Hyde’s Strength Odyssey

Hyde said:
My hope is if I get lean enough, I can eventually produce a similar package to my 268lb strength in the low 250s & hit the lifts at 242. I know this can work for deadlifts; it’s just a matter of having more muscle to do it with squat & bench.
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zero doubt man, and that right there will be the proof of your work and discipline.
 
Dustin07 said:
zero doubt man, and that right there will be the proof of your work and discipline.
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I appreciate the encouragement fellas. It feels a million miles away, BUT I also know that it is possible for me (if this, if that, etc).

When I started powerlifting, the raw classifications from the USPA at the time were that to do an Elite total, aka top 1% of the annual national average total in a weightclass, was just over 1,700 at 242 & 1,750 at 275 in knee sleeves. And this was easily the most thorough, accountable ranking system anyone ever put out for raw lifters, since the outdated standards published during the Multi-Ply equipped era.

Now in that 10 years, the talent pool has grown, more super freaks have emerged, and bigger ATWRs set, but as far as how much the national average has risen I’m not sure. Suffice to say, it’s probably a bit higher now.

But those totals do align with 450 DOTS score coefficients at their respective bodyweights, which is what you need to simply sign up for Powerlifting United’s Nationals without completing a dedicated Regionals qualifier (where the standards are much lower to earn a spot at Nationals). My last meet was something like a 430 DOTS, which I cut zero weight for & actually had a big meal/fluids directly prior.

It’s probably safe to say that 500 DOTS is probably the new meta for an objectively Elite total. And that would be awesome, but the original goal remains: break 1700 at 242, or 1750 at 275 in sleeves.
 
Tweaking my androgen blend to 320 test c, 480 mast e this week.

I’ve also been doing 0.5ml of Iconic Neuro DHEA preWO this week, and it definitely seems to have padded joints slightly while improving focus & natural energy without any stimulation.
 
Hyde said:
I appreciate the encouragement fellas. It feels a million miles away, BUT I also know that it is possible for me (if this, if that, etc).

When I started powerlifting, the raw classifications from the USPA at the time were that to do an Elite total, aka top 1% of the annual national average total in a weightclass, was just over 1,700 at 242 & 1,750 at 275 in knee sleeves. And this was easily the most thorough, accountable ranking system anyone ever put out for raw lifters, since the outdated standards published during the Multi-Ply equipped era.

Now in that 10 years, the talent pool has grown, more super freaks have emerged, and bigger ATWRs set, but as far as how much the national average has risen I’m not sure. Suffice to say, it’s probably a bit higher now.

But those totals do align with 450 DOTS score coefficients at their respective bodyweights, which is what you need to simply sign up for Powerlifting United’s Nationals without completing a dedicated Regionals qualifier (where the standards are much lower to earn a spot at Nationals). My last meet was something like a 430 DOTS, which I cut zero weight for & actually had a big meal/fluids directly prior.

It’s probably safe to say that 500 DOTS is probably the new meta for an objectively Elite total. And that would be awesome, but the original goal remains: break 1700 at 242, or 1750 at 275 in sleeves.
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Well brother with the work ethic you have and the ability to keep going and making improvements, while overcoming challenges, I agree with Kleen and Dustin that you will reach that goal. We know there’s a lot to be said for the so called freak genetics that help some get to the top, but most get there through extremely hard work, dedication, and blasting through obstacles. And I for one believe you are in that top percentage of people with the knowledge to achieve that championship level. You have some of the most knowledge on different training, nutrition, and anabolics for someone your age that I’ve ever seen truthfully. And just looking at the solid usable muscle you’ve put on in just the last couple of years, there is no doubt you’ll break that 1700 lbs barrier at 242, it’s just a matter of when. I mean that’s a 650 squat, 650 deadlift, and 400 bench, and if I remember correctly you were all around those numbers last year at a heavier body weight, so you’re not too far off. And I know all our AM crew believe in you, and can’t wait to see it happen.💪😎👍
 
Hyde said:
When I started powerlifting, the raw classifications from the USPA at the time were that to do an Elite total, aka top 1% of the annual national average total in a weightclass, was just over 1,700 at 242 & 1,750 at 275 in knee sleeves. And this was easily the most thorough, accountable ranking system anyone ever put out for raw lifters, since the outdated standards published during the Multi-Ply equipped era.
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A couple years ago didn't you cut down to like 218 to make weight? do you remember what your total was then?
 
