F3 Gastonia has been around for 8.5 years. During this time there have been numerous CSAUP’s, beatdowns, new AO’s, and the occasional random challenge. The Forty Days of Discipline Challenge has been completed several times and it is coming back by popular demand.
This is a fitness and nutrition challenge, but like anything dealing with discipline, it will be on you to control yourself. Some key points to consider:
- Delayed gratification
- Not eating/drinking certain things, regardless of your appetite
- Discipline isn’t concerned about your feelings, only your behaviors.
This 40 day initiative begins on October 14th and ends on November 22nd, 2023. Yes, that is the day before Thanksgiving. (You’re welcome)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
- Workout a minimum of 5 xs per week from October 14th through November 22nd.
Don’t eat sweets, soft drinks, or junk food. ONE cheat meal the entire 40 days. You can earn more. Don’t drink any alcohol (with two exceptions*). Hold yourself accountable by journaling your efforts.
- Cherish your M: Take your wife out on at least two dates in the forty days. (no kids)
- Bring at least one FNG to a workout in these 40 days. For every FNG, you get a cheat meal. #AlwaysbeEH’ing. If you EH a guy who posts and you aren’t there, that is a 50 burpee penalty #nojoke
- Acts of Service: Do something for someone else daily with no expectation of anything in return. Be grateful you get to do it. Encourage others. Lead or participate in a service project. Make a point to introduce yourself to someone you don’t know. Journal your efforts (honor system) Extra credit if your 2.0’s watch your example and/or participate.
- Read a book.
Why?
Your fitness is important and you are pushing the rock. You workout with your brothers. You are blessed to continually strive to experience all 3 F’s and you know that when you are striving to be your best, you need to share it. Be the example. Be the man you know you were made to be.
Now for the fine print….
Fitness:
You must workout a minimum of 5 times per week (at least 27 workouts in 40 days) using the #F3 250 model. Any workout that is a minimum of 30 minutes counts. This could include running, cycling, rucking, any F3 workout or workout you put together at home. Two a-day workouts count. Example, you complete an F3 bootcamp in the morning and a minimum 30 minute run in the afternoon=2 workouts.
Diet: No Mountain Dew. No other soft drinks, desserts, sweets, potato chips, junk food, etc. You know what your food vices are so stay away from them. Fast food is allowed if it is salad or chili and unsweetened tea or water…you get the idea. Orangeman can’t have his Princess Punch or whatever specialty coffee he orders at F&B’s.
Protein shakes within 30 minutes of ending the workout. Get some protein powder and a shaker bottle and make it a habit. Drink more water. You will be working out more and this will help you recover.
You are allowed ONE cheat meal. Your choice but they must be named and claimed. If you work out more than 5 times per week, you can claim an extra cheat meal. An example is a couple of slices of pizza but don’t blow it on a whole pizza. Even though you will be getting the workouts in you can’t out train a bad diet. Remember you can earn more by bringing in an FNG or going on a date with your M. If you attend at least two Q-Sources, you get a cheat meal. If you meet with your stone/blade, you get a cheat meal. If you do something with your shieldlock, you get one cheat meal.
Alcohol: No Alcohol. I will include two exceptions. Wedding receptions and tailgates. (A marriage retreat is also acceptable) It is football season after all. This only includes football tailgates at and before an actual game you attend. This does not include FUTBOL and does not include your tailgate spread at home when you watch on tv. Wedding receptions are self-explanatory. If they want you to dance you probably need a drink. I know you guys. It will also prove you can have fun at a second F event and still enjoy it without your pumpkin spice Ale.
You must keep a daily journal of both your workouts and cheat meals. The journal is for your eyes only. I use the “notes” on my IPhone since I always have it with me. I have journaled all my workouts on my phone since 2017. It is helpful to look back and see types of workouts, two a days, and extra credit workouts that make journaling worth it. You can also see where you failed to work out and why. It is a good habit. I also saw where I was injured and what I did to modify workouts until I was healed up.
Journal what you are grateful for and start with your M. Try not to take her for granted. If she likes to stay home, stay home and spend time without distractions. Write her notes…send her flowers…cards…Text emoji’s are nice but they don’t count. If you are on a date with your wife, you can eat a free cheat meal. If you don’t have an M, be nice to your dog (or cat). (If this isn’t in your comfort zone and your M is taken aback in your sudden change in behavior, it will probably be amusing so share it with your bros)
If you missed an opportunity to bless someone by an act or gesture of kindness, try not to miss the opportunity the next time.
Read a book that would do you good. Make it about something that interests you or inspires you. You have the time.
Give it away. Think about that friend that you have mentioned F3 to many times. You know he needs it so get him out. And then do it to someone else. Pick them up. Post with them. If they post and you aren’t there, you will do 50 burpees the next time you post. If an FNG shows up for the first time and says he was EH’d by you, you will be called out on all social channels and ridiculed without mercy (and deservedly so)
Be grateful for your family. Be the example for your kids. Push the rock and hold yourself accountable. Give it away. Realize it isn’t about you. Serve others. Be the best you can be. Maybe we will all be a little better in October and November because we will be intentional about it. Make positive change in yourself and make it contagious. Also, when you get lean and ripped before you see your in laws at Thanksgiving, they will be in awe that someone (your age) looks that damn good.
It begins next week so get ready and prepare!
Roscoe