Hyde’s Strength Odyssey
- Thread starter Hyde
- Start date
Dustin07
Legend
this is sick
You're looking great too, congrats on the leanness, you have really worked with discipline to get there, its been an impressive ride watching you go from 270 (ish??) to where you are today and maintain so much of that strength. the back is what pops out to me the most, always awesome when you can see the wings popping out from a FRONT shot.
AWESOME
You're looking great too, congrats on the leanness, you have really worked with discipline to get there, its been an impressive ride watching you go from 270 (ish??) to where you are today and maintain so much of that strength. the back is what pops out to me the most, always awesome when you can see the wings popping out from a FRONT shot.
AWESOME
Hyde
Legend
Well gang, probably no surprise to most of you, but the wife pulled it off! A true ATWR in the Circus DB Press, for Masters Lightweight Women (40+ age, under 73kg/160lb bodyweight). They weighed the dbs in front of the crowd on a calibrated scale on the main arena stage as she called each attempt.
130lbs in a plate-loaded db!
She also set the shot-filled Slater DB record to 118lbs. They let her attempt to break both records, so with up to 3 attempts each she was able to leverage that to make more smaller jumps back and forth. She opened up
with 114 on the Beast Metals plate-loaded db, then 118 on the Slater (which is harder due to the shifting shot or sand you add to load it). She then did 125 for a new WR on the plate-loaded style before attempting 124 on the Slater, which was a miss. That failed attempt jacked her shoulder up decently, but with the crowd waiting anxiously & one attempt still left on the Beast Metal, it was time to cook! Nobody wants the show to end on a miss, plus we didn’t fly all that way not to try. So she called for 130, which is a weight she has never done on the plate-loaded style actually (making it a PR as well as a WR). This went up smoothly & the crowd went wild!
It was a great afternoon and people at the festival really enjoyed the spectacle - definitely a blast & something she will always be proud of.
130lbs in a plate-loaded db!
She also set the shot-filled Slater DB record to 118lbs. They let her attempt to break both records, so with up to 3 attempts each she was able to leverage that to make more smaller jumps back and forth. She opened up
with 114 on the Beast Metals plate-loaded db, then 118 on the Slater (which is harder due to the shifting shot or sand you add to load it). She then did 125 for a new WR on the plate-loaded style before attempting 124 on the Slater, which was a miss. That failed attempt jacked her shoulder up decently, but with the crowd waiting anxiously & one attempt still left on the Beast Metal, it was time to cook! Nobody wants the show to end on a miss, plus we didn’t fly all that way not to try. So she called for 130, which is a weight she has never done on the plate-loaded style actually (making it a PR as well as a WR). This went up smoothly & the crowd went wild!
It was a great afternoon and people at the festival really enjoyed the spectacle - definitely a blast & something she will always be proud of.
gphagan1
Legend
Hyde
Legend
Thank you guys! No real issues with the shoulder I believe, just overworked it some trying to keep it from drifting out of place at extension. She went to the gym this morning and seems to be moving and sleeping normally.
Hyde
Legend
9/30/26
BW 219.4
Klokov Press
Squat, Titan powerbar
45x10
135x5
225,315x3
+deadlift belt
365,405x3
+belt
435,465x1
335 4x5 in 15 min w/ deadlift belt
Deadlift, weightlifting bar
45,135x8 RDL
225 2x3
275,325,375x3
+belt
425,445,455x3
Standing Calf Machine
140 3x10
1 min stretch
Pretty tired yesterday after a 14 hour travel day on Tuesday, but with 8 days since last pull and 10 on squats I wanted to get some powerlifting work in, which went well as I was systematically recovered (besides being exhausted). Bar was moving well and all my joints feel good. Bench tomorrow, then I’ll get some lower body volume in on Sunday.
BW 219.4
Klokov Press
Squat, Titan powerbar
45x10
135x5
225,315x3
+deadlift belt
365,405x3
+belt
435,465x1
335 4x5 in 15 min w/ deadlift belt
Deadlift, weightlifting bar
45,135x8 RDL
225 2x3
275,325,375x3
+belt
425,445,455x3
Standing Calf Machine
140 3x10
1 min stretch
Pretty tired yesterday after a 14 hour travel day on Tuesday, but with 8 days since last pull and 10 on squats I wanted to get some powerlifting work in, which went well as I was systematically recovered (besides being exhausted). Bar was moving well and all my joints feel good. Bench tomorrow, then I’ll get some lower body volume in on Sunday.
Dustin07
Legend
Still wrapping my head around this, its just crazy awesome. and what a rad location with that view. What phenomenal results for all her hard work!!
you must have been going a bit nutty 10 days out from your last squat session lol.