6/6/25
BW 238.4 yesterday

3 min Assault Bike
Band Warmup

Bench, powerbar
45x15,5,10
135,185x5
225,250x3
270 4x3, 1x7

CG 2-Boardpress
225,230x12

Lying Rolling DB Extensions
30,40x10
45x20
50 2x16

DB Pec Flyes
30,40,40x15

Standing DB Rear Flyes
30x15
35x16
40x11

Not really where I wanted bench to be at, but it’s basically a week 1 scenario for bench & my scap was bothering me like it did in the winter, so my setup is probably off again. Might not be benching on my traps enough. Hopefully I can push harder next time - my ART doc did warn me yesterday it might just feel weak if the pec fibers aren’t ready to fire 100% yet. Triceps and rear delts did feel stronger.

Fasted until almost 7:30pm yesterday; ate everything for the day within a 2 hour span. So the underfeeding could certainly also be at play. Squats a day early tomorrow, so will be eating much more today.
 
6/7/25

3 min Assault Bike
Scap Pushups
Cat Camel
Bird Dogs
Side Plank Activations
SL Glute Bridges
Hacksquats

Squat, Texas squatbar
55x10,5
165,253,319x3
+belt
352,396,418,429,440x3
451x5

16” Boxsquat, SSB
155,245x3
295 3x12

11 min Assault Bike

Knocked these out a day early before a long drive. Last squat of the meso so I told myself I’d work the triples up some if it felt good - and boy it really did. Had at least 2 more in the tank on the set with 451; when I did 450x10 I squat 600lbs, so I think I might be capable of mid-500s on another great day.
 
Hyde said:
6/7/25

3 min Assault Bike
Scap Pushups
Cat Camel
Bird Dogs
Side Plank Activations
SL Glute Bridges
Hacksquats

Squat, Texas squatbar
55x10,5
165,253,319x3
+belt
352,396,418,429,440x3
451x5

16” Boxsquat, SSB
155,245x3
295 3x12

11 min Assault Bike

Knocked these out a day early before a long drive. Last squat of the meso so I told myself I’d work the triples up some if it felt good - and boy it really did. Had at least 2 more in the tank on the set with 451; when I did 450x10 I squat 600lbs, so I think I might be capable of mid-500s on another great day.
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That’s some good squats…..your squat numbers are coming back quick.💪👍
 
6/8/25
BW 238.8

5 min Incline Walk

BB Rows
45x15
95x6
+belt
135,165x3
185,205x12

CS Incline DB Rows
50x6
80 2x15

BB Shrugs
45,135x5
225,315x3
+belt & straps
385,405x16

90 minutes Mowing & yard work

Son stayed at his grandparents last night, so after some cardio together this morning the wife wanted to go to the gym for actual cardio - knocked out my rowing and shrugs while she did, then went right into the lawn care to ride the preWO wave and catch some sun.

After 3 days straight of getting up early, training, plus yard work and 8 hours of driving between yesterday & today, everything is sore!
 
Smont said:
For the longest time I had a feeling he would make something like that. I was surprised he made the name so close, But at the same time I'm thinking to myself you have to because you need everyone to know it's supposed to be the natural version of this other thing we're all worried about. I don't have much fear about the cancer stuff but at the same time maybe I do because I do limit my use of cartering to when I'm only using tren or orals. And even though I didn't plan on using it anytime soon I've been thinking to myself I probably shouldn't use it while I'm on HGH just in case. So obviously I have a little bit of a fear somewhere in there. I haven't really ripped the supplement apart yet and I'm sure it's not going to do all of the things carderine does nor would I expect it to, I mean if it does Steve's going to be a billionaire lol. But put all that aside It is a super interesting product and it's probably caught my attention more than anything natural that's come out in a long time
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Betcha these cell phones create more cancer than cardarine lol
 
Hyde said:
Lol I guess that depends on your definition of beach ready! I am still not lean, just getting to where you can really start to see the shape of my abs instead of a plain gut.

