Hyde’s Strength Odyssey

Niiiice lol. Yeah, the wife’s started and I feel my estrogen rising as well.... those that cycle together stay together ️
 
Btw my wife was 150 two mornings ago and since switching to 2 gallons of distilled water, pulling sodium down to sub 500mg, she was under 143 this morning! Just flushed right off. We will actually add some pb in and shorten the water fast now. So looks like this cut is in the bag already. Weighins 9am Saturday. No laxative will be needed and no hot Epsom baths likely either.
 
Awesome news for preserving strength for Saturday!
 
THIS^^^^
 
Good luck to the wife tomorrow. I hope she is as strong as ever and things fall in her favor.
 
Hope everything turned out well buddy. I’ve been looking for results online but it doesnt look like websites are updated yet.
 
jswain34 said:
Hope everything turned out well buddy. I’ve been looking for results online but it doesnt look like websites are updated yet.
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3rd Place in Lightweight Pro, out of 5 women. $500 cash and the first alternate for the Arnold Pro if one of the Lightweights backs out/gets injured. And no injuries!

Great show, great crowd at the fair, awesome place to be - Alaska in the summertime is sweet! Sunrise around 6am and sunset not til 9:30, 50 degrees in the morning, 60 by noon, and 67 degrees for most of the day - and it was sunny every day.

Did some beautiful driving through the Wascila valley after weighins Saturday, hit the fair after the comp on Sunday, took the most incredible glacier tour up the river Monday and then got some Moose Tooth pizzeria and hit the Anchorage zoo.

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Awesome Pics and congrats on the 3rd place. She looks like a bad ass carrying that stone!!!!
 
My god that’s gorgeous. I love it that the wife just did a comp the day before and shes already back to lapping stones shoreside the next day . Congrats to her. I never hope for an injured competitor, but hoping she makes it into the Arnold one way or another....
 
MrKleen73 said:
Awesome Pics and congrats on the 3rd place. She looks like a bad ass carrying that stone!!!!
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jswain34 said:
My god that’s gorgeous. I love it that the wife just did a comp the day before and shes already back to lapping stones shoreside the next day . Congrats to her. I never hope for an injured competitor, but hoping she makes it into the Arnold one way or another....
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Yeah she actually fully cleaned it, and did one even larger on her phone that I felt and had to have been 175+lbs! My mom said the same thing, can’t get enough stone lifting There is a very good chance someone won’t be able to go within the next 5 months and she’ll get the spot - we’ll see.

If you guys get the chance to go to Alaska in the summer - GO! Beautiful place to drive, hike, and ride. Take some tours - riding on the water is incredible, and it’s easy to get flown as well.
 
8/24/19
BW 230

Light KB RDL, Pulldowns, TRX Fatman Rows & Squats

Deadlift, Powerbar
155,245x5
335x3
385x1
+straps
415 3x8

Widegrip 3” Blockpull
385x10,9

Chin-ups
10+1+2 (lats cramping)

Got this in fast at Masters of Iron gym in Palmer - it was first thing in the morning while wife was weighing in and I was very dehydrated from long travel despite my best efforts, which had everything feeling off and things feeling very prone to injury/crampy. Shut it down early & lived to die another day. Gym was awesome and you need to train there if you go to Anchorage/Palmer area! Old school. Owner is a vet and wouldn’t even let me pay - he says he runs the place to stay sane and keep the suicide rate down in the winter for his fellow veterans in the valley.

8/28/19 - Bench Wk1

Bench
45x10,8
95,135x5
175,205x3
230x2
250 4x2, 1x8 RPE8

2-Board
170 2x15

BB Curls
45,65,75x10 PR

DB Side Raises
20,25x10

DB Rear Raises
15,20x12

First session back from AK. Brought my grip in way closer, just under halfway along knurling from smooth to the rings, to protect my pec. Also pulled training max down to 310 and kept a couple reps in the tank, and paused every rep. Weight moved well and no pain or issues.
 
Nice and intelligent return.
 
8/30/19 - Squat, Wk1

GHR/Push-ups/TRX Fatmans
2x12/25/16

Squat
45,135x5
225,295x3
345x2
385 4x3, 1x8

SSB Hi Boxsquat
262 3x12

8/31/19 - Squat Accessory
BW 230.6

BB Good Morning
45 2x10
95 5x10

BB Row
95,185,215x12

Incline Chest-Supported DB Row
80 2x12

BB Shrugs
225,265x15

BB Standing Calf Raises
135 5x10

Last night’s squatting decimated me; the 4 triples prior to the AMRAP were much more taxing than the doubles previous training cycle. Split the accessories into a morning session today per Swede’s recommendations.
 