Hyde
Legend
It was very cool; wish I’d taken some pics without my family in them so you could see how pretty the beach and area is there at the pier at Huntington Beach. The Wodapalooza is just a MASSIVE production with the number of delivery trucks, forklifts, crews, power tools, crates, wagons, side-by-sides, fencing, bleachers & banners etc to make it all happen.
Honestly 10 days I am particularly strong and well-prepared to squat hard again. I learned that in 5th Set, that I generally get stronger on 8-10 day micros. So I wasn’t worried, or surprised when despite my fatigue from low sleep & travel I found myself having to resist taking a single at 500, or going higher on deadlift. It can feel like so much time has passed though at times!
sammpedd88
Well-known member
That’s freaking awesome man! Congrats to Mrs’s Hyde!
gphagan1
Legend
Glad it was nothing serious with her shoulder…. I got to confess, I had to brag on Mrs Hyde today at the gym. Everyone was super impressed. And my buddy that owns the gym wife was so amazed and said it was crazy to think about her lifting almost her body weight overhead with one hand, and I showed them the picture you posted. So tell your wife she has some more fans in Georgia. The owner, his wife, and 4 of the CrossFit girls are fans now. 
Oh and that’s an impressive workout you got in too. Looks like the days off didn’t hurt your deadlift or squats at all.
Oh and that’s an impressive workout you got in too. Looks like the days off didn’t hurt your deadlift or squats at all.
Hyde
Legend
Glad it was nothing serious with her shoulder…. I got to confess, I had to brag on Mrs Hyde today at the gym. Everyone was super impressed. And my buddy that owns the gym wife was so amazed and said it was crazy to think about her lifting almost her body weight overhead with one hand, and I showed them the picture you posted. So tell your wife she has some more fans in Georgia. The owner, his wife, and 4 of the CrossFit girls are fans now.
Oh and that’s an impressive workout you got in too. Looks like the days off didn’t hurt your deadlift or squats at all.
That is very cool; it really is quite an impressive thing to watch. Like when you watch some huge guy squat a bar absolutely loaded with plates, you just inherently understand this is something next level you’re witnessing.
Hyde
Legend
10/2/26
BW 218.4
Bench, Texas Powerbar
135x10
205x6
245x3
275x2
300x1
250 5x8
Sleep was short all vacation trying to cram in all the awesome every day, and since coming back I haven’t really adjusted from the jet lag & 2-hour time change yet. So I have been going to bed late, waking up more in the night, but still getting up fairly early. It’s catching up - 135 felt light but everything else felt heavy. Hard to keep my eyes open today; I forced myself through the bare minimum then packed it up. I’m a little surprised because I cut caffeine by 11am yesterday & was still up til 11pm.
Anyway, it will come back around soon enough with some time & effort.
BW 218.4
Bench, Texas Powerbar
135x10
205x6
245x3
275x2
300x1
250 5x8
Sleep was short all vacation trying to cram in all the awesome every day, and since coming back I haven’t really adjusted from the jet lag & 2-hour time change yet. So I have been going to bed late, waking up more in the night, but still getting up fairly early. It’s catching up - 135 felt light but everything else felt heavy. Hard to keep my eyes open today; I forced myself through the bare minimum then packed it up. I’m a little surprised because I cut caffeine by 11am yesterday & was still up til 11pm.
Anyway, it will come back around soon enough with some time & effort.
Dustin07
Legend
hell I can do that
you guys live in such a cool region when it comes to travel. actually you and @MrKleen73 honestly have a sweet setup being able to go either direction fairly easy. I was listening today to JR talk about how Ron White moved to TX and said the travel was a big part of it... all the sudden everything is half the flight. whereas you take like @gphagan1 and me on opposite corners of the country and you can't get anywhere in under a day even flying 500mph lol.
Hyde
Legend
10/4/26
BW 224.4
Scap Pushups
Cat Camel
Bird Dogs
Glute Activation
Roll feet
Frontsquat, weightlifting bar
+lifters
45x10
135x5
205,255x3
+deadlift belt
275 4x6
315x6
Nautilus Hacksquat
+90,180,270x3
340 2x8
GHR
2x12
Hoist Lying Leg Curl
warmup triples
178x9,8
Hoist Leg Extension
65 warmup
105,125,145x15
Hoist Mid Row
165x6
245,305x3
345 2x12
V-grip Chin-ups
16,12,8
Shoulder-width NG Pulldown
209x10,8
Training buddy that went to EliteFTS with me last time got married last night, so that was a good time. Had a couple big plates of food to break my ketosis and one more meal when I got home in the evening, which made for a well-fueled hypertrophy day today. Everything felt stronger for sure.
