Episode 103 of The Okay Podcast welcomes Colonel Ean White — a 22-year Army Reserve JAG officer, Phoenix-area police legal advisor, cancer survivor, and dedicated barbell trainee. Grant and Jeff take Col. White through his journey from Orange County baseball to post-9/11 Army service, an Iraq deployment drawing down theater, and a parallel civilian career in law enforcement. The conversation dives deep into the ACFT deadlift event, trap bar vs. conventional training, squat coaching, and what it means to balance reserve service with family and career. Plus: War College advice for two majors about to go back to school, a legendary sponsor ad read, Mason Miller's closer entrance, MLB's robot ump challenge system, and a rant about what the Strait of Hormuz means for the price of cast iron plates.

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

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00:00 - Intro & Staff Brief

16:42 - Meet Col. Ean White: Villa Park to the Army JAG Corps

23:37 - Iraq Deployment, Cancer, and the Transition to Reserves

43:02 - Strength Training, the ACFT & Trap Bar Deadlifts

01:00:31 - Iran

01:02:53 - War College Advice, Career Mentorship

01:06:21 - Ean Is OKAY!

01:10:54 - Landmines & Squat Tips

01:25:59 - Padres Baseball, Mason Miller's Walkout, Robot Umps & Trucking Prices

01:41:43 - Sign Off