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  Ep. 127: Baby Is Born, Avoiding Gym Injuries & Week 3 Picks 18.09.2026 1t 33min

  Grant is back from the hospital with baby number two and opens with a Newport tourism brief, the Turkey Pull, and America 250 plate news before Jeff runs a two-man staff brief — Lieutenant Benelli's Red Sox update, a Toledo cousin in the S-2 confirming the Strait of Hormuz is closed, a hazy-IPA sidebar, eight of nine dumpsters deadlined, and the debut of Chief Petty Officer Seventeen from mental health (cookies available). Then the birth story in full: leaving an ethics class mid-break, the A1 pizza steak sandwich called "the Bomb," Patriots at seven and baby at halftime, a 9/11 conversation with a nurse who was three years old that day, and a hospital cafeteria meat plate. Grant answers a listener question on preventing injury on starting strength, the two war-college guys compare speakers and Q&A tactics, and Tres finally arrives (with feedback) for football: Auburn over Southern Miss, South Carolina in the rain, the Citadel losing in double OT again, Sark and Holly Rowe, and the week 3 picks. A "first two weeks with a newborn" segment, the movie Pressure, and a debate on whether officers should wear ribbons round it out.Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 06:54 - Staff Brief19:23 - Outlying Stations24:01 - Grant & Diana’s New Baby Is Born34:10 - How To Prevent Injuries While Doing Starting Strength42:18 - War College Update52:18 - Tres Joins The Show!54:29 - College Football Update01:01:07 - Tres’ Picks of The Week01:12:31 - First 2 Weeks With A Newborn01:18:14 - Movies01:23:48 - Saved Rounds
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  Ep. 126: Trash Power, AI Coaches & Dove Season 11.09.2026 1t 18min

  This week: a Trash Battalion staff brief for the ages (pay issues, a dental rodeo, and why Germany never had a trash strategy), Tres's opening-weekend dove hunt, Grant's cellah gym and the bench-pin hack, a real conversation about Grant Bot and AI Coaching, and college football week 1 — the Citadel in three overtimes, Michigan's mythical clock, and the picks for week 2.America 250 plate drops in early October. Turkey Pull is November 21, 2026 in Newport Beach — sign up at www.thestrength.co Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠Timestamps:00:00 - Intro04:50 - Staff Brief23:58 - Outlying Stations29:33 - Dove Hunting37:56 - Home Gym Update42:37 - AI Coaching53:44 - College Football01:05:16 - Tres’ Picks of The Week
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  Ep. 125: Two Bug Lunch, Due Date Picks & Lifting Genes 04.09.2026 1t 32min

  Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠Grant's wife is in labor, the due date is TODAY, and we recorded anyway — because the slide deck was full and the trash must be secured. Episode 0125 opens with a full Trash Battalion staff meeting (awards board voting, BLUF violations, 0530 trash bag training, and a surprisingly moving word from Chaps) before the guys get into the real intel: where's the line on American flag apparel? Crocs? Socks? Underwear? Tres draws his line and it involves not trusting his own farts.Then Grant reports from Newport, Rhode Island on the greatest chow value in New England — the Two Bug Lunch — two whole lobsters, corn, and coleslaw for $40. Jeff finally stops gatekeeping Patagonia's tinned fish (a canned fish company that makes clothes), and Grant explains whether genetics actually matter for getting strong.Plus: Week Zero college football (USC's crowd of dozens), Week 1 speed picks, the guys make their official picks on the baby's arrival date, time, and weight, and the episode closes with the definitive air power vs. sea power doctrine book-off. It's only a lot of reading if you do it.Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro04:38 - Staff Brief23:41 - Chaps Calls In28:46 - Tres' Lifting Update28:53 - Wearing The Flag Debate34:34 - America 250th Plate Update36:32 - Two Bug Lunch41:00 - Tinned Fish47:02 - Role of Genetics In Lifting01:07:03 - Week Zero Recap01:13:50 - Due Date Predictions01:17:47 - Week One Picks01:23:07 - NIL Chaos01:25:45 - Hung Ordinance
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  Ep. 124: College Pick'em, Dolly Parton & The Wiggles 28.08.2026 1t 52min

  Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠The boys open episode 0124 in mourning: Dolly Parton, American legend and obvious Strength Co person, has passed at 80 — and Grant is devastated to learn he doesn't own a single Dolly record. The staff brief goes fully analog when Jeff declares a cyber-denied environment, forcing the trash battalion to determine the status of the Strait of Hormuz using a $2 bill, flat earth theory, and Mahan. The Cajun Sergeant Major checks in from the boil.Grant breaks down his Navy War College basement home gym — what to buy nice, what to buy on Amazon, and why you never skimp on the bar and plates. Then Donnie Bowers (Naval Academy grad, Navy football alum, former Marine, two-time caller) joins to update his family life, pick Navy's schedule game-by-game, explain what NAPS actually is, and deliver an unforgettable off-the-cuff BW Tax ad read. Plus: college football playoff picks, NIL as the future of warfare, the Wiggles live in Boston, and the hardest part of being a dad.Join the college pick'em: DM @theokaypodcast on Instagram. Labor Day weekend: $100 off Hundos at The Strength Co.Timestamps: 00:00 - RIP Dolly Parton11:11 - Staff Brief24:04 - Outlying Stations29:04 - Home Gym Build39:46 - Big Donnie Joins The Show!40:39 - Baby Update45:44 - College Football Pick'em01:14:47 - Predict The Record01:24:48 - The Wiggles Concert01:33:49 - Dad Life01:38:52 - War College Update01:43:03 - Donnie's BW Tax Ad Read01:46:50 - Saved Rounds
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  Ep. 123: Basement Gyms, Season Picks & Broggi Ice Cream 21.08.2026 1t 26min

  Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠Episode 0123 — the number configuration you've been waiting 123 episodes for. The Trash Battalion staff brief convenes with the Strait of Hormuz still closed (per the official website), the dumpster tracker going purple and gold, and a hand-jammed Marine Corps Ball ticket tracker in case China knocks out our Excel spreadsheets. Then Grant makes the case for the home gym as he hunts Facebook Marketplace for vintage York squat stands to fit his Newport basement — because when you have kids, the return on training at home is 100x. It's Bitcoin. It's to the moon. With football season days away, the guys react to the AP Preseason Top 25, break down Texas A&M lanyard culture at the War College, and run their full game-by-game season picks for South Carolina, Auburn, and Texas A&M — including Grant's upset of the year: The Citadel over the Aggies. Finally, Grant reveals the Broggi Ice Cream Method: packed ice cream in a tall cup, milk poured to maximum surface tension, constant hydration, milkshake finish. Tres claims lactose intolerance. Grant counters with the science. Powered by The Strength Co. — America 250 plate coming soon, and the Turkey Pull hits Southern California in November.Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 05:29 - Staff Brief32:21 - Why You Need A Home Gym50:28 - Sports Talk59:51 - Season Picks01:17:22 - Broggi Ice Cream Method01:21:00 - Hung Ordinance
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  Ep. 122 | Rotary Rage, Rhode Island Chowder & The Barbell Gospel 14.08.2026 1t 11min

  Trash Five delivers an executive level staff brief (12 dumpsters, 3 available), Grant spots a grandpa doing one-legged bosu ball holds and preaches the barbell gospel, and the Big 12 sells its name to Monster for $20M a year. Plus: Florida's Spurrier throwbacks, South Carolina's crimson crisis, roundabouts vs. rotaries, Rhode Island's secret clam chowder, and a War College Clausewitz update. Powered by The Strength Co.Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠Timestamps:00:00 - Intro03:03 - Staff Brief10:45 - Squat Tee15:08 - Rotary Rage18:14 - Clam Chowder26:44 - Florida Uniforms31:22 - Monster Sponsorship37:41 - Bosu Balls vs Barbell Gospel46:46 - Online vs In-person Coaching53:00 - War College Update01:06:42 - Saved Rounds
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  Ep. 121: '97 Chevy Snaps a Belt, Truck Bed Full of Heirlooms, & The G.I.C.L. 07.08.2026 1t 47min