9/2/19 - Overhead, Wk1

Fathandle Farmer’s Walk 80ft
160x2
210x2

10” Logpress
72x10
122,152,172,182x3 strict + 3 push
192,202x3 push
212x2+1 miss (pressed it onto head)
172x3 push

BB Skullcrushers
70 2x10

1-Arm Cable Tri Pressdown
30 2x25 each overhand then underhand

Miniband Pullaparts, 60 sec rest
3x30

Spent almost an hour dragging the sled, boomsticking my pecs, mashing legs and stretching hips to prepare to train. Also wore the full neoprene scuba suit today which helped. Been impossibly sore since the squat session Friday night. Pretty sore again now, but I figure I’ll either adapt or die
 
9/4/19 - Deadlift, Wk1
BW 232

Deadlift, powerbar & hookgrip
155x8
245x3
335,425x2
475 5x2 (+straps on set 3)

Widegrip 3” Blockpulls
445 3x6

Hatfield Squat,3 sec eccentric
(deadlift foot position)
152x10
202 2x10

Cable Pullthrus
100,120,140,160x15

Jeebus my traps are sore from Farmers & Log on Monday! Deadlifts were very easy - getting too fat; been eating for performance and I am getting it but couldn’t fit in my power belt tonight
 
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1 cup oats
1 scoop whey
1 tbsp pb
2 tbsp ground flaxseed
1 cup frozen blueberries
Stevia, cocoa, cinnamon to taste

~600 calories, 40g whey, delicious fuel
 
9/6/19 - Bench, Wk2
BW 229

Hammercurls, Cable Tri Ext, Facepulls, Vogelpohl Rows, Rotator Cuff exercises

Bench
45 2x8
95,135,185x5
215x3
240x2
260 4x2, 1x6+1 assisted

1 Board Press
170 2x12

Side Raises
25 2x10

Rear Delt Flyes
20 2x12

Lat Pulldown
99,165x12

Pull-ups
13 yeah buddayyyy

Chin-ups
12

BB Curls
45x12
65,80x10 PR

Woke up feeling good and everything moved well - I was very surprised when the 7th rep on bench stalled out! Biceps and lats are getting stronger by the week.

I have moved to a 9-day training microcycle (vs a traditional 7-day training rotation) to enable me to better recover so I can run 5th Set for my Bench & Squat and the Cube method for my Deadlift & OHP. These methods all work well for their respective lifts for me, but they were beating me up run concurrently 4 days per week. Dropping to Monday/Wednesday/Friday & the 4 sessions will rotate across them.

Bloodwork 72 hours from this session on Monday morning to help dictate next cycle. Unless work has an objection, going to sign up for USPA meet in Plainfield, IN on 12/8 very soon. Going to gain some weight and go for a PR total.
 
9/6/19 - Bench, Wk2
BW 229

Hammercurls, Cable Tri Ext, Facepulls, Vogelpohl Rows, Rotator Cuff exercises

Bench
45 2x8
95,135,185x5
215x3
240x2
260 4x2, 1x6+1 assisted

1 Board Press
170 2x12

Side Raises
25 2x10

Rear Delt Flyes
20 2x12

Lat Pulldown
99,165x12

Pull-ups
13 yeah buddayyyy

Chin-ups
12

BB Curls
45x12
65,80x10 PR

Woke up feeling good and everything moved well - I was very surprised when the 7th rep on bench stalled out! Biceps and lats are getting stronger by the week.

I have moved to a 9-day training microcycle (vs a traditional 7-day training rotation) to enable me to better recover so I can run 5th Set for my Bench & Squat and the Cube method for my Deadlift & OHP. These methods all work well for their respective lifts for me, but they were beating me up run concurrently 4 days per week. Dropping to Monday/Wednesday/Friday & the 4 sessions will rotate across them.

Bloodwork 72 hours from this session on Monday morning to help dictate next cycle. Unless work has an objection, going to sign up for USPA meet in Plainfield, IN on 12/8 very soon. Going to gain some weight and go for a PR total.
 
Meet prep time broooo. Nice. Pumped for you to lay down a PR. I still need some time to work on that 675 so hold off on that if you can
 
SkRaw85 said:
Things are getting pretty serious! Ideas for next theoretical cycle? #trest>test
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300mg test e/wk for 10 weeks, 8 weeks of 4 & 19dhea starting week 3 to use up some andros, couple weeks of methyls on weeks 1-2 & 11-12 as the test builds and fades. Probably epiandro at the end I have to add some extra neurological power.

I could tolerate pushing more orals/SARMs or pushing trenavar going into the meet for maximum poundage, but that won’t be the best way for me to actually eat and gain weight. Methyls will kill appetite and tvar makes my metabolism crazy.

Pheraplex, Superdrol, Mtren, a quad stack product of Sten+DMZ+LMG+M14AD could all be options to split over the beginning and end.

jswain34 said:
Meet prep time broooo. Nice. Pumped for you to lay down a PR. I still need some time to work on that 675 so hold off on that if you can
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Whatcha doing December 8th??

BennyMagoo79 said:
Oh that looks good
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Awesome, healthy, easy.
 