Then had a bunch of chili, cornbread and some pumpkin pie at the in-laws and watched some football - quite a fine Sunday! Now I have to get back to sanding my daughter’s room so we can paint it this week, and back to the diet. Yin & yang
Also, got about 10 hours sleep the last 2 nights and that’s really helped.
BW 224.4
Scap Pushups
Cat Camel
Bird Dogs
Glute Activation
Roll feet
Frontsquat, weightlifting bar
+lifters
45x10
135x5
205,255x3
+deadlift belt
275 4x6
315x6
Nautilus Hacksquat
+90,180,270x3
340 2x8
GHR
2x12
Hoist Lying Leg Curl
warmup triples
178x9,8
Hoist Leg Extension
65 warmup
105,125,145x15
Hoist Mid Row
165x6
245,305x3
345 2x12
V-grip Chin-ups
16,12,8
Shoulder-width NG Pulldown
209x10,8
Training buddy that went to EliteFTS with me last time got married last night, so that was a good time. Had a couple big plates of food to break my ketosis and one more meal when I got home in the evening, which made for a well-fueled hypertrophy day today. Everything felt stronger for sure.
Then had a bunch of chili, cornbread and some pumpkin pie at the in-laws and watched some football - quite a fine Sunday! Now I have to get back to sanding my daughter’s room so we can paint it this week, and back to the diet. Yin & yang
Also, got about 10 hours sleep the last 2 nights and that’s really helped.
Dustin07
Legend
3 wheeled front squats, pumpkin pie and football. sounds like an awesome weekend
Segansational
Well-known member
Huge congratulations to your wife!! A PR and a World Record?!
So, 130lbs lifted 1 arm at under 160lbs bodyweight? That's just crazy strength and balance I'd assume too. Continues to impress. Does your wife do social media or anything? Would love to follow some of her lifts/comps there too if so.
Hyde
Legend
Thanks!
And this is not some bs federation “world record” that only is acknowledging lifts in that league - this is a REAL record, an All-Time World Record across any federation or contest. The ones that actually matter, where no master has ever lifted this in any contest while also weighing in under 160 previously (nevermind they also weighed out the loaded db before the lift to validate it precisely).
Eh, she posts some to her facebook mainly, but not sure what her stuff is even.
Dustin07
Legend
this is how my wife would describe my social media presence lol
Hyde
Legend
10/6/26
5 min Assault Bike
Bench, Texas Powerbar
45x10
135,225x5
275x3
305x1
285x5,6
255 3x5
WG Incline Bench
45x10
95x6
155x19,16,16
Klokov Press
45,55,65x10
ss w/ DB Rear Delt Flyes
30x3
35,40x12
This was good. Bench felt way better than Friday, presumably due to getting more caught up on sleep as well as carbing up. 305 felt very easy. Didn’t really train the Klokovs today, but they’re still a terrific shoulder mobilizer after benching so they were worth hitting quickly for that alone.
5 min Assault Bike
Bench, Texas Powerbar
45x10
135,225x5
275x3
305x1
285x5,6
255 3x5
WG Incline Bench
45x10
95x6
155x19,16,16
Klokov Press
45,55,65x10
ss w/ DB Rear Delt Flyes
30x3
35,40x12
This was good. Bench felt way better than Friday, presumably due to getting more caught up on sleep as well as carbing up. 305 felt very easy. Didn’t really train the Klokovs today, but they’re still a terrific shoulder mobilizer after benching so they were worth hitting quickly for that alone.
Hyde
Legend
Took 145mg test the week before vacation, 150mg last week, and been moving to 25mg/morning which will become 175/wk. Did 2.5iu of GH the last 4 administrations without issues (I don’t take it the nights I’ve had carbs for better blood sugar management). So I’ll be moving to 3iu nightly tonight. Trying to get carnitine in at least 4x/wk. GW is at 10mg per day, and after a week at 2.5mg Rosuvastatin nightly without issue I’ve moved to 5mg this week where I will keep it. This weekend I also started taking Benefiber, trying to do 6g fiber from that twice per day (it’s awesome, zero taste or texture).
Diet has moved to a lot of fish (salmon, tilapia, tuna, sardines), whey protein powder, some egg whites with a serving of cottage cheese, and a bit of chicken breast. Plus lots of nuts and olive oil, some peanut butter, for fats. 1-2 eggs/day. Added a greens salad daily, plus a serving of another veggie (asparagus or cauliflower so far). I am getting fiber over 20g at least with the nuts and Benefiber, 35+ if I have a Quest Bar. Really trying to keep the saturate fats to ~20g on the keto.