But I also sport enough muscle mass that even at my fattest, it just can’t be ignored. There’s no question if I train heavy, and I end up getting questions about being a football player or something.

This evening I took my son to the trampoline park while my wife did some shopping - a little girl came up to ask me if I was the security guard 😂
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Lmfao! The struggle is real!
 
Does this product also have cordyceps sinensis in it like the old MST stuff? That stuff would let you lift forever. When i saw the name it reminded me of that before cardarine for some reason.
 
SkRaw85 said:
Lmfao! The struggle is real!
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I distinctly remember one time walking into an elevator with my wife from the beach, and this old fellow looks us up & down before saying, “Y’all do some good work I see.” 😂

MrKleen73 said:
Does this product also have cordyceps sinensis in it like the old MST stuff? That stuff would let you lift forever. When i saw the name it reminded me of that before cardarine for some reason.
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Not 100% sure; I’m not using Cordarine. But I think there is cordyceps, hence the pun. I also remember the MST stuff giving me a big gas tank. Been using ATP Elite & BASIS though.
 
6/10/25
BW 238.4 postWO

2 min Assault Bike
Scap Pushups
Cat Camel
Bird Dogs
Reverse Arm Circles
Band Warmup
Bench Pushups

Swissbar Bench
38x10,5
88,128,178x6
218 4x6

45* Incline NG DB Press
40x10
60 2x30

Rolling EZBar Skullcrushers
107.5 2x18

V-bar Cable Tri Pressdown
70,80x25

Pullaparts
Monstermini 4x25

Sick of doing light 30-rep DB sets, so broke out the Swissbar for some extra bench volume today (4x6). This pushed my elbow really hard, very spicy by the end, so I’m very bad at it now - but it should help my bench proportionally if I improve it, by my logic. Still did a couple sets of lighter NG incline db to keep the total volume on this day up there to round this mesocycle out.

Deadlifts tomorrow night!
 
6/10/25 - Session 2

7 min Incline Walk
BW RDLs
Side Plank Activations
One-leg Deadlifts

Deadlift, powerbar
45x10
135x5
225,275,315x3
+belt
365,405,425,445x3
455x5

Below-the Knee Rackpulls
+straps
335 2x12

3” Deficit SLDL
275,295x10

Legpress
180x10
360,540x3
740 3x10 w/ 3-sec eccentrics

I remembered a couple weeks ago when I did a second session on Tuesday after benching in the morning it went particularly well, so I moved my Wednesday deadlift forward and ate a bit more today leading into tonight. Felt great & kicked ass - deadlift is pain-free & my technique is clicking better than it’s been in a long time. Pulled 455 for a pretty easy set of 5 to match Saturday’s squat (similarly with at least a couple left in the tank for sure), so I’m pumped for what’s to come!
 
Hyde said:
6/10/25 - Session 2

7 min Incline Walk
BW RDLs
Side Plank Activations
One-leg Deadlifts

Deadlift, powerbar
45x10
135x5
225,275,315x3
+belt
365,405,425,445x3
455x5

Below-the Knee Rackpulls
+straps
335 2x12

3” Deficit SLDL
275,295x10

Legpress
180x10
360,540x3
740 3x10 w/ 3-sec eccentrics

I remembered a couple weeks ago when I did a second session on Tuesday after benching in the morning it went particularly well, so I moved my Wednesday deadlift forward and ate a bit more today leading into tonight. Felt great & kicked ass - deadlift is pain-free & my technique is clicking better than it’s been in a long time. Pulled 455 for a pretty easy set of 5 to match Saturday’s squat (similarly with at least a couple left in the tank for sure), so I’m pumped for what’s to come!
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That’s some good pulls…..yeah it looks like you’re firing on all cylinders now.💪😎👍
 
I love that things seem to be going your way right now. Hoping for continued success!
 
Hyde said:
I remembered a couple weeks ago when I did a second session on Tuesday after benching in the morning it went particularly well, so I moved my Wednesday deadlift forward and ate a bit more today leading into tonight. Felt great & kicked ass - deadlift is pain-free & my technique is clicking better than it’s been in a long time. Pulled 455 for a pretty easy set of 5 to match Saturday’s squat (similarly with at least a couple left in the tank for sure), so I’m pumped for what’s to come!
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those are some great pulls man, you're rebuilding nicely!
I like that 2 a day combo too...
 