  Episode 121. Grant reports from Newport, Rhode Island with a truck full of family heirlooms and a snapped serpentine belt. Jeff checks in from Air University, where the library fire alarm interrupted his midterm and his grandfather Emmett Gatewood may be hiding in the archives. Tres holds down Frisco, Texas and reviews Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey.The staff brief features an unpaid battalion, a lobster bake from the new S1, a space domain tasking, the Wednesday pizza buffet, and a chaplain check-in you have to hear to believe. Plus: the Good Idea Cutoff Line (GICOL), broken stair steppers and gym radar at the Naval War College, Clausewitz applied to lifting and fatherhood, the oldest ballpark in America, a Red Sox baserunning debate, and a full coaching segment on bench press pain management.America 250 plate is at the machine shop — pre-buyers ship early. The .75 lb plates are back in stock. The Strength app enters beta next week.Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro07:31 - Staff Brief28:09 - GICL31:32 - Family Heirlooms41:06 - Chevy Snaps A Belt52:05 - Stairstepper Story56:02 - Fire Alarm Madness01:09:45 - The Odyssey Review01:15:39 - Pain During The Bench Press01:29:21 - Gulls Outing01:36:16 - Sliding Into Bases Rule01:39:57 - Big Announcements01:46:15 - MRS. BROGGI PLEASE MAKE TRES A POUND CAKE
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  Ep. 120: The Lost Boys Workout, Lobster Rolls & War Homework 31.07.2026 1t 35min

  Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠Episode 120 of The Okay Podcast, powered by The Strength Co. Grant checks in live from Newport, Rhode Island, Jeff reports from the greater Montgomery, Alabama area, and Tres joins by phone from the road.The boys open with the most unhinged Trash Battalion staff brief yet — eagles vs. beagles leadership wisdom, a brand-new Boston adjutant pitching a lobster bake to the Cajun Sergeant Major, a Strait of Hormuz update delivered from the road, and a Marine who fell into a dumpster (he's okay, he's accounted for).Then it's into the topics: Grant breaks down why so many people in commercial gyms are running the "Lost Boys workout" — wandering machine to machine with no plan — and why you need a purpose every time you walk in. Grant and Jeff compare base gym setups (including actual "no deadlifting" signs), swap war stories from their first weeks back at military school, and debate whether AI reading your homework to you counts as studying. Plus: dad talk on bubble machine economics, movies edited by Grant's mom, taking a 23-month-old to Fenway on $10 military tickets, and a Chow Radar review of the most disappointing famous lobster roll in Newport.Timestamps:00:00 - Intro05:25 - Staff Brief30:21 - Having A Purpose In The Gym37:02 - Air Force Gym43:43 - O5 Workout Culture46:53 - National Guard Marines?52:14 - War Homework & AI01:01:50 - Dad Talk & Bubbles01:06:05 - Sox Game01:14:52 - Lobster Rolls & Chow Radar
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  Ep. 119: Gas Grills, The Sox & Building A Base 24.07.2026 1t 39min

  Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠Today on the show, the staff brief runs long: S1 explains the pay problem (the internet's been down, mostly), the Strait of Hormuz is functionally closed, the S3 wants you to be the trash, and all record jackets are now purple and yellow by order of the Cajun Sergeant Major. Dwight from Housing has a card for your wife.Then: Jeff hands over November Battery after two years of command, Grant drives a '97 Chevy from Raleigh to Rhode Island (via the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, unintentionally), the charcoal-vs-gas debate is settled forever, SEC Media Days kicks off, and Grant explains why 12 months of building your base of strength is the best investment you'll ever make.Timestamps:00:00 - Intro08:33 - Staff Brief34:24 - New Jack White Album37:18 - Moving Into A Furnished Place42:26 - Gas Grill Debate47:13 - SEC Media Day55:00 - Congrats Jeff! Handing The Stick Off01:04:40 - The Importance of Building A Base of Strength01:12:15 - New Mexico01:14:28 - Cajun Appreciation01:16:28 - Sox Game01:18:37 - Surviving The Chesapeake Bay Bridge01:20:10 - Truck Talk01:30:16 - Shoutout Massenomics For LHLE!01:33:09 - Slides vs Charts01:35:10 - Landing The Plane
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  Ep. 118: MOVING TO RHODE ISLAND 17.07.2026 1t

  Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠The whole crew is back after last week's chaos. Grant is broadcasting live from a new location — Newport, Rhode Island — after moving cross-country with a pregnant wife, a two-year-old, and two cats. Somehow they all made it (barely — ask him about the sprint through O'Hare).This week: the Trash Battalion staff brief returns in full PCS-season glory, the guys break down the surprisingly baffling experience of checking into military schools, Grant gives his first impressions of Newport (good food, expensive food), and there's a 4th of July recap on how the America 250 plates performed — half are already gone before Veterans Day.Plus a World Cup wrap-up (Spain over France), the eternal debate over whether soccer counts when it's not about America, and a new battalion member joins the ranks: Major Delay, your local traffic guy.Powered by The Strength Co.Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro04:45 - Staff Brief24:37 - Outlying Stations27:40 - Talkin’ Trash With Mom29:56 - War College36:03 - Moving Across The Country49:37 - World Cup Recap56:05 - Saved Rounds
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  Ep. 117: Buc-ees, Bikes & Business Ideas 10.07.2026 1t 47min

  With Grant flying across the country mid-move, Tres and Jeff run their first-ever combo episode solo (with Jordy dropping in). What follows: a runaway bit about consolidating every sponsor into one all-in-one taxes/helmets/lifting shop, a genuinely useful garage gym conversation about the Echo Bike and shoulder-saving specialty bars, the ongoing evolution of "Chow Radar" into a Michelin-killing five-star institution, a sharp World Cup post-mortem after the US got bounced, and a wild real-life story about the actual broken washing machine from Breaking Bad.Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro05:55 - Staff Brief20:09 - Lifting Update & Echo Bikes25:55 - Benching Rehab & Specialty Bars31:32 - July 4th35:46 - Traveling With Kids39:07 - War College49:08 - Actors That Never Miss59:57 - Chow Radar01:10:45 - World Cup Hot Takes01:28:29 - Targeting Rule01:34:54 - Best Pillows01:39:17 - New Mexico01:43:35 - Sign Off
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  Ep. 116: FLY FISHIN', CRU LIFTIN' & SOLO DADDING 03.07.2026 1t 24min

  Grant's back from fly fishing in the desert wilderness, bruised up from circus dumbbells at the Strength Co. crew meet-up, and fresh off a sweaty PFT.Tres is closing in on an echo bike deal (Facebook Marketplace, obviously). Jeff is back from leave and energized (according to his wife, who finally started listening). We do the fastest staff brief in show history — nine minutes flat — and nobody got hurt.Also: Tres goes solo dad for 48 hours, takes three girls to Cracker Barrel, changes a diaper on the bathroom floor, and comes out the other side with a new appreciation for stay-at-home moms.Plus Alan Jackson's final concert, Waylon Jennings on vinyl, the America 250 plate drops July 4th, and Tres is buying a helmet for the Gamecocks. College football season is coming.Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠Timestamps:00:00 - Intro01:45 - Staff Brief12:50 - Tres Lifting Update18:59 - PFT Anxiety27:10 - Massenomics Cru Circus Dumbbell Lifting36:12 - Moving Across Country39:34 - 15lb Plate44:31 - Fly Fishing Trip01:03:32 - Solo Dadding01:11:24 - Alan Jackson01:15:14 - Saved Rounds
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  Ep. 115: COME IN WHEN YA' WANT TO 26.06.2026 1t 52min