Diet has moved to a lot of fish (salmon, tilapia, tuna, sardines), whey protein powder, some egg whites with a serving of cottage cheese, and a bit of chicken breast. Plus lots of nuts and olive oil, some peanut butter, for fats. 1-2 eggs/day. Added a greens salad daily, plus a serving of another veggie (asparagus or cauliflower so far). I am getting fiber over 20g at least with the nuts and Benefiber, 35+ if I have a Quest Bar. Really trying to keep the saturate fats to ~20g on the keto.
Hyde
Legend
Now I was so tired last night anyway that I couldn’t keep my eyes open at 10:30. U was waiting for the wife to finish painting a room so we could go to bed, after already being up early to train. BUT I took 3iu of GH and slept like the dead last night 
Definitely could have kept going past the 8 hours I had before my alarm, and snoozed a couple times.
Definitely could have kept going past the 8 hours I had before my alarm, and snoozed a couple times.sammpedd88
Well-known member
There’s no sleep like GH sleep. It knocks me outNow I was so tired last night anyway that I couldn’t keep my eyes open at 10:30. U was waiting for the wife to finish painting a room so we could go to bed, after already being up early to train. BUT I took 3iu of GH and slept like the dead last night
Hyde
Legend
2.5iu went well, so we will see how 3iu is tolerated. These are 24 unit vials, so after 8 doses I’ll assess if I want to try 4iu.
I won’t be growing from it with low androgens/lack of food, but if I can get a bit more fat loss and recovery on this cruise from a bigger dose I want it. I scored a 240iu kit for 67 cents an IU, so I intend to leverage that.
MrKleen73
Legend
Wow, very nice!!!!
Hyde
Legend
Yeah I figured even if it was actually 10iu vials and I was lied to that would be a steal ($2/iu is a good market value for a kit). But my initial impressions are it’s what it says it is!
Weighed 220.2 this morning. Between raising testosterone and GH I am looking more full and the scale reflects it. But I know what I’m eating and the diet is ON POINT, so I’m not gaining fat or overdoing food at all. It has been reduced this last week even. I know when it’s time for prep adding in Masteron will pull some water off even as I raise test up more then.
Hyde
Legend
Spot on. I need to get my LDL down significantly before adding androgens back in, bodyweight down a bit more, and strength at an acceptable starting point to be set up to make the run. But I do not want to miss the birth of any future grandchildren over a trophy.
I am all-in. I have been dreaming of an elite total for over a decade. And that’s what it was; now though, it has become a real goal. I know I can do it if I can avoid injury & put it all together (the cut and numbers lifted successfully on the day). It may not happen now, or ever, but it’s POSSIBLE. I would be a fool not to try my best.
The funny part is what was elite 12 years ago when I started no longer is. But these numbers mean something to ME.
sammpedd88
Well-known member
That’s a killer deal bro! I’ve been on 2iu’s for about 9 months and the recomp effects are crazy at that dose.
MrKleen73
Legend
I literally almost got grilled trout and eggs for breakfast this morning too. I ended up going for an omolet instead because there was no way to adjust the stuff that came with the trout when ordering.
Dustin07
Legend
when I was in portland a couple weeks ago for work I said I'm getting diner food for breakfast on the company card. one way or another. when I got there and looked at the menu I was like well, ****. this ain't going to work without left overs so I just ended up ordering a bunch of eggs and meat off the sides menu with sourdough lol.
Hyde
Legend
Yeah, that’s a good looking meal.
They had a 4lb pack of trout on clearance for $7.30/lb that needed cooked by today at Sam’s yesterday. Aka same price as tilapia, organic chicken breast, and nearly 93/7 beef lol. So that made an easy pivot from salmon this week at 2/3 the price!
Rubbed just a little garlic powder on, brushed with olive oil, shook some Cajun seasoning, parsley and a big pinch of stevia/erythritol powder all over the oil before baking. 15 min @ 400 then a 2 minute broil on high: fantastic!
Putting sweetener on oily fish like salmon is a game-changer for me, learned that many years ago from a Dave Palumbo vid. It will add a positive layer to nearly any flavor combo.
On vacation after Metroflex, our family went out for breakfast before driving to the Natural History Museum in LA. I told our server I wanted 5 scrambled eggs and some turkey sausage - he literally did a double take & said “whoa, 5 eggs, alright”. My wife just grinned at me - we didn’t even tell him I was going to finish hers and my sons as well
I had 7 total, along with the sausages. There was just nothing else keto for me on the menu, it was going to be a long day, and I had trained like a demon