Today, I went for my 1st workout to The Hogg, which is the group that meets at Memorial Park. I am not gonna lie, the workout was TOUGH! The good thing is that there were 10 other awesome guys who were super motivating during the workouts. It is peer-led, so you realized ALL the effort that others put out to plan the workout of the day.
The exercises are varied, so you can do calisthenics, weight training and jogs. It is a FULL workout!
If your goal is to get/stay in-shape and you enjoy working out as a group, F3 is GREAT for you!! The team motivation and sense of community is a PLUS!

I would like to thank the original poster, since I found out about it through this thread. I also heard that several other men have joined thanks to this post as well.

If you are a former Corps of Cadets member, you'll encounter similarities with the workouts from the Corps: Cadence, Endurance and Support as a Team.

nosoupforyou said:

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FYI - there is a special event on Saturday - the Launch of a new group.
Many groups will close down and all go there - so instead of 15-20 guys, there will be 100 or so!

6:30am at The Point - the group just south of City Center - near Tallowood Church and a park that is close by.

We meet rain or shine or cold - so if anyone is thinking about F3, a Launch is a great way to jump in.

www.F3Katy.com for more info

Hope to see some new guys out there!

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This is a great chance to try F3 and also get a damn good workout in. There is literally nothing to be worried about.

OnlyForNow said:

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nosoupforyou said:

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FYI - there is a special event on Saturday - the Launch of a new group.
Many groups will close down and all go there - so instead of 15-20 guys, there will be 100 or so!

6:30am at The Point - the group just south of City Center - near Tallowood Church and a park that is close by.

We meet rain or shine or cold - so if anyone is thinking about F3, a Launch is a great way to jump in.

www.F3Katy.com for more info

Hope to see some new guys out there!

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This is a great chance to try F3 and also get a damn good workout in. There is literally nothing to be worried about.

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I started with F3 because of this very thread. I've been going anywhere from 2 to 5 times a week since May 2021. You won't regret it.

Just another guy with great things to say about F3. I've been posting at The Spigot in Cinco Ranch for a few months. Fellowship, accountability and a great workout. Some groups have ruck and sandbag workouts as well, which are a great change of pace from the typical body weight workouts as well.

Something I didn't see mentioned yet is all the extra curricular events that pop up. If you've ever wanted to do a triathlon or run a half/whole marathon, tough mudder, MS150, etc and wanted some guys to train/run with, join an F3 group. Name the activity and there are F3 guys doing it or already or who will jump to do it with you.
I'm running my first half in Katy next weekend and doing the College Station tough mudder in March with a great group of F3 guys.

First of all, I can't tell you how PUMPED reading this thread got me. TCLAPS to OP because this has been an amazing journey for a lot of you and I got goosebumps watching you and your excitement grow with F3 Houston/Katy.

Ok. Now that I'm caught up....

I'm Nonreg09 here, FLiP in the Corps (Class of '09 Whoop!), and Sandblaster in F3. I can't wait to meet those I haven't!

2017 I was living in DFW and had a buddy that was a few years ahead of me in the Corps and was like "Dude, you need to check out F3. You. Will. Love. It!
Like most, I was skeptical and sure didn't want to wake up any earlier than I had to anymore; especially with a 2 year old.

Fast forward to 2018 and my job moves us back to the Houston area where my buddy was located (He went to The Hogg), and again, he EH'd (Emotional Headlock, AKA recruiting) the heck out of me until finally I looked in the mirror 40lbs heavier than ever and was like "F3 better be for me because that's not looking good."
Living in North Houston, I noticed like so many of you that there was a HUGE gap without AO's. Closest to me was The Shed up in The Woodlands... 25 mins one way... but, I trusted my buddy and have been posting ever since!
It's a cult as much as A&M is. It's the experience, the purpose, and the people (sound familiar?) that draws you in deep and keeps you coming back.

I was at The Shed for 2 1/2 years, (lil 6 month hiatus), The Falls (Spring, TX) for 1 year, and am now in the process of launching The Depot at Juergen's Park in Tomball!

If you read this thread, you know what F3 is about. All you have to do now is decide if it's for you or not, set that alarm clock, and not snooze it. Getting out of bed is literally the hardest part of it, but I've never, not one time in 5 years, regretted getting out of the fart sack.
Come on out! Hit me up if you're interested and SYITG (See you in the Gloom!)

-Sandblaster out

6+ mos after joining off this thread - I'm still all in. I attend most every BD and am now training for the Brazos 50 mi in April with some guys from my AO (lots of DDs and Sunday Rundays!). Getting into this was definitely the smartest decision I made last year.

And yeah, as the previous poster mentioned, the culti-ness is very Aggie like. I think suddenly being around a lot of like-minded folks and making so many new friends at once, it socially almost feels like freshman year in college. Except a lot healthier and well, no women...but like 90% are married w/kids. But think it really filled a certain void in my life outside of the fitness.

Did my first post this morning with the Tomball group. Was great to finally get out and see what it is about! Let me encourage you guys to go check it out, even if you think it's a little weird. It is, and that's part of the fun. This definitely feels like something I've been missing in my life for a long time.

If anyone out there is thinking about starting up, but it's worried about not keeping up, rest assured that you won't be alone. You'll get encouraged and helped to finish... Believe me I was not ready for that level of workout, but I finished and now have a great starting point for the day.

All if you guys thinking about doing the Tomball group, let's get together and do one soon and get that area growing!

May try to make it to "The Depot at Juergens" this coming Thursday (3/10)

What time? 5:30?
And general location, or is it easy to find, as we would be the only idiots in the park at that time?

Had a friend in town from the Austin area this last weekend, and he joined us out at The Depot Saturday morning. He's texted me about it a few times since coming out - mostly about being sore after returning back home, but also about how much he enjoyed it and is glad he came out.

Turns out he has an AO about 2 miles from his house, so he's thinking about giving it a shot there. I hope he does - he honestly was the first person that popped in my head after my first workout as someone who would really enjoy F3.

One thing I noticed on the F3Austin website - they have figured out a way to scrub BB's for PAX names, and they keep an actual log in google spreadsheets that tracks their attendance. Pretty cool! Turns out the AO near my friend has averaged 7 each BD this year.

RC_57 said:

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May try to make it to "The Depot at Juergens" this coming Thursday (3/10)

What time? 5:30?
And general location, or is it easy to find, as we would be the only idiots in the park at that time?

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RC - did you ever have a chance to check out the other location?

We have two other FNG's (friendly new guys) coming out in the morning at the Depot for their first post, so if you are nervous about being the new guy, tomorrow would be a great time to give it a shot! I just passed my 10th post, and have loved it.

Just wanted to pass along some encouragement in case you were still on the fence.

Gig em!