  Jeff returns after nearly three weeks away at Marine Corps training in 29 Palms, bringing stories from the artillery battery, leadership lessons, and life in the desert.The guys also revive the legendary Trash Battalion staff brief, catch up on Father's Day, debate California barbecue, discuss Chow Radar, fitness, lifting, and why good food might solve more problems than you'd expect.Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠00:00 - Intro06:04 - Staff Brief26:48 - Outlying Stations32:42 - Jeff Returns From The Field44:28 - Bad Lifting Straps48:13 - Father’s Day50:35 - Chow Radar & BBQ Talk01:01:22 - Chow Rating System01:10:18 - America 250 Plate01:18:46 - Sports Talk01:28:26 - Chow Sidebar01:34:42 - Back To Sports01:42:45 - Truck Talk & Fishing01:47:20 - Sign Off
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  Ep. 114: Wisconsin Recap, Supper Clubs & The Foundry feat. Connor King 19.06.2026 1t 25min

  Grant and special guest Connor King recap their weekend trip to Wisconsin where Strength Co. plates are made. They talk about the foundry, supper clubs, and cheese curds, as well as some lifting and sports talk. Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro05:15 - Staff Brief14:31 - Wisconsin Trip36:01 - How Strength Co. Plates Are Made42:52 - Supper Clubs52:55 - The Foundry01:03:07 - Knee Sleeves01:10:50 - Big Week In Sports
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  Ep. 113: Creatine, Texas Tech & Ghost Tours 12.06.2026 1t 50min

  Episode 113 is live! With Jeff still out in the field, Grant and Tres take over the controls for a classic freewheeling episode packed with staff brief shenanigans, college football talk, Bitcoin updates, Texas Tech headlines, lifting questions, creatine myths, training mistakes, upcoming Strength Co. projects, Wisconsin adventures, and plenty of the organized chaos that makes The Okay Podcast what it is. If you've ever wondered whether supplements matter, what gym mistakes are actually holding people back, this episode is for you.Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro08:52 - Staff Brief18:19 - Outlying Stations24:18 - Most Overrated Lift31:19 - Creatine41:08 - Dad Splits44:12 - Wisconsin49:20 - PCS01:00:47 - College World Series01:08:15 - Texas Tech Debate01:16:38 - Sick Kids & Being A Dad01:23:34 - New Trees01:33:13 - Chili Cook Off Recap01:39:04 - Ghost Tours
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  Ep. 112 | Garden Hoses, Lifting In Your 30's & Tustin Chili Cook-Off 05.06.2026 1t 42min

  Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠Grant Broggi and Tres Gottlich are joined by Strength Co. member and University of Georgia alum Adam Yale for a wide-ranging conversation. Along the way they discuss SEC football culture, life in California versus the Deep South, starting strength training later in life, military humor, college baseball, church, entrepreneurship, and the surprising business potential of "hose cups." Timestamps:00:00 - Intro06:22 - Staff Brief15:08 - Adam’s Lifting & Finding The Strength Co. 35:15 - Hose Cups41:07 - Sandbags44:40 - UGA54:30 - Best Garden Hose?01:01:18 - America 250 Plates01:08:55 - Sports01:20:32 - Tustin Chili Cook-Off01:30:12 - OKAY ADAM! 01:38:37 - Sign Off
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  Ep. 111: Wienie 500, Deadlift Grip & Tarps Off Baseball 29.05.2026 1t 41min

  Episode 111 of The Okay Podcast is here. The guys celebrate Memorial Day weekend, conduct another legendary Trash Battalion staff briefing, break down Johnny Manziel’s latest fight, discuss the viral "Tarps Off" baseball movement, debate deadlift grips and lifting technique, and somehow end up talking about Wienermobile racing. Along the way, Grant answers listener lifting questions, the crew opens listener mail, and the Cajun Sergeants Major make another appearance. If you came for fitness, sports, military humor, baseball, or absolute nonsense, this episode has all of it. Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro05:51 - Cajun Staff Brief29:45 - Tres’ Lifting Update35:00 - Hand Placement On The Squat41:36 - Deadlift Grips50:53 - Johnny Football Fight53:11 - Wienie 50054:43 - Sack Segment (NEW)01:01:36 - Sports & The Tarps Off Movement01:22:34 - Celebrity Marines01:29:03 - Saved Rounds
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  Ep. 110: Bowling, Squat Programs & Matios Side Bars 22.05.2026 2t 11min

