AO: The Ridge
When: 11/24/2025
Number of Pax: 12
DR Names:
Number of FNGS: 0
FNG Names:
QIC: Foghorn
Introduction
Week 3 of our FORGED series we are going to explore Don Ross’ character trait of HONOR from How to Be a Man.
Warm-O-Rama
WoR
- Motivators
- Imperial walkers
- Tie Fighters
- Good mornings
- SSH-count off
The Thang
Thang1
SETUP: In parking lot start at north cone — NOTE: for ALL exercises below – any shitty firm or partial reps result in start over or penalty burpees
- 10 thrusters – on my down
- Bear crawl from north cone to south cone
- 10 perfect Merkins – in cadence (6ct)
- Crab walk back to north cone
- 15 coupon squats – on my down
- Rifle carry coupon from cone around ½ lot to X
- Each PAX on a line — lunge walk EXACTLY on the line. Anyone off, all restart. Side shuffle to next line and reverse lunge walk. Reverse lunge walk on line. Repeat til I say.
Thang2 or Mary (depending on time)
- 60 second planks
- 45 second squat hold
- 30 second front coupon hold
- Any fallout or breaks — burpees
Circle of Trust
We’re three weeks into this FORGED series, and we’re building something that our culture hasn’t taught in a long time: what a man actually is. Strength was the foundation — the ability to carry weight. Courage was movement into fear. But today we arrived at something deeper: Honor.
In How To Be A Man, Don Ross says honor is a man’s internal code — the line he doesn’t cross, even if crossing it would be easier. Honor is integrity. It’s doing what is right when no one is watching. It’s holding the standard even when no one would know the difference. It’s refusing the shortcut when the shortcut is right there begging you to take it.
And there’s a hard truth tied to honor: a man’s choices never stay private. His integrity or his compromise always lands on someone else. His wife. His kids. His team. His brothers. Today’s workout showed that. When someone cut a line or sacrificed form, the entire group felt it. Not as a punishment — but because that’s how life works.
Honor isn’t loud. It’s consistent. It’s costly. It’s steady. It’s choosing discipline over convenience and truth over comfort. The challenge this week is simple: identify the area where you’ve been slipping, cutting corners, or coasting — and raise the standard. Not because someone is watching. But because that’s what a man does.
Strength carries the weight. Courage steps into the unknown. Honor keeps you straight while you do it.”
FORGED continues next week.
Naked Man Moleskin
The groans & moans were great to hear – especially when we setup for the 2nd round of long rifle carry, but all PAX stepped up to do the honorable thing and executed when it wasn’t easy or convenient. Stick with us men for the 2nd half of this series — we owe it to men around us and our community.