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Hyde’s Strength Odyssey

Dustin07 said:
make sure your wife gets some pics/video hyde-
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I think I have to do this one solo It’s just not fair to my son to drag him to a meet at his age/energy level, and my wife would just have to chase him around to entertain him all day & we don’t have anyone who could watch him for 14 hours. She wouldn’t even be able to hand off for me if they came. This meet is not a big one for me, no lifetime PRs, just going to have some fun.

I may try to ask a random to try for a video, but I’m probably up the creek.
 
BW 226.4lbs

Definitely lighter than expected, and I looked pretty tight accordingly. I don’t think I undereating; I believe I’m further leaning out from the RAD/S23 & the 200/200mg average of test/mast the last 3 Sundays. On that note, yesterday was the last day of the injectable RAD/S23. Also added Anadrol at 50mg nightly as of Sunday.

I might have a couple loose tabs of Var I’ll take tomorrow and Friday to offset the S23 being out (RAD has a long half-life and still going). After weighins Saturday I will do a shot of Test Prop & NPP to help volumize without messing with my gut the way an oral would.
 
Hyde said:
I think I have to do this one solo It’s just not fair to my son to drag him to a meet at his age/energy level, and my wife would just have to chase him around to entertain him all day & we don’t have anyone who could watch him for 14 hours. She wouldn’t even be able to hand off for me if they came. This meet is not a big one for me, no lifetime PRs, just going to have some fun.

I may try to ask a random to try for a video, but I’m probably up the creek.
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years ago one of the comps I was in had a live stream going about I didn't know about until after the event, maybe you'll get lucky and find these guys do too. good luck bro, hope it's a good meet.

Dan Green was talking a while back with Dave Tate about improvements they had made on their meets and how they had cut the total time down to like 4.5-5hrs! I was like damn, that might bring me back to competing lol. last few I did were check ins at like 7am, go home around 5pm if you're lucky.
 
Dustin07 said:
years ago one of the comps I was in had a live stream going about I didn't know about until after the event, maybe you'll get lucky and find these guys do too. good luck bro, hope it's a good meet.

Dan Green was talking a while back with Dave Tate about improvements they had made on their meets and how they had cut the total time down to like 4.5-5hrs! I was like damn, that might bring me back to competing lol. last few I did were check ins at like 7am, go home around 5pm if you're lucky.
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Rules at 8, meet begins at 9. There’s only 28-29 people on this roster, so I’m assuming they will do 3 flights if they want to stretch it out to 4pm or so, but they could theoretically do 2 and make it fly if they hate us
 
oh geez 28-29 will be fast regardless. I think Dan's meet he was referring to was like 90 guys. they had set up 2 platforms and had one finished in 4.5hrs and one in 5hrs. I'm not sure what I think would be optimal. I know obv pounding out max efforts 9 times in 90 minutes might be a bit tight lol, but 12 hours of chilling can be exhausting too in its own way.
 
Dustin07 said:
oh geez 28-29 will be fast regardless. I think Dan's meet he was referring to was like 90 guys. they had set up 2 platforms and had one finished in 4.5hrs and one in 5hrs. I'm not sure what I think would be optimal. I know obv pounding out max efforts 9 times in 90 minutes might be a bit tight lol, but 12 hours of chilling can be exhausting too in its own way.
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Yeah I would rather a little slow than too fast but not a 12 hour ordeal. We had 80 with one platform and I want to say it was about 6-7 hours total including the lifters meeting.
 
gphagan1 said:
Man, got the abs showing and all…..I picture you just plowing through a bunch of skinny volleyball players, just for the fun of it. But seriously though, your shoulders, arms, and traps are jacked and really show at that weight. Mrs Hyde is gonna have to be slinging the girls left and right when you go to the gym.
Funny thing is, I bet she could sling a CrossFit girl pretty far.💪
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New strongwoman event!
 
Dustin07 said:
oh geez 28-29 will be fast regardless. I think Dan's meet he was referring to was like 90 guys. they had set up 2 platforms and had one finished in 4.5hrs and one in 5hrs. I'm not sure what I think would be optimal. I know obv pounding out max efforts 9 times in 90 minutes might be a bit tight lol, but 12 hours of chilling can be exhausting too in its own way.
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90 on 2 platforms is really just a 45 lifter meet, time-wise. Which is a pretty standard meet, 40-60 lifters. Single platform is usually capped at 60.