MrKleen73 said:
I love that things seem to be going your way right now. Hoping for continued success!
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This is also why I’ll be taking a deload next week once my next bench is knocked out; I want to keep the positive momentum, so I need to bake some catchup time in for all my tissue to stay happy.

Dustin07 said:
those are some great pulls man, you're rebuilding nicely!
I like that 2 a day combo too...
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I will not be training any extra, which I think is really critical - I am just leveraging the timing of food I’m already using for the morning session & it’s recovery to be better primed for the evening one. And my body can take advantage of the higher carbs because I get two separate sessions hitting most of my body over the day to help soak things up.

Now today I can just focus on protein without as many carbs & overall calories, since fueling isn’t a priority, only tissue repair.
 
BW 236.4

Kept food light yesterday, mainly protein-veg-fruit & nuts, and took 12.5mg exem for the first time in a few weeks since it felt like face has been getting more oily. Woke about 2lbs lighter for a new low. So the diet has been working to cut; the scale progress was just hidden by creeping water weight.

Did some more reading & decided to implement a very low dose statin therapy - 2.5mg Rosuvastatin once a week for a few weeks, then hopefully twice per week, if well-tolerated. Seems like all the data shows that a huge percent of the effect can be had at a literal tenth of the drug exposure (similar to my use of Ezetimibe at 5mg because it’s nearly as effective as 10mg). I’ll pull bloods in a couple months to monitor.

Bumping test/mast from 320/480 to 350/500 over this next week.
 
6/13/25
BW 236.4 yesterday

3 min Assault Bike
Scap Pushups
Serratus Activations
Band Warmup
DB Flyes

Bench, powerbar
45x10
135,185x5
225,255x3
275,285,295,305x3
275x7

CG 2-Boardpress
235 2x10

Lying Rolling DB Extensions
30x8
45x3
55x9
50x12
45x14

Seated DB Rear Flyes
35x10,15

Made some solid progress over last week; did a better job setting my upper back & maintaining scap position so I was able to bench without pain. All of my accessories felt weak & faded off fast, likely somewhat from the deficit but especially the very heavy humidity as it drizzled this morning - just lost too much sweat by the time I got to closegrip. Lost reps on everything after heavy bench.
 
6/14/25

3 min Assault Bike
Bird Dogs

BB Rows
45x12
95,145x6
+belt
165x5
185,210x12

One-arm DB Rows
55x8
70x3
100 2x15

BB Shrugs
45,135,225,315x3
+belt & straps
365x3
405x15,10

Got this in while my son did his summer Saturday weightlifting class at our friend’s CrossFit gym. It was the second one and he was really getting into it, having fun & opening up. He even helped the teacher clean up after & didn’t want to leave even when everyone had left!
 
6/15/25

5 min Incline Walk
Scap Pushups
Cat Camel
Bird Dogs
Side Plank Activations
SL Glute Bridges
BW Squats

Squat, powerbar
45 3x5
135,225,275,325x3
+deadlift belt
325 3x3 short rests
365x3

Frontsquat
45,95,185,235x3
275 3x3

DB RFE Split Squat
+60 2x12

Standing Calves
80 4x12
1 min stretch

First deload session in the books. Squats felt very easy as I’d hope & it felt like I was really executing well - good practice all around. Frontsquats also felt very good, especially since I haven’t done them in well over a year. Made a good home for a big Father’s Day breakfast afterwards!

Hope you guys enjoyed your day; I’m happy for all the family time I got this weekend. That’s what it’s all about.
 
Hyde said:
Got this in while my son did his summer Saturday weightlifting class at our friend’s CrossFit gym.
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what kinda stuff do they have the tykes doing? My friend who went on to compete in the Games ran a small kids class for a while at my OG box and it was pretty cool stuff. obviously very mild, but they found interesting ways to get the kids moving, full rom etc but it was a very young kids class I think like ages 5-6 and under so there wasn't any actual barbells or kb. to them it was like recess but they were getting good exercise.
 
