Hyde
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600/405/700 are all numbers I believe I can achieve in time.
I’d also like to frontsquat 500 and load a 400 atlas stone, and overhead press 300 from the floor. I definitely want to get my farmers carries into the mid 300s/hand for 60ft.
Hyde’s Strength Odyssey
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600/405/700 are all numbers I believe I can achieve in time.
I’d also like to frontsquat 500 and load a 400 atlas stone, and overhead press 300 from the floor. I definitely want to get my farmers carries into the mid 300s/hand for 60ft.
jswain34
Well-known member
Yup, that was it. Still to this day I strongly believe you had that 633, but its always easier to say that after you hit the 3rd than it would have been for me to say "sorry, I thought you were gonna get it". Lol.
And yah man - still pretty bummed about that. That was my last chance at 1500 for several years and my classic sticking point bested me yet again. 1500 was my goal for that meet too...almost went perfectly according to plan but not quite. I dont think I had 13 more lbs in my squat (it wouldve been an absolute grind) and I damn sure know I didnt have it on my last pull so I just wasn't 1500 lb total strong that day! Once I secure a job after school that 1500 is going down. I just cant let you get too far ahead of me before then!
Hyde
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I can’t believe they didn’t have a squat bar! That threw me off bad after preparing for it for 10 weeks.
You better keep at it then cuz I don’t plan to back off any!
Hyde
Legend
04/19/18
40 Rep Circuit (same as Tuesday)
Logpress
102,126,146,166x3
191x4,5,6 PR
Incline Log
191,206,216x3
226x2 PR at this height?
Tri Pressdown
4x25
Abs were quite sore from frontsquat on Tuesday - I just didn’t have it to do chins, or really any back work. Basically every event, including log, taxes the upper back already. Comp is in 9 days on the 28th so my priorities are to stay reasonably conditioned, healthy, and practice technique one more time on everything.
40 Rep Circuit (same as Tuesday)
Logpress
102,126,146,166x3
191x4,5,6 PR
Incline Log
191,206,216x3
226x2 PR at this height?
Tri Pressdown
4x25
Abs were quite sore from frontsquat on Tuesday - I just didn’t have it to do chins, or really any back work. Basically every event, including log, taxes the upper back already. Comp is in 9 days on the 28th so my priorities are to stay reasonably conditioned, healthy, and practice technique one more time on everything.
jswain34
Well-known member
^^Pumpin some blood into those tris i see :growbabygrow:
I forgot about that too. That was strange, I think the meet director said the guy who was supposed to bring it completely forgot or something like that right? How you forget the squat bar when thats your responsibility will never be clear to me haha. Thats like #1 if it's supposed to be there, forget everything else.
And I know it! You're already ahead and gaining more on me damn fast, I need to step it up!
I forgot about that too. That was strange, I think the meet director said the guy who was supposed to bring it completely forgot or something like that right? How you forget the squat bar when thats your responsibility will never be clear to me haha. Thats like #1 if it's supposed to be there, forget everything else.
And I know it! You're already ahead and gaining more on me damn fast, I need to step it up!
Hyde
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Hyde
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Lol I remember reading Jo Jordan’s log on EFS and his breakfast was usually just waffles with butter, syrup, & bananas with coffee. He posted a typical diet and the entire thing maybe had 100g protein, but his solution was just take more gear
MrKleen73
Legend
Me too! I can grab things off the floor, all kinds of extra dexterity than most people.
Hyde
Legend
I assumed all people could do that with them until recently lol
Hyde
Legend
04/21/18
Event Deload
40 rep Circuit
2x3 Box Jumps
Frame Hold
380 max time, didn’t time
Exergenie Harness Pull w Rope
3 runs, last was a tough warmup and not maximal at all
Stones
150x3
215 2x2
Just touched everything to stay loose; no yoke or Zercher carries to rest up for next weekend. Press tomorrow & upper, then a Deload squat on Tuesday.
Event Deload
40 rep Circuit
2x3 Box Jumps
Frame Hold
380 max time, didn’t time
Exergenie Harness Pull w Rope
3 runs, last was a tough warmup and not maximal at all
Stones
150x3
215 2x2
Just touched everything to stay loose; no yoke or Zercher carries to rest up for next weekend. Press tomorrow & upper, then a Deload squat on Tuesday.
BennyMagoo79
Well-known member
Your log is making me want to go find a strongman gym!
wasme
Legend
Liking the methodical approach... And ya I dont have 4 hands like you and chris! lol
Hyde
Legend
If you enjoy heavy lifting for the sake of it, or are drawn to athletic challenge, you will probably enjoy it. There can also definitely be camaraderie. But you have to want it, because the injury rate in power sports is 100%.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_e_1RoDsZgU
Hyde
Legend
04/22/18
6 Days Out
40 Rep Circuit Back Ext/GHR/Push-up/TRX Row/Hammercurls
Women’s 10” Log
72,122,162x3
192x1
202x2
Seated Military w/ Swissbar
123x3
163 2x3
Chest-supported Row
90x12
140 2x8
Tricep Pressdown
2x25
Used the smaller log today to put my hands on something less comfortable. Deload squat and some circuit work is all that remains.
