3F Anchormen ⚓️

The 3F Anchormen is our Men’s Mental Fitness group, created in January 2023.

Mission Statement

To create a positive and supportive community within the male contingent of the Three Flow membership and outside, the group is welcoming and geared to connecting via fitness but also in the most important part of the session - after training and when we’re chatting over a coffee!

Why? (the following is from Craig, Co Owner of CrossFit Three Flow)

Traditionally men are not always the best at communicating to their loved ones, family, friends if they need help. We tend to laugh stuff off, tell ourselves to 'man up' (I really hate that phrase) and just get on with it. The idea of this group was born from experiences where I look back on and acknowledge I wasn’t mature enough to deal with or have the right outlet in which to get help from. I decided to implement the group into our gym though when I heard of a former school mate in the UK committing suicide due to his addiction to alcohol. This shouldn't happen, this is something that could possibly have been avoided if the right people were around to help or just be an ear. It really hit me that this could be happening to someone I know and all they maybe needed was a place to go to where they were not judged or would be told what to do, they could just share if they wanted to or just be part of a group supported them. We all face issues and stresses in our lives but we don't have to battle everything on our own. 

How does it work then

We meet on a Saturday at the gym and have a training session, it will be catered for all levels as some might be coming from outside of our CrossFit world. Fitness is a powerful medium as we all know, it’s a great way to also bond with others and create a community through training as a collective - similar to when you may have been part of a team sport.  

After training we will serve up some coffee and have a chat which can be specific to a topic around Fitness and Mental Health or just a general hang out to get to know the community and maybe create a new connection amongst the group.

There is no additional charge for this program, it’s part of membership with Three Flow and the purpose is centred around mental health via fitness not money. It’s relaxed and the group grows organically from just meeting up each week.

Check out our photos at the top of this page and please reach out to me if you’d like to find out more.

Craig, Co Owner of CrossFit Three Flow