Dustin07 said:
what kinda stuff do they have the tykes doing? My friend who went on to compete in the Games ran a small kids class for a while at my OG box and it was pretty cool stuff. obviously very mild, but they found interesting ways to get the kids moving, full rom etc but it was a very young kids class I think like ages 5-6 and under so there wasn't any actual barbells or kb. to them it was like recess but they were getting good exercise.
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Exactly, same idea - just a fun group activity to get them moving through some basic patterns they should be able to safely practice.

For example the WOD after the warmup activities and practicing the individual movements was a combination of them: 5 minutes for rounds (taking turns waiting in line) of a summersault on pads, climb onto a box, jump down, 10 thrusters with a chip, and a bear walk back to the line to wait for their next go.

It’s worth noting that most kids, my son included, just pushpressed or lateral raised their 2.5s 😂
 
That’s great that they have that for the little kids, so much better than just letting them run around doing whatever. Not only is it good physically, but it helps them get comfortable in an organized exercise session with other kids around. That’s really good, especially these days where so many of the younger generations would rather just play video games, with no human interaction, than to do anything physical.😎👍
I think we are all of the same mindset…. I always played sports with my boys growing up and they got into what interested them, martial arts, football, baseball, wrestling, and weightlifting, and they all grew up liking exercise or at least staying active with sports, and now they all do that with my Grandkids. Hyde you being so active with your son and Dustin you getting to train with yours will stick with them as they become men and have their own families, and they will pass it on. 💪😎
 
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Hyde said:
Exactly, same idea - just a fun group activity to get them moving through some basic patterns they should be able to safely practice.

For example the WOD after the warmup activities and practicing the individual movements was a combination of them: 5 minutes for rounds (taking turns waiting in line) of a summersault on pads, climb onto a box, jump down, 10 thrusters with a chip, and a bear walk back to the line to wait for their next go.

It’s worth noting that most kids, my son included, just pushpressed or lateral raised their 2.5s 😂
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Soon they will be strict pressing those 2.5s! 😎
 
Hyde said:
Exactly, same idea - just a fun group activity to get them moving through some basic patterns they should be able to safely practice.

For example the WOD after the warmup activities and practicing the individual movements was a combination of them: 5 minutes for rounds (taking turns waiting in line) of a summersault on pads, climb onto a box, jump down, 10 thrusters with a chip, and a bear walk back to the line to wait for their next go.

It’s worth noting that most kids, my son included, just pushpressed or lateral raised their 2.5s 😂
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lol awesome. I remember them doing bear walks and then jumping to pads playing the floor is lava and thinking man that looks way better than what I'm doing today. lol
 
That's awesome. I love the idea of structured fitness classes for kids. My kids love coming downstairs to the gym to "workout" with me. Might mean some assisted pull ups, pulling on a resistance band, etc. But as I workout in the AM before everyone gets up, it's not a consistent thing. Funny how they just consider it "play" for what we call fitness.
 
Segansational said:
Funny how they just consider it "play" for what we call fitness.
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thats a really important mindset. I used to always ask my gym bros or wife "hey you wanna go play xfit"? cause it was like a game to me. we got ripped and well conditioned but it was still a game type mentality which is what kept it fun and addictive. If we let going to the gym become just "work"... no bueno. Gotta be a reason why its still a productive outlet mentally as well as physically. thats one of the reasons I keep my eyes open for other active "hobbies" too, if I can find the time. Maybe pull out the SUPs this year, try your pickleball, etc.
 
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thats a really important mindset. I used to always ask my gym bros or wife "hey you wanna go play xfit"? cause it was like a game to me. we got ripped and well conditioned but it was still a game type mentality which is what kept it fun and addictive. If we let going to the gym become just "work"... no bueno. Gotta be a reason why its still a productive outlet mentally as well as physically. thats one of the reasons I keep my eyes open for other active "hobbies" too, if I can find the time. Maybe pull out the SUPs this year, try your pickleball, etc.
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Well, to that point too - I'm thinking about other "play-minded" activities I can also do with my family - including bike riding, running, etc.

Two birds with one stone!
 
Hyde said:
He can actually Strictpress a pair of 2lb DBs we have, but I can’t recall if he can do the 4s or not yet!
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Sounds like you need a new pair of 3's!!!
 
