Backblast: July 11th, 2026
AO: The Fortress – Grace Church – Perrysburg, OH
PAX:
Photon – Q
Binford
Coconut
Guardian
Longhorn
Tarnished
Workout: From Ambition To Impact – What Leadership Looks Like In Your 40s and Beyond
FNG’s: N/A
Mission and Principles:
F3: Fitness, Fellowship, Faith
Mission: To plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.
The core principles of F3 are that it is always:
1. Free of charge
2. Open to all men
3. Held outdoors, rain or shine, heat or cold
4. Led by men who participate in the workout in a rotating fashion, with no training or certification necessary. You versus you. Modify or stop an exercise if you need to. The most important thing is that nobody gets hurt.
5. Ends with a Circle of Trust
Credo: Leave no man behind but leave no man where you find him
Warm-up: N/A
The “Thang”:
Apparently I only know one route…West on 6th street until it was time to turn around. But what the ruck lacked in route it made up for in discussion. As YHC was turning 40 years old, the topic was how leadership changes as we age. Prompts were the following:
1. Experience vs. Energy — What have you gotten better at as a leader in the last 5–10 years, and what are you having to let go of or adapt (energy, ego, hustle culture, etc.)?
2. Legacy over Ladder — If you think about the people you’ve led or influenced, what actually stuck with them? What do you want your “leadership echo” to be 20 years from now?
3. Mentorship & Multiplication — Are you intentionally developing others yet? What’s the difference between being a good leader and being a leader-maker?
4. Midlife Course Corrections — Share one leadership habit, belief, or priority you’ve changed (or need to change) since your 30s.
Ended with:
Count-O-Rama: 6
Name-O-Rama
The Six – Coconut
LDP3
Ball of Man
Spreadsheets from the Gloom: Aging may be inevitable, but it also provides opportunities to shift our focus when it comes to leading. The small, but mighty group discussed what that shift might look like and how to adjust during the transition.
Leave a Reply