About this episode

The hosts discuss college football, the passing of Dolly Parton, and home gym setups while featuring guest Donnie Bowers.

Podcast Hosts: Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach. Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and Lifter Tres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and Lifter Join the Slack and Use code OKAY: ⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠ Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠ BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠ The 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Grant Broggi, Jeff Buege, Tres Gottlich

Guest: Donnie Bowers

Topics covered

• college football
• Dolly Parton
• home gym
• Navy football
• parenting
• NIL

Keywords

• college football
• Dolly Parton
• home gym
• Navy football
• parenting
• BW Tax
• NIL

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Strength Co., Naval Academy, Navy, NIL

Places: Boston

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