Dustin07 said:
bingo! and if you have access, indoor rock climbing gyms and trampoline parks get me super sweaty!
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I went to a bouldering gym once with a friend like a week or two after a meet, so I was still like 260lbs. He figured I could do pull-ups easily enough so I’d be okay, but the fact that I literally outweighed him by 100lbs at the same height wasn’t really considered. The sound the mats made when I intentionally fell onto my back, and the force, vs when he did to come down “safely” was astonishing!

It was fun overall, but I actually sprained a finger from how hard my grip was working in ways it wasn’t used to. Absolute weight matters a lot in climbing, and I don’t think a lot of people pursue it north of 200lbs (like competitive running).
 
6/17/25
BW 234.8 yesterday

Reverse Arm Circles
Band Warmup
Serratus Activations

Swissbar Bench
38x15,5
128,178x6
218 5x6

Low Incline DB Press
60x10
75,80x20

Rolling EZBar Skullcrushers
107.5 2x20

V-bar Cable Tri Pressdown
40 2x50

DB Rear Delt Flyes
30x15
40 2x8

Not really a deload session, but this one in particular doesn’t really need it because it’s easier overall by nature - just an accessory day to the primary bench work. Swissbar feels remarkably heavy at just 99kg, which is essentially why I believe it’s going to be perfect if I build up volume on this day with it (last week was 4x6).

Hit a bodyweight low late yesterday morning after lots of coffee, so I did a good job making this weekend’s family meals align with my goals.
 
On a separate note, I feel I’m at a place where both my training & blast should be decidedly heading towards a peak sooner rather than later. It’s been too long since I’ve been on the platform, and it’s already nearly halfway through 2025: I would like to compete soon, regardless of what I am capable of. Just get some chalk on the ol’ singlet & set a current baseline.

There’s a meet in 10 weeks in Columbus, and in 7 down in STL. If I do the one in STL, I would not be peaked - just going into the day hot off active training to test SBD and knock the cobwebs off. But it’s the same week I’d be maxing/testing that way to set an actual peak for the meet in Columbus, so I am leaning on doing both. STL as a warmup/peak set, then taper into Columbus.

My wife and the barbell club owner both basically said it all made sense to them, that I should go for it, so we’ll see if I pull the trigger! But at a minimum, I think I need to test my lifts after this next training cycle, so I might as well do it in the thing I’m actually training for!
 
Hyde said:
There’s a meet in 10 weeks in Columbus, and in 7 down in STL.
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oh $hit lol I read the first paragraph and I was like... for sure dude, think about how many cycles you could run between now and NYE like when you hit your big bench PR. I didn't think you meant in a month and a half, I love it!

Hyde said:
But at a minimum, I think I need to test my lifts after this next training cycle, so I might as well do it in the thing I’m actually training for!
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fuk yeah dude!!! turn up the heat! 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
 
Hyde said:
On a separate note, I feel I’m at a place where both my training & blast should be decidedly heading towards a peak sooner rather than later. It’s been too long since I’ve been on the platform, and it’s already nearly halfway through 2025: I would like to compete soon, regardless of what I am capable of. Just get some chalk on the ol’ singlet & set a current baseline.

There’s a meet in 10 weeks in Columbus, and in 7 down in STL. If I do the one in STL, I would not be peaked - just going into the day hot off active training to test SBD and knock the cobwebs off. But it’s the same week I’d be maxing/testing that way to set an actual peak for the meet in Columbus, so I am leaning on doing both. STL as a warmup/peak set, then taper into Columbus.

My wife and the barbell club owner both basically said it all made sense to them, that I should go for it, so we’ll see if I pull the trigger! But at a minimum, I think I need to test my lifts after this next training cycle, so I might as well do it in the thing I’m actually training for!
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I think you should do it….everything seems to be lining up really well for you in training now, and it seems your strength is steadily going back up even as your body weight is coming down. 💪
 
gphagan1 said:
I think you should do it….everything seemse next to be lining up really well for you in training now, and it seems your strength is steadily going back up even as your body weight is coming down. 💪
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Agreed….@Hyde, you’ve overcome some injuries and tweaks. Everything is lining up for you. Peaking at the first meet then doing a short schedule for the next would be perfect and probably the safest and healthiest way to approach it right now.
 
