News and Notes from the F3 Princeton AOs, and the F3 Nation
Shout Outs!
📣 Shout Out to Shades on his VQ at The OAK!
📣 Shout Out and welcome to FNG Karun Pabba (TBN) at The OAK!
📣 Shout Out and welcome to FNG Inferno at The Anchor!
📣 Shout Out to DosEquis and SureShot for joining F3 Hamilton this week!
📣 Shout Out to the PAX who showed up for the Ruck and Refresh this past Thursday!
Ruck and Refresh in Hillsborough with F3 RV on Sept 18
Backblast was posted on Raritan Valley slack, but here is a summary and a few pics.
Wonderful mini-convergence with men from F3 Raritan Valley, The Frontier and Princeton. We did some brief warm-ups then hit the trails.
For reasons we did separate a bit. Most guys made it to the boulders. Got some good miles in, what ended up being close to 1.5 hr. (I underestimated the time it would take)
Certainly sufficient to be a Post!Most were able to gather at Flounder brewery for some beverages and some visited a food truck that was there. Even heard some aspiring musicians at the mic.
Leonidas
Will look to do another in the future, perhaps not at Hillsborough rush hour!
Thanks everyone for coming and we missed those who were unable to make it. Enjoyed the whole evening.
This week’s schedule & Qs
Primary Announcements
The Rising Schedule Changes Coming September 22nd!
THE RISING – Start Time Update
Brothers, after some solid feedback and discussion, we’re moving back to our standard start times starting
Monday, Sept 22, 2025…Weekdays: 5:30 AM
Saturdays: 6:30 AM
Why? Because consistency matters – keeping with the rhythm across F3 Princeton AOs. Promote cross-pollination workout with the other AOs.
Set the alarms, EH an FNG, reach out to Pax brother(s) who has not posted for a while, and keep showing up ready to sharpen one another.
For Q’s / VQ’s assigned at THE RISING on or after Sept, 22, 2025, please be aware of start time changes.
SideOut
IronPAX Challenge is HERE!
Message from the Nantan of F3 Seattle to his pax was this:
- REGISTER- all PAX should register, this is a positive way to include ALL PAX in a challenge and support one another.
- COMMIT- commit to doing the Iron Pax workout every week. As always, you can modify as necessary and I sure will be doing that as these are crazy intense.
- FINISH- Doing a challenge, committing and finishing is great for the individual PAX and collectively for ALL the PAX and your community. Shows us all we can do hard things and overcome together.
…Let’s be #ALLIN!
ScarU
What is IronPAX??️
It’s “You vs You” type challenge. F3 Greenwood will design workouts for 5 weeks (week 0-4) during the month of September. All F3 Nation men who want to participate will do the same workout for that given week. Q just needs to lead it. Lots of coupon workouts included.
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F3 Princeton PAX – as promised – F3 Greenwood delivered their Iron Pax Challenge (IPC). It’s now live! Registration link below.
AO Site Q’s kindly share with Q/VQ so they can share with Pax attending beatdowns.
“Registration is open for the 8th edition of IPC. Looking forward to hearing all the stories from this year’s edition.”
Stingray
IronPAX Challenge Registration Form
Slack Profile Updates!
Brothers,
As part of our commitment to safety, we need to be prepared for emergencies that may occur during any F3 event. To be prepared:
- I like to ask folks NOT in Slack to get into our F3 Princeton Slack. If you don’t know how or was never invited to it, let me know or someone, so you can get invited. Below #2 will be format of how you’ll add your profile info.
- If you’re in Slack / have Slack Profile, kindly updated as:
Full Name field: Given/Hospital Name
Display Name field: Given/Hospital Name (F3 Name)
Title field: Add your In Case of Emergency (ICE) Contact Name & Phone Number
Phone Number field: Best Phone Number to contact you.This is a MUST thing to complete for everyone’s safety.
SideOut
If having issues updating your Slack Profile and need help, pls let me know or someone. Thanks in advance! Peace!
Battle Buddies in September!
Thanks to BH for bringing this back. Find your partner below and let BH know if you want to join next month.
SAVE THE DATE – F3 Hoboken’s 2nd Manniversary – 10/11
F3 HOBOKEN is planning to have their 2nd year Manniversary on Saturday, October 11. More details to follow.
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Army Fitness Test – 10/19 – WW HS South – 4:30pm
Save the date for an event @RedCoat and I are organizing on Sunday October 19 around 4:30 pm: The Army Fitness Test. It consists of five events: deadlift, hand release push-ups, sprint-drag-carry, plank, and 2-mile run. For details on the test and scoring see: https://www.army.mil/aft and https://www.goarmy.com/how-to-join/requirements/fitness. We’ll likely to do it at High School South. Details coming soon!
Swish
Hopewell Thirsty Thursday, Every Third Thursday – 10/20 – 6:30pm
Stay tuned for this month’s location.
Other Upcoming Events in the NJ F3 Universe!
| SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1st – 30th – NJ F3 MERKIN CHALLENGE! |
Missed the F3 Princeton shirt order? Check this out…
You can still order a shirt at a slightly higher price at the following link.
Downrange PAX
Posting at another F3 location is know as posting “downrange”. If you’re traveling, check out the #downrange channel on the F3Nation Slack for opportunities to meet up with brothers all around the world.
F3 Princeton Region SLT Updates
Catch up with the latest news around the F3 Nation with the following Podcasts.
The COT: News of the Nation Podcast
Stuff Worth Trying Podcast
F3 Nation YouTube Chanel
1st F – Fitness
🚨 Beatdown Safety Reminders 🚨
“As a follow-up, I would like to request all workouts start out with DiCCS as developed by F3 Waxhaw. This is a regular start at all workouts of F3 The Frontier (New Providence.)” https://coda.io/d/Stuff-Worth-Trying_dt9MwveNe4u/Safety_su8L3
Disclaimer – Is the disclaimer given before every F3 workout by the workout leader or site Q?
Cell Phone on your Body? Does at least one Pax have a cell phone with them during the workout?
CPR Certified? Does at least one Pax know CPR at each AO and preferably at each workout?
Site-Specific Safety? What else is/has your Region and AOs doing/done to ensure safety is prioritized and plans are in place?
Second F – Fellowship (sad clown no more)
Welcome FNGs
Welcome to F3
10 Steps for the New Guy in F3
Third F – Faith (something bigger than you)
1 in 5 US adults reports daily loneliness: Gallup
Thank you Zelda for sharing
Michael Easter on “The Power of Taking the Stairs”
F3 in the News and Media
Listen to ScarU crushing his interview on the COT Podcast
Read the full Article about F3 Nation and it’s impact on men’s lives and their communities in the Jan/Feb 2019 Men’s Health USA Magazine
Read the full Article about F3 Nation; A Workout Craze with a Side of Faith and how it is impacting the lives of men in suburban TX communities and around the Country.
Listen to the full episode about F3 Nation and how it’s impacting men’s lives across the globe as featured on the Order of Man Podcast
Listen to the full episode about F3 Nation’s origins, mission and what problems F3 is solving as featured on the Art of Manliness Podcast