Bob "P.O." Cline, began his journey with F3 Austin at The Green in 2021 after discovering a post on his neighborhood Facebook page featuring a video by IMDBU. Initially hesitant about joining, concerned it might be a religious cult, P.O. found himself loving everything about the first workout, especially the camaraderie of the PAX who came to support him.

Spike, the Site/AO Q for The Green soon asked P.O. to  take over that role, largely due to his active presence on Slack and his lengthy announcements at beatdowns. P.O. later played a key role in launching AO Iron Horse (formerly AO Rancho) and served as site Q for a short period. He then took on the ComzQ role, causing a bit of disruption with the Great "Slack" Archive of 2023. Despite not being overly tech-savvy, P.O. managed to "borrow" technical skills from others to add many new features to Slack, most famously the weasel bot, which humorously never awarded him any accolades, much to the delight of the rest of the PAX.

Collaborating with then Nantan Aaaayyyy, P.O. helped to reinvigorate F3 Austin by developing a strong SLT and organizing the Site Q Summit (now known as Q Summit) in January 2024, which significantly propelled F3 Austin forward. In May 2023, when Aaaayyyy stepped down as Nantan, he asked P.O. to take over. At the AO The Mill launch, the shovel flag was officially passed to P.O., who is now committed to carrying on the vision of making F3 Austin a household name throughout greater Austin. 

Giuseppe "Impact" Ferrigno,  began his F3 Austin journey at The Greyhound in February of 2020 as a result of a several months of EHing (emotional headlocking) from SteamRoller (of KC). Named due to his hatred of being a newspaper boy at a young age (the question was, “what job have you hated the most?”), he was almost named: NewsPaperBoy and Community Impact.  By the grace of God, the decision that Community Impact was too long and thus shortened to Impact, impact was made.  

While Impact was Site Q at the wonderful, amazing and outstanding AO (Sasquatch), P.O., the F3 Austin Comz Q, asked Impact to join the SLT and take on the role of Weasel Shaker.  Impact knew that F3 Austin was in real need if he was being asked to take on the role as it seems every other PAX turned it down.  Driven to rise to the challenge and help where he could and pledged to assist with the mission, Impact took on the role and quickly figured out how to add a reaction on Slack… :Boom:… the rest is history.  For a while, PAX would wait in anticipation of the Impactful Matters section on the F3 Austin Newsletter (yes, this was a real thing) to be published and see what was being impacted or who was being impactful, etc.… but all good things must come to an end.  To this day, however, it is very difficult to deliver a strong COT without mentioning Impact… Most likely because Impact loves the F3 Austin SLT team and all the F3 Austin PAX.  Upward and onward!

John “Disc Jockey” Raney, began his journey with F3 Austin on October 19, 2023, after initially spotting a post on Facebook and quickly disqualifying it due to that suspicious third "F" Faith....how dare we. But after some persistent EH-ing from longtime friend Impact (and realizing it wasn’t a cult), he gave it a shot. Lucky for us...he now carries the third "F" like its a tatoo on his chest. 

Named “Disc Jockey” not because he DJs weddings (though we hear he’d crush the Chicken Dance), but because of his long-standing love of disc golf, he brings precision, calm, and a surprisingly smooth backhand to everything he does.....including leadership.

As 1st F Q, Disc Jockey is best known for his consistent presence, spreadsheet-level discipline, and most importantly: his unyielding defense of the sacred Six Pack Award. When some PAX tried to sneak in “pre-walks” as beatdown credits during the Six Pack Challenge, he nearly had a heart attack. “Cheating the challenge is cheating yourself,” he muttered, probably, while cross-checking timestamps and checking alibis like a fitness detective. Don’t mess with this man’s definition of a post.

He was also the backbone of the revival effort at AO Mettle of Honor, helping lift the site from “Price Check and a prayer” to a thriving weekly gathering, while still posting five days a week and quietly bench-pressing men half his age. A morning guy by nature (we’re talking 4:00 a.m. wake-ups), he’s usually crushed 500 reps before you’ve found your socks.

Despite his structured approach to life, Disc Jockey is on a journey of growth—leaning into deeper relationships with the PAX, embracing vulnerability, and even talking about feelings (we’re as shocked as you are). 

We’re grateful for his consistency, his quiet leadership, and the fact that he hasn’t written a citation for improper burpee form… yet.!

