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The Okay Podcast Powered by The Strength Co.

The Okay Podcast Powered by The Strength Co.

The Okay Podcast 119 Episodes Oct 9, 2026

The Okay Podcast is hosted by Marine veteran Grant Broggi, owner of The Strength Co. and a Starting Strength coach. Each episode begins with Grant discussing topics related to strength training and manufacturing. He is then joined by co-hosts Jeff Buege and Tres Gottlich, also Marine veterans, to talk about football, humorous military experiences, and anything else that makes them say “OKAY!”. The show is produced by PJ.

Episodes

Ep. 130: DITCH THE BENCH & PICK THE PUMPKINS
Ep. 130: DITCH THE BENCH & PICK THE PUMPKINS Oct 9, 2026 01:32:23 THE AMERICA 250 PLATE: ⁠https://www.thestrength.co/pages/america-250#a250-buy⁠SIGN UP FOR THE TURKEY PULL: ⁠https://gyms.thestrength.co/turkey-pull/⁠ Join the Slack and Use code OKAY: https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks Check 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
Ep. 129: Deadlift Divots, Home Depot Cats & Calling The Citadel AD
Ep. 129: Deadlift Divots, Home Depot Cats & Calling The Citadel AD Oct 2, 2026 01:38:56 Do body types change how you do Starting Strength? On Ep. 129 of The Okay Podcast, Grant Broggi, Tres Gottlich, and Jeff Buege break down how long femurs and torsos change the squat, deadlift, and press, tell the Home Depot cat colony saga, pick Week 5 college football (Alabama at Mississippi State, Auburn at Tennessee, South Carolina vs Kentucky, Texas A&M vs Arkansas), and leave a voicemail
Ep. 128: Lost Cat Manhunt, Is Starting Strength Enough & Week 4 Picks
Ep. 128: Lost Cat Manhunt, Is Starting Strength Enough & Week 4 Picks Sep 25, 2026 01:37:08 Is Starting Strength enough to keep you fit? On Ep. 128 of The Okay Podcast, Grant Broggi and Jeff Buege answer a listener's lifting question, break down Week 4 college football picks (Oklahoma vs Georgia, Texas vs Tennessee, Texas A&M vs LSU), talk war college writing and using AI for papers, debate whether Germany ever had a viable strategy to win WWII, and tell the story of Calhoun, Gra
Ep. 127: Baby Is Born, Avoiding Gym Injuries & Week 3 Picks
Ep. 127: Baby Is Born, Avoiding Gym Injuries & Week 3 Picks Sep 18, 2026 01:33:27 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 ment
Ep. 126: Trash Power, AI Coaches & Dove Season
Ep. 126: Trash Power, AI Coaches & Dove Season Sep 11, 2026 01:18:22 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 plat
Ep. 125: Two Bug Lunch, Due Date Picks & Lifting Genes
Ep. 125: Two Bug Lunch, Due Date Picks & Lifting Genes Sep 4, 2026 01:32:03 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:
Ep. 124: College Pick'em, Dolly Parton & The Wiggles
Ep. 124: College Pick'em, Dolly Parton & The Wiggles Aug 28, 2026 01:52:07 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:
Ep. 123: Basement Gyms, Season Picks & Broggi Ice Cream
Ep. 123: Basement Gyms, Season Picks & Broggi Ice Cream Aug 21, 2026 01:26:40 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:
Ep. 122 | Rotary Rage, Rhode Island Chowder & The Barbell Gospel
Ep. 122 | Rotary Rage, Rhode Island Chowder & The Barbell Gospel Aug 14, 2026 01:11:25 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 u
Ep. 121: '97 Chevy Snaps a Belt, Truck Bed Full of Heirlooms, & The G.I.C.L.
Ep. 121: '97 Chevy Snaps a Belt, Truck Bed Full of Heirlooms, & The G.I.C.L. Aug 7, 2026 01:47:49 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 battalio
Ep. 120: The Lost Boys Workout, Lobster Rolls & War Homework
Ep. 120: The Lost Boys Workout, Lobster Rolls & War Homework Jul 31, 2026 01:35:29 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:
Ep. 119: Gas Grills, The Sox & Building A Base
Ep. 119: Gas Grills, The Sox & Building A Base Jul 24, 2026 01:39:24 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:

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