When I totaled 1,603 in 2020 during COVID, there was almost nobody at the meet. I did the biggest total of my life at the time in 2.5 hours in legit 100* Indiana summer with no AC. The single fan in the warehouse was pointed at the platform.

I can assure you, it’s better to have a long day than one that moves too fast!

BennyMagoo79 said:
Nice recomp dude. It’s amazing to me how effective fasting is for you guys!
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Thank you! People keep saying ‘recomp’, but I’m pretty sure losing 17kg/37lbs qualifies as a cut
 
My sister had a baby today, so that’s the exciting news in my life - I’m an uncle again! And my son will have another boy to play with at holidays, which is great. Everything went smoothly and everyone is healthy.
 
Congrats buddy that's great news. As my brothers kids get older (7,5,4) I enjoy being an uncle more and more and love taking them down to the gym at mom and dads barn cause I figure it's a memory they'll have in old age
 
Hyde said:
My sister had a baby today, so that’s the exciting news in my life - I’m an uncle again! And my son will have another boy to play with at holidays, which is great. Everything went smoothly and everyone is healthy.
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Congrats bro and good luck at the meet. You’ve been killing it lately!
 
Hyde said:
My sister had a baby today, so that’s the exciting news in my life - I’m an uncle again! And my son will have another boy to play with at holidays, which is great. Everything went smoothly and everyone is healthy.
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Happy to hear it all went well!! Congratulations man!!!
 
That’s great news….glad Mother and Baby are doing well. When they get older, tell little Hyde to take it easy on his little cousin. You don’t want to turn around and he’s carrying him around like a sand bag.💪
 
gphagan1 said:
That’s great news….glad Mother and Baby are doing well. When they get older, tell little Hyde to take it easy on his little cousin. You don’t want to turn around and he’s carrying him around like a sand bag.
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That's exactly what he wants. LMAO!!!
 
BW 223.8lbs

Again, lighter than expected. Yesterday was low carb and low sodium, today even more so. I’m definitely not going to need any sweating or a complete fast tomorrow (Friday) to make weight Saturday morning. I will just cut off water at some point tomorrow based on morning weight, and might even have a couple meals.
 
Hyde said:
BW 223.8lbs

Again, lighter than expected. Yesterday was low carb and low sodium, today even more so. I’m definitely not going to need any sweating or a complete fast tomorrow (Friday) to make weight Saturday morning. I will just cut off water at some point tomorrow based on morning weight, and might even have a couple meals.
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Now that’s what you call a perfect cut, slide on into your weight the day before, and walk right into weigh-ins the morning of the meet without even breaking a “sweat”.
 
gphagan1 said:
Now that’s what you call a perfect cut, slide on into your weight the day before, and walk right into weigh-ins the morning of the meet without even breaking a “sweat”.
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And not starving either!
 
Hyde said:
90 on 2 platforms is really just a 45 lifter meet, time-wise. Which is a pretty standard meet, 40-60 lifters. Single platform is usually capped at 60.

When I totaled 1,603 in 2020 during COVID, there was almost nobody at the meet. I did the biggest total of my life at the time in 2.5 hours in legit 100* Indiana summer with no AC. The single fan in the warehouse was pointed at the platform.

I can assure you, it’s better to have a long day than one that moves too fast!



Thank you! People keep saying ‘recomp’, but I’m pretty sure losing 17kg/37lbs qualifies as a cut
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You are right of course, it’s just hard to think of it as a cut when the subject looks more muscular in the after image
 
BennyMagoo79 said:
You are right of course, it’s just hard to think of it as a cut when the subject looks more muscular in the after image
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If done correctly all cuts should end this way. I mean look at you, the proof is in the pudding my friend!
 
BW 223.6lbs

Plan is to fast from food today (this is easier to me than eating & better for muscle retention). Total fluid today at 48oz (2 gallons/day last 3 days). Took my Nattokinase, astragalus, Var, B complex, 400mg potassium. Will take a serving of milk of magnesia soon.
 
Hyde said:
BW 223.6lbs

Plan is to fast from food today (this is easier to me than eating & better for muscle retention). Total fluid today at 48oz (2 gallons/day last 3 days). Took my Nattokinase, astragalus, Var, B complex, 400mg potassium. Will take a serving of milk of magnesia soon.
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You are the Mad Scientist !! actually I am very impressed with your knowledge !!
 
It all makes sense now !!!
 
I prefer the GammaRay option !!
 
Weighing in now or did you finish already?
 
MrKleen73 said:
Weighing in now or did you finish already?
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Weighins went well!