6 Days Out
40 Rep Circuit Back Ext/GHR/Push-up/TRX Row/Hammercurls
Women’s 10” Log
72,122,162x3
192x1
202x2
Seated Military w/ Swissbar
123x3
163 2x3
Chest-supported Row
90x12
140 2x8
Tricep Pressdown
2x25
Used the smaller log today to put my hands on something less comfortable. Deload squat and some circuit work is all that remains.
Hyde
Legend
No lol I actually have to stay above 220, otherwise I’ll be in LW Novice and have to lift weights so light I’ll likely get beat on conditioning from somebody lean lol.
MrKleen73
Legend
Oh, well that is even better then. No water manipulation or anything will be great for performance!
Hyde
Legend
Last 2 days I’ve fasted for about 22 hours (other than a good amount of half & half in my coffee) and then eaten a big fast food meal and some fruit and veggies, keeping total daily intake to 2,300. Definitely dropping weight faster than just eating clean throughout the day, so it’s worked while not training for real since Sunday. It would not optimize performance or recovery however.
Fasting again today and I will keep calories under 2500, then tomorrow will be full-throttle carb-loading with unrestricted calories for Saturday.
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Fasting again today and I will keep calories under 2500, then tomorrow will be full-throttle carb-loading with unrestricted calories for Saturday.
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Hyde
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Lol 12/12 is what I do normally. I just decided I was gonna see how far I can push it the last 2 days and ended up making it through work alright. I have been hungry since waking today but did not pack food since I know I can make it.
Hyde
Legend
Just finished shopping for carb-loading food:
-Jasmine rice w/ soy sauce & some beef
-Cheddar rice pops/crisps
-Blueberry Lemonade (cane sugar)
-Bagels
-Hershey’s Frosting
-Jack’s cheese pizza
I always have loved straight chocolate frosting - I was gonna get Nutella (10g fat 22 cho/2tbsp), but decided to check the macros going thru the baking aisle - frosting is exactly half the fat of Nutella! 5g fat for 22cho in 2tbsp.
BOOM loading hack for fat kids. Have your frosting and eat it too!
-Jasmine rice w/ soy sauce & some beef
-Cheddar rice pops/crisps
-Blueberry Lemonade (cane sugar)
-Bagels
-Hershey’s Frosting
-Jack’s cheese pizza
I always have loved straight chocolate frosting - I was gonna get Nutella (10g fat 22 cho/2tbsp), but decided to check the macros going thru the baking aisle - frosting is exactly half the fat of Nutella! 5g fat for 22cho in 2tbsp.
BOOM loading hack for fat kids. Have your frosting and eat it too!
wasme
Legend
LMAO
Question for you and Chris... would you consider fasting only having BCAAs during the fast, or would a couple of scoops of whey with water still be considered part of fasting?
Hyde
Legend
Depends. If it’s for bloodwork, it’s only water for me. If it’s for weight loss, bcaas, coffee, and half n half/coconut oil or powder are all acceptable to me - they help with energy and satiety more than they contribute calories. Whey if I have even 2 shakes 2 scoops each that’s about 500 calories, and more importantly I find they make me hungrier.
Jamie Lewis was a proponent of isolate shakes all day and one super fatty meat meal at night. I found this was an extremely inconvenient and unsatisfactory diet for me - it worked but I was always hungry and craving junk.
wasme
Legend
Thanks, I have been going with 4 x 1 scoops shakes all day, then a workout and meal... but it's wearing thin! Purpose, to cut.
Hyde
Legend
It will definitely work! And be superior for recovery with that amino trickle vs a true 20/4 fast.
Yomo
Active member
better man than me bro, lol...I had to eat something right after I read fasting 22 hrs straight.
good ish tho, if you can pull it off and see solid results...I'm with you tho, sip on coffee after wake up, helps me plenty, along with tons of water to make the fasting much easier.
Hyde
Legend
So far:
-Small bowl of granola w blackberries & skim
-Cup of cranberry juice w creatine
-2 plain warm bagels w chocolate frosting
230 cho, probably 1,100 cal. I have only just begun! It will be work, but it will be worth it.
EDIT:
-3 cups of rice, 4oz beef
-small bag of cheddar rice crisps
-several cups of blueberry lemonade
-about to repeat above rice meal
MrKleen73
Legend
NICE!!!!!
Fasting is not having any caloric intake whatsoever during the fasting period but people modify it all the time.
The real question is do you need to be truly fasting to achieve your goal? Unless for medical testing then the answer is no...
Yeah, I don't consider it fasting once you start taking in calories but for weight loss your suggestions are completely on point. For weight loss keeping insulin spikes down, and blood sugar lower is going to be key.
You would likely burn more fat, as well as stimulate higher protein synthesis cutting the shakes down to 3 a day. It has been proven that eating protein about every 4 hours maximizes protein synthesis due to allowing protein levels in the blood to drop some so the spike drives more synthesis.
