{"id":65321,"date":"2017-07-25T21:23:58","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T02:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=65321"},"modified":"2026-10-08T13:11:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T18:11:36","slug":"podcast-324-fitness-fellowship-faith-cure-sad-clown-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/podcast-324-fitness-fellowship-faith-cure-sad-clown-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #324: How Fitness, Fellowship, and Faith Are the Cure for Sad Clown Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re like many modern men, you might have a pretty good life \u2014 a decent job, a family, a home, maybe a few hobbies. Despite having the appearance of a good life, though, you feel kind of empty inside. Like you\u2019re missing something. <\/span><\/p>\n

My guests today would argue that what you\u2019ve got is a case of Sad Clown Syndrome and to get over it, you need to get together with some men and do some burpees. <\/span><\/p>\n

Their names are Dave Redding and Tim Whitmire and they\u2019re the leaders of a grassroots movement bringing men together<\/a> for free workouts called F3, which stands for Fitness, Fellowship, and Faith. According to them, they\u2019ve seen tens of thousands of men not only get physically in shape by attending F3 workouts, but reenergize themselves mentally and spiritually. <\/span><\/p>\n

Today on the show, Dave and Tim share the origins of F3 and how they realized it was solving the problem of Sad Clown Syndrome in the lives of American men. They then detail what the symptoms of Sad Clown Syndrome are, and how exactly F3 acts as a remedy. We then discuss why male friends are so important in a man\u2019s life and why the typical guys that men call friends aren\u2019t really friends. We end our conversation by discussing what the 3 Fs in F3 mean, including why the \u201cFaith\u201d component is more about having a purpose beyond yourself and less about religion. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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