DHB came in yesterday. I do daily shots, but I mix each week’s oil up on Thursdays. Since this is a new source, I combined 100mg/1cc with my last bit of the 350 test/500 mast I used this week - figured I better try this stuff out before I mix 2ccs up tomorrow with all my test/mast.

Draw & pin were both super smooth, no weird solvent smells or pain during or since glute injection - but I did begin sweating as soon as I ate carbs a while after the shot! So far, so good: hopefully PIP is a non-issue tomorrow & I can just mix this into my daily blend.

Will be running 400/400/200 test/mast/dhb now that it’s finally here!
 
Dustin07 said:
bingo! and if you have access, indoor rock climbing gyms and trampoline parks get me super sweaty!
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Took the kid to the trampoline park for a few hiurs yesterday. Man what a sight i must have been at 260 lol. Fatty still has backflips and gainers though, the boy was impressed with my carnie tricks
 
Hyde said:
I went to a bouldering gym once with a friend like a week or two after a meet, so I was still like 260lbs. He figured I could do pull-ups easily enough so I’d be okay, but the fact that I literally outweighed him by 100lbs at the same height wasn’t really considered. The sound the mats made when I intentionally fell onto my back, and the force, vs when he did to come down “safely” was astonishing!

It was fun overall, but I actually sprained a finger from how hard my grip was working in ways it wasn’t used to. Absolute weight matters a lot in climbing, and I don’t think a lot of people pursue it north of 200lbs (like competitive running).
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I also went rock climbing, once 🤣
 
Hyde said:
On a separate note, I feel I’m at a place where both my training & blast should be decidedly heading towards a peak sooner rather than later. It’s been too long since I’ve been on the platform, and it’s already nearly halfway through 2025: I would like to compete soon, regardless of what I am capable of. Just get some chalk on the ol’ singlet & set a current baseline.

There’s a meet in 10 weeks in Columbus, and in 7 down in STL. If I do the one in STL, I would not be peaked - just going into the day hot off active training to test SBD and knock the cobwebs off. But it’s the same week I’d be maxing/testing that way to set an actual peak for the meet in Columbus, so I am leaning on doing both. STL as a warmup/peak set, then taper into Columbus.

My wife and the barbell club owner both basically said it all made sense to them, that I should go for it, so we’ll see if I pull the trigger! But at a minimum, I think I need to test my lifts after this next training cycle, so I might as well do it in the thing I’m actually training for!
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Oh hell yes!
 
6/18/25
BW 237.0

4 min Assault Bike
Scap Pushups
Cat Camel
Bird Dogs
Side Plank Activations
Single-leg Glute Bridges

Deadlift, Hansu powerbar
44x10
154x8
220,264,308x3
+belt
330 4x3 short rests
374x3

3” Deficit SLDL
+straps
308 2x8

Hatfield Squat
65x10
155,245,335,385x3
425 2x5

Band Pullthrus
Heavy 2x8

Good deload session; feeling out Hatfield Squats to hopefully rotate them in this last training block in place of the tempo Legpress. They’re a lot more specific, but also a lot more compression to recover from so we’ll see how that goes. I did enjoy doing them, because despite having to deal with the overload they did target my legs well.
 
SkRaw85 said:
Took the kid to the trampoline park for a few hiurs yesterday. Man what a sight i must have been at 260 lol. Fatty still has backflips and gainers though, the boy was impressed with my carnie tricks
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did I send this to you on IG yet? lol



Hyde said:
3” Deficit SLDL
+straps
308 2x8
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For whatever reason I never thought of attempting an SLDL from a deficit. you must be pretty happy with your ROM/flexibility pulling that.
 
Dustin07 said:
For whatever reason I never thought of attempting an SLDL from a deficit. you must be pretty happy with your ROM/flexibility pulling that.
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Yeah it’s a very intentional hammering of the low back, as well as some rounding and straightening of the thoracic. So it really builds up the erectors and everything in a very practical way. This is a pretty advanced exercise with a very high risk & reward profile; I would not suggest it for a majority of people. But it really builds up back strength fast.
 
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