Hyde’s Strength Odyssey

Hyde said:
It feels like the most productive cutting I’ve ever done, in terms of muscle retention while losing fat. I can now wear my XL shirts handsomely while also filling out the yoke of my 2XL sufficiently - I wear both daily now. And the legs of my swim trunks are just as snug as before, and my ass is big & firm. The last time I was 220s, my legs and glutes were definitely not this big - I have built & kept them as well with my training.
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I bet the little lady likes that firm ass.😜
 
Jimbabwe said:
**** it, take it down to 198 for the meet after this next one.
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I honestly never even remotely considered this, but it’s not the craziest idea.

I’ve only ever competed at 198 a single time, my second meet where I was taking no gear and got foodborn colitis from undercooked chicken 2 weeks before comp. I lost 11lbs after shitting blood for multiple days and barely totaled 1,207 after weighing in at 193lbs soaking wet. If I could just get to weight, any attempts would be a PR. I would need to lose another 15lbs, realistically.

We’ll see; one thing at a time!
 
Hyde said:
I honestly never even remotely considered this, but it’s not the craziest idea.

I’ve only ever competed at 198 a single time, my second meet where I was taking no gear and got foodborn colitis from undercooked chicken 2 weeks before comp. I lost 11lbs after shitting blood for multiple days and barely totaled 1,207 after weighing in at 193lbs soaking wet. If I could just get to weight, any attempts would be a PR. I would need to lose another 15lbs, realistically.

We’ll see; one thing at a time!
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If you do it right, you shouldn't lose much strength, so could put up a gnarly total and look like Dan Green.

Which feels like it'd be sick.
 
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Jimbabwe said:
If you do it right, you shouldn't lose much strength, so could be up a gnarly total and look like Dan Green.

Which feels like it'd be sick.
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I definitely have the fat to give up without getting too lean, and it may even help set me up even better to gain later - main thing is not giving up a bunch of strength like you said.

I have to do 1,642 to total Elite at 220, but only 1,560 at 198. Which seems even more accessible. It’s 1,703 at 242 and 1,753 at 275. The goal has always been to perform an Elite total.
 
man you'd be on the brink of shredded at 198 I bet. wasn't Kleen on stage around 190-192? I know you are an inch or two taller but I'm guessing you'd be pretty lean sub 198
 
Dustin07 said:
man you'd be on the brink of shredded at 198 I bet. wasn't Kleen on stage around 190-192? I know you are an inch or two taller but I'm guessing you'd be pretty lean sub 198
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Well, the consideration here is that I wouldn’t actually be 198, probably still 210 actual before a watercut. But any way you slice it, coming down yet another 16lbs would have me leaner than I’ve been in forever.
 
7/21/26
BW 230.0

2 min Assault Bike
Band Warmup
TKEs
BW Squats
Scap Pushups

Bench, Texas Powerbar
45,155x5
221,276x3
309 3x2
331x1 w/ commands
309x6

1-Board Press
287,292x6

V-Bar Cable Tri Pressdown
100 3x15

DB Lateral Raises
30x5
40 2x12

DB Rear Delt Flyes
45 2x10

Felt pretty strong today, but boy I was dead by the time I was getting through 1-board work. Probably time to add the preWO sardines or eggs back in for this session instead of fasting. 331 is probably an opener right now, so I’m happy it felt like one.
 
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