I was 220.6lbs at 10pm last night & 219.2lbs at 6am today. Did some chewing gum & spitting in a cup for good measure over the 2+ hour car ride and weighed 99.1kg on comp scale at 9:15am - 218.5lbs.

I am nearly a gallon deep in gatorade and weighing 226.5 currently. Ate a full bag of cheddar rice snacks, 2 packs of Poptarts, and a tray of yakisoba ramen. So over 500g carbs down

Time to nap
 
228.2lbs evening weight a bit ago. I feel filled out, and I’m going to bed! Alarm goes off at 4:30am to make the drive back up. I feel ready.

Catch you all up post comp! Hoping for a fun, safe day
 
Awesome day. Today I put 102lbs on my best 220lb class total & went 9/9. PR’d every lift in this class. My second perfect meet ever, in a row no less. Squat 529lbs in sleeves, benched 347lbs, & pulled 567 for a 655kg/1,442lbs total.

This all despite tearing my adductor 8 weeks ago, elbow surgery 13 weeks ago, dropping 38lbs of bodyweight from last meet in September (literally 50lbs between the weighin weights of 268.x & 218.5, respectively).

I took 4th place in a class of 5, and at only 15kg behind 3rd I am happy for the amount I could train. Guy who took 2nd did 1,551, so I would not have beat that right now even healthy. We lifted together in warmups all day and had a great time pushing each other. We really hit it off, hanging out afterwards while we helped restore the gym, and he even invited me to a private chat group. Hopefully we will get to compete together again.

No injury, no pains, and I got to see where I’m at while having a blast. I truly lifted well; today was a blessing!
 
Awesome showing man, I'm glad you hit the PRs, were able to squat at all, and had such a great showing. I have mixed feelings on your 9/9 though almost want to give you ****, should you have gone heavier??

Can't tell you how pumped I am though, this makes me seriously think about getting back into competing
 
Dustin07 said:
Awesome showing man, I'm glad you hit the PRs, were able to squat at all, and had such a great showing. I have mixed feelings on your 9/9 though almost want to give you ****, should you have gone heavier??

Can't tell you how pumped I am though, this makes me seriously think about getting back into competing
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You make the biggest total by successfully making your greatest attempts - nobody gives a **** how colossally you missed ️

On squat, my 507 second moved well but not insanely strong, so I went up 10kg/22lbs. The third (529) was much slower, and the way the audience and spotters cheered I knew it was a grind, but I was determined. 534 would have been a bad call.

On bench I was wanting to go 352 for my third, but on 336 my right arm struggled very significantly to lock out. Definitely harder than a second should be. So much so that 347 was even very ballsy, but I had did 345 in training so I really wanted to try to chip it at least. I knew I had to set up absolutely perfect, and I did - 347 was much better. 336 had been a technical issue, not a power one.

I only pulled 529 on a Texas bar in training, since I’ve barely been able to pull. So I took 534 on my second, and that moved strong, so I said screw it and made another 15kg/33lb jump - I wanted to know where I stand and I already had a total. It was a tough pull but clean, and I definitely could not have done 600 today, so I’m happy with it. That Kabuki bar always has a little extra pop for me it seems!
 
Hyde said:
You make the biggest total by successfully making your greatest attempts - nobody gives a **** how colossally you missed ️

On squat, my 507 second moved well but not insanely strong, so I went up 10kg/22lbs. The third (529) was much slower, and the way the audience and spotters cheered I knew it was a grind, but I was determined. 534 would have been a bad call.

On bench I was wanting to go 352 for my third, but on 336 my right arm struggled very significantly to lock out. Definitely harder than a second should be. So much so that 347 was even very ballsy, but I had did 345 in training so I really wanted to try to chip it at least. I knew I had to set up absolutely perfect, and I did - 347 was much better. 336 had been a technical issue, not a power one.

I only pulled 529 on a Texas bar in training, since I’ve barely been able to pull. So I took 534 on my second, and that moved strong, so I said screw it and made another 15kg/33lb jump - I wanted to know where I stand and I already had a total. It was a tough pull but clean, and I definitely could not have done 600 today, so I’m happy with it. That Kabuki bar always has a little extra pop for me it seems!
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That’s awesome man congratulations!!
 
Congratulations man! I somehow recently came Across a pic of you a few years ago when searching for something else and just saw your pic at 226 and gotta say seeing the two photos and comparing the lifts in just a few short years, truly incredible work.
 
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