Episode 25 · July 23, 2026
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EPISODE 25 · July 23, 2026 · 49:07
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Bryan Kegans runs football strength and conditioning at Oklahoma State, and he has not tested a 1RM in three and a half years.
We get into the road from middle school PE teacher to Power Four strength coach, why the strongest kid in your weight room might be the worst player on your field, and the foot training research that cut lower leg injuries 2.5x. Bryan breaks down the foot dome drill his athletes run every summer, his low bar squat non-negotiables, money sets that replaced testing weeks entirely, and the day a deep squat ended a player's career. Then he goes somewhere most coaches will not: what it cost him to share his movement work publicly when his own community turned on him.
(Note: I am aware of the technical difficulties of this episode! We did the best we could while battling connection issues.)
Timestamps: 3:05 Meet Bryan Kegans 3:52 The whole road: Texas HS to Oklahoma, USC, and Oklahoma State 9:17 Coaching as a calling. Chase elite, elite comes with scars 12:08 The GOATA story 21:05 Your foot is a core: the 2.5x injury stat 23:30 The foot dome drill 28:45 No excuse for crap movement. No excuse for being weak 31:39 Low bar squat non-negotiables 33:30 Money sets: 3.5 years without a testing week 38:06 Rotational upper body training 42:29 Getting hated for sharing your work
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