You fuel your truck with premium gas, change the oil on schedule, and check the tires before every trip. But what about your own body—the machine you depend on to provide for your family?

In this episode, we sit down with Dylon Koch from Working Athlete, who learned the hard way what dehydration can do to your mind and muscles. Now, he helps thousands of field workers avoid the same mistakes—mistakes that can cost lives.

We dig into:

• How dehydration impacts your strength, focus, and safety on the job

• What most workers get wrong about energy drinks and quick snacks

• Simple fueling shifts that keep you sharp through long shifts

• How to recover faster so you can show up strong at work and at home

If you’ve ever grabbed two Monsters and a bag of Funyuns on the way to work, this episode could change how long—and how strong—you last on the job.

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I sit down with Rob Jones—U.S. Marine Corps combat engineer turned double above-knee amputee, Paralympic medalist, endurance athlete, and Echelon Front leadership instructor—to translate battlefield lessons into job-site tools for workforce athletes. Rob breaks down his “Survive • Recover • Live” mindset, how to turn “I can’t” into “I can’t yet”. From clearing IEDs in Afghanistan to rowing for Team USA, biking 5,180 miles across America, and running 31 marathons in 31 days, Rob shows how purpose, humility, and even humor keep teams engaged so safety and performance actually stick. If you work in the field—lineman, operator, gas, T&D, warehouse—this conversation gives you practical ways to perform at your best, lead without a title, and go home strong for your family.

You’ll learn

• Field leadership that works: Laws of Combat for crews—Cover & Move, Prioritize & Execute, Decentralized Command

• Resilience you can use today: “I can’t → I can’t yet,” recovery habits to finish strong and be present at home

• Proof the lane on the job: Go first, surface hazards early, keep tailboards honest, build trust—with humor and humility