!! Relay race format had the PAX bent over gasping! While waiting in line for your turn at the sled, PAX performed BBSU, squats, and imperial walkers in each of the respective rounds. A buy in was needed here too, in the form of burpees, HR merkins and Lt dans. Deep Impact spilled Merlot after this one 🤮 🍷 👊🏼
4. Cindy time! 🧱 were used and groups took turns utilizing the coupons for farmer carry’s, thrusters and curls (for the girls). Alternating BBSU and merkins were the “rest” as PAX waited their turn to tote the Cindys as many times as the time allotted.
The COT was formed and a COR was done to the tune of 113 PAX! NOR followed. Nimbus was the 6. Great speech on how he got his name and the reason he was at convergence (shoutout to Stark!). LDP3 was given to us by Norm – Freed to lead.
Announcements were made. Many thanks were given. F3 Toledo Nantan flag was passed from Cobra Commander 🐍 to Beaker. Cobra led with consistency, candor and grace. Thank you, CC! F3 Toledo is in great hands with Beaker! Personally, I’m excited to work with him on some future collaborations! Footloose led a massive and stinky ball of man. He reminded us all of the gift that’s been given to us. Let us press on and reach more MEN with purpose and intention!
The morning culminated with a group photo in front of the F3 light post at The Battlefield. Grateful and blessed to be a part of something so special! Thank you to everyone for being there!