I would be a little worried about insulin spikes with just whey, as they tend to cause cravings since blood sugar is still low, but insulin is trying to pull the blood sugar into the muscles so blood sugar drops. I would maybe do something like 2 or 3 whey shakes with some fats. 1 scoop whey, and 1 oz nuts 2-3 times a day then the meal for dinner...
Lots of easy and convenient options but you may be making yourself hungrier with just the whey alone due to the resulting insulin spike.
I agree, it is better to stimulate protein synthesis more often when pushing recovery. If I weren't focusing on just leaning up I would be following more of a CBL type diet with small protein and fat meals throughout the day and then one carb back loading meal post workout on workout days only.
Nice!!!!
I wish i had remembered to cook myself a bunch of rice and used this for seasoning... it is so fugging amazing man and yeah plenty of sugar to get those carbs up!!! I can eat almost twice as much rice just having this stuff poured over it!!!! SO GOOD!!!!
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Hyde
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Bro this Hershey’s frosting is amazing...better than I remember it even
Cgkone
Well-known member
You used a deadlift bar in the comp?
Cgkone
Well-known member
Nope you'll get there
You got good lifts bro
Hyde
Legend
USPA always has a deadlift bar. Most all strongmen shows that have a barbell will be a deadlift bar too.
Cgkone
Well-known member
I did not know that.
I'm USPA certified powerlifting coach.
Just the 2 day course.
But I thought it was IPL that did deadlift bars.
Shows what I know haha
jimbuick
Legend
The only one I know that doesn't use a DL bar is USPA/IPF.
Hyde
Legend
The USPA is the US affiliate under the IPL. So you’re not wrong!
Hyde
Legend
04/28/18
4th - Truck Pull 50ft
Flatbed Semi loaded to ~35k lbs - 24.75 sec
4th - Frame Hold Big Free-spinning handles
350 25 seconds
Tie for 5th - 10” Logpress
200x4 PR
2nd - Conan’s Wheel
450 43ft
2nd - Stone to Barrels Stationed 10ft apart
225,250,275 in 11.13 seconds
Took 3rd out of 5 in Novice Heavyweight, mid pack. 1 single second faster on truck would have netted me 1st instead of 4th, 1 more second on the hold would have been 3rd, 1 more rep on the little log would have been 4th, 12 ft on Conan’s would have been 1st (it was set too low and it drug on the street and it pulled me fwd despite being easy for me). The 305 stone was literally covered in mud, I absolutely blasted 225-275 up in 11 seconds and then when I was the first to get to 305 it was actually covered in dirt - if the promoter had just wiped it off at all, I would have destroyed it. I snapped it up to midshin easy then all the mud slid off and I was screwed.
I’m happy knowing if I get a hair better on the first 3 events & set my pick height lower I could have won. The stone, that’s on the promoter, but you get what you get! My stone training really paid off, and I think I was the best loader there (only the guy that took 1st loaded the 305 in our class, but he struggled to do it in 38 seconds & I would have did it under 25 for sure, but he got to go after I pulled the dirt off). With only 21 lifters the show flew by in 3.5 hours, but even with very short rests I never felt wore out like I usually do - the circuit work really prepared me well.
Very fun day with a really well-matched group of guys. Had a great time
4th - Truck Pull 50ft
Flatbed Semi loaded to ~35k lbs - 24.75 sec
4th - Frame Hold Big Free-spinning handles
350 25 seconds
Tie for 5th - 10” Logpress
200x4 PR
2nd - Conan’s Wheel
450 43ft
2nd - Stone to Barrels Stationed 10ft apart
225,250,275 in 11.13 seconds
Took 3rd out of 5 in Novice Heavyweight, mid pack. 1 single second faster on truck would have netted me 1st instead of 4th, 1 more second on the hold would have been 3rd, 1 more rep on the little log would have been 4th, 12 ft on Conan’s would have been 1st (it was set too low and it drug on the street and it pulled me fwd despite being easy for me). The 305 stone was literally covered in mud, I absolutely blasted 225-275 up in 11 seconds and then when I was the first to get to 305 it was actually covered in dirt - if the promoter had just wiped it off at all, I would have destroyed it. I snapped it up to midshin easy then all the mud slid off and I was screwed.
I’m happy knowing if I get a hair better on the first 3 events & set my pick height lower I could have won. The stone, that’s on the promoter, but you get what you get! My stone training really paid off, and I think I was the best loader there (only the guy that took 1st loaded the 305 in our class, but he struggled to do it in 38 seconds & I would have did it under 25 for sure, but he got to go after I pulled the dirt off). With only 21 lifters the show flew by in 3.5 hours, but even with very short rests I never felt wore out like I usually do - the circuit work really prepared me well.
Very fun day with a really well-matched group of guys. Had a great time
Hyde
Legend
No not one minute, one SECOND lol - you can’t even make that up
Yeah ours was a really evenly-matched group and it made it a lot of fun. Like you said, I feel like I’ve been on a roll this year and really starting to regain some ground and am getting better again!