Jack "Sketch" Pederson began his journey with F3 Austin at Moonbase  in 2023 who was dragged off his mountain bike by an ever presistent Coconut.  Now  don’t let the California roots or the Lulu Lemon spandex fool you....Sketch might be slightly sus, but he’s all in when it comes to F3. Nicknamed by Primer on a warm summer morning (which is how most horror films start), “Sketch” was less a name and more of a warning: Don’t trust this guy’s cadence count… or creative direction. Though, to be fair, we’re still waiting on those promised F3 Austin logos... any day now, Creative Director.

Sketch showed up to his first post thinking “I really hope these guys like my spandex” and “Please be Jane Fondas.” While his taste in workouts is questionable, his commitment hasn’t been...except when it comes to waking up. The man has publicly declared war on any workout that starts at 5am, guess the man really needs the extra beauty sleep.

Now after months of "ghosting the bio submission form," Sketch finally got this write-up done, but only because the Nantan did it for him (you're welcome, buddy). In the meantime, he was busy turning Weaselbot into a high-achievement alert system, racking up badges like a man who mistook F3 for Boy Scouts. But behind all the stylish flair and sarcastic asides is a guy who really believes in the mission: Invigorate male community leadership, build better men, and laugh a lot while doing it.

Sketch brings a designer’s eye, a sharp wit, and a healthy skepticism of any workout that starts before sunrise. But once he’s in the gloom, he’s all in—motivating the PAX with Moonbase’s trademark positivity and a belief that “addition is always positive.” Just don’t expect him to smile before 6:30 a.m. Or deliver logos on a deadline—some mysteries remain unsolved.

Also known as: The Espresso Evangelist of Round Rock

Corey “Flipper” Shaw, age unknown because he keeps dodging that question like he dodges burpees (see: MABA 2024), began his journey with F3 Austin after getting EH’d in the classic way .... a neighbor said, “It’s free,” and he said, “Cool, what time?” Then he found out it was before sunrise and involved actual exercise... and yet, he stayed.

Flipper rose quickly in the ranks of F3’s shared leadership, not because of his athletic prowess (he’s fast, but only toward a breakfast taco), but because of his ability to connect with guys, get deep when it matters, and rally the PAX around service and purpose. As 3rd F Q, he’s helped champion causes, build the Austin H.I.M. Foundation, and once held an iPad over his head for what felt like an entire Tough Mudder just to show a promo video. No one asked him to do that, by the way. He just believed.

Recently, he’s been spotted less in the gloom and more behind a counter at his new project: Purely, a soon-to-open coffee/drinks spot in Round Rock where you might find him sermonizing on pour-overs, debating IPA hops, or quietly recruiting the next FNG over a nitro cold brew. The man’s still accelerating...just with a slightly different kind of “brew ruck.”

We’re grateful for Flipper’s leadership, his creative spirit, and the fact that when he does show up at a beatdown, he brings energy, wisdom, and occasionally donuts. Just don’t ask him to Q unless you’ve got a tripod and camera crew ready — the man doesn’t do low-key.

Scott “Low Pass” Herrin,  first posted at AO Sasquatch on March 24, 2021, after discovering F3 via a post from Spike on the local Facebook group. Like many of us, he saw “free” and “boot camp-style workout” and thought, “What could go wrong?” Famous last words.

His name came courtesy of Aaaayyyy, who, upon learning of Scott's background in electrical engineering, immediately dubbed him “Low Pass” .... a reference to a circuit that filters out noise, much like Scott filters out nonsense (especially if it comes through Slack). He narrowly dodged being named “Leakage,” a name Aaaayyyy deeply regretted not using in the days that followed. We all agree: Low Pass is a much smoother frequency.

Fast forward to 2024, and Low Pass found himself inheriting the chaotic Slack keys from P.O. as ComzQ. With optimism and blind courage, he took on the impossible task of organizing the noisy, typo-filled, emoji-drenched world of F3 Austin communications ... all while making it look easy. Except for the part where he hosted a poker night for thePAX and ended up with enough leftover beer to open a convenience store… mostly because all the PAX forgot they could fart sack Sunday morning. 

Low Pass is also one of the few men in F3 history to go shirtless in sub-freezing temps, lighting a fire stove at the AO that was so intense, local firefighters showed up... possibly mistaking the workout for an actual blaze. Whether he was flexing for warmth or just leaning into his inner Viking, we may never know. What we do know: the man is committed.

HOFBRäU