  Grant Broggi, Jeff Buege, and Trey Gottlich dive into Marine Corps-style “staff brief” chaos, Cajun Sergeant Major impressions, training while sick, squat programming for busy dads, and surprise guest Matios crashing the show out of nowhere. The guys also talk Texas towns, lifting consistency, deadlifting at 11 years old, Bitcoin, soccer, and the reality of getting back into training after weeks off from illness. Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠Timestamps:00:00 - Intro09:26 - Staff Brief16:12 - Surprise Matios Side Bar!31:23 - Staff Brief (cont.)39:28 - Squat Volume vs Intensity For Dads01:04:40 - Stuck Bench Press Tips01:13:25 - 50 Cal Challenge01:29:58 - 250th Birthday Strength Co. Plates01:40:01 - 5 Below01:45:06 - Arsenal01:50:19 - New T Shirt01:54:18 - Pizza Hut Classic01:56:58 - Insane Bowling Story02:04:52 - Sign Off
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  Ep. 109: Submarine Press, Best Movies & Morgan Wallen 15.05.2026 1t 53min

  This week on The Okay Podcast, Grant, Tres, and Jeff spiral into one of the most chaotic episodes yet — featuring fake military staff briefs, Cajun Sergeant Majors handing out leave, government charge card investigations, Boomer Sooner history lessons, and an in-depth discussion on why your overhead press probably sucks.The guys also break down the 50 Cal Challenge leaderboard, discuss gym day pass etiquette, training frequency for the press, and whether landmine movements actually matter for getting stronger. Somewhere in the middle of all that, Trash Battalion completely loses control of the situation.If you like lifting, military humor, garage gym culture, and absolute nonsense, this one’s for you.Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠Timestamps:00:00 - Intro11:12 - Staff Brief24:09 - Outlying Stations30:18 - 50 Cal Challenge36:13 - Tres Lifting Update44:27 - My Press Is Weak, What Do I Do?58:43 - Landmind Rows & Submarine Press01:09:10 - Training Older Women01:14:53 - Mother’s Day01:19:04 - Atlanta Braves01:20:39 - Baseball Movies01:25:10 - Bobby Cox01:31:12 - Shoutout Freddie Lor!01:34:28 - Morgan Wallen01:38:39 - Johnny Manziel Fight01:39:42 - UFC01:41:15 - Top 10 Movies Ever01:49:36 - Sign Off
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  Ep. 108: Lifting While Sick, Strength Co. Baptisms & The Greatest Staff Brief Ever 08.05.2026 1t 23min

  Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠In Episode 108 of The Okay Podcast, Grant, Jeff, and Tre dive into everything from the most painfully accurate military staff brief ever conducted to garage gym dad life, NHL playoff heartbreak, reserve bureaucracy disasters, and the chaos of balancing lifting with family life. The boys break down the 50 Cal Challenge leaderboard, rant about CAC card nightmares and spam calls, revisit No Country For Old Men, and talk through why consistency matters more than perfect programming when it comes to training as a busy dad. Equal parts military humor, strength culture, and smoke-pit-style conversation, this episode is pure Okay Podcast chaos from start to finish.Timestamps:00:00 - Intro04:38 - Greatest Staff Brief of All Time16:19 - Outlying Stations20:12 - Sports Talk33:09 - Tre's Lifting Update, Dad Training Schedule42:22 - 50 Cal Challenge48:55 - Strength Co. Baptisms51:08 - ID Madness58:15 - No Country For Old Men01:02:07 - Spam Calls01:04:44 - Training When Sick, Grant Changes His Mind01:15:15 - Saved Rounds