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My last day of school for the year is the 8th. One week too early.
 
Hyde said:
13 weeks out as of today. That’s like 9 weeks of training and 4 weeks to peak!
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5 of which will be me in New Mexico without a gym to train compounds at other than once a week :-(. Aint gonna happen for me this go around.
 
Hyde said:
300mg test e/wk for 10 weeks, 8 weeks of 4 & 19dhea starting week 3 to use up some andros, couple weeks of methyls on weeks 1-2 & 11-12 as the test builds and fades. Probably epiandro at the end I have to add some extra neurological power.

I could tolerate pushing more orals/SARMs or pushing trenavar going into the meet for maximum poundage, but that won’t be the best way for me to actually eat and gain weight. Methyls will kill appetite and tvar makes my metabolism crazy.

Pheraplex, Superdrol, Mtren, a quad stack product of Sten+DMZ+LMG+M14AD could all be options to split over the beginning and end.



Whatcha doing December 8th??



Awesome, healthy, easy.
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Congrats on the progress and feeling well enough to want to do a meet. One thing I did notice from @Spurfy's idea on running the Var was his idea of running the orals at night only. I did this using some SD which i do not normally do well at all and found it to be almost side free as far as my appetite and whatnot went. Normally week 2 with any SD is the last week because it has to be. That time I just stopped at 2 weeks because it was the plan but I was still able to eat. I was running 10mg non workout days and 20mg on workout days wich for me would have normally been miserable already. My muscles LOVES SD, but the rest of me never has done well with it. Also nice to sleep through the aggression and also have extra recovery when I was actually recovering, IE when I slept.

Might be something to consider trying if you wanted to push a little more size.
 
MrKleen73 said:
Congrats on the progress and feeling well enough to want to do a meet. One thing I did notice from @Spurfy's idea on running the Var was his idea of running the orals at night only. I did this using some SD which i do not normally do well at all and found it to be almost side free as far as my appetite and whatnot went. Normally week 2 with any SD is the last week because it has to be. That time I just stopped at 2 weeks because it was the plan but I was still able to eat. I was running 10mg non workout days and 20mg on workout days wich for me would have normally been miserable already. My muscles LOVES SD, but the rest of me never has done well with it. Also nice to sleep through the aggression and also have extra recovery when I was actually recovering, IE when I slept.

Might be something to consider trying if you wanted to push a little more size.
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Good input; I know I have heard of guys only taking anadrol with their last meal of the day for same reason.

I have ruled out Msten and DMZ as DMZ ALWAYS crushes my appetite. Right now I am leaning on 10 weeks test e, add the 4/19andro last 8 weeks (wk5-12), epiandro last 6, Mtren or M1A last 3. Maybe kicking with 5 weeks of Mechabol.
 
09/09/19 - Wk2, Squat
BW 231.2

GHR
2x12

Squat
45,135x5
225x3
295,345,390x2
390 3x3, 1x8 @ RPE8.5

SSB
292 3x8

Forgot I was doing triples the first set of 390. Moved much better than last week’s 385 & knee is feeling better too. Going to do the back and calf work tomorrow per usual. Working from home is kinda awesome for my nutrition timing & sleep.
 
Hyde said:
Good input; I know I have heard of guys only taking anadrol with their last meal of the day for same reason.

I have ruled out Msten and DMZ as DMZ ALWAYS crushes my appetite. Right now I am leaning on 10 weeks test e, add the 4/19andro last 8 weeks (wk5-12), epiandro last 6, Mtren or M1A last 3. Maybe kicking with 5 weeks of Mechabol.
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Oh yeah, I was about to mention in HGP's log that DMZ was one I realized I can't mess with anymore. It treated my muscles well and whatnot but lots of sides for me and my appetite, and acid reflux was always bad on it. That long half life makes it something that this overnight dosing does not do well because it is still with you for 8 hours the next day when you want to be able to eat. Maybe that or just the longer exposure just kills the liver not sure but I tried it with this method and did not notice the same thing. So I assumed it was the longer half life per dose.
 
Officially signed up for December 8th meet! Open 242 Raw. 8 weeks to build and 5 weeks of peaking.

Bloodwork came back fine; everything looking very normal compared to pre-cycle bloodwork over last couple years, with the exception that my fasting blood glucose was down to 89 and total bilirubin was lower than its ever been at 0.7! 0.8 was the lowest I’ve seen, and I have only seen blood sugar under 90 once (it was 88 when I was probably 21).

Still up in the air if I wanna kick things off with Pheraplex or Methylclostebol but I have til Monday to decide. Both should let me eat well enough.
 
Hyde said:
Officially signed up for December 8th meet! Open 242 Raw. 8 weeks to build and 5 weeks of peaking.

Bloodwork came back fine; everything looking very normal compared to pre-cycle bloodwork over last couple years, with the exception that my fasting blood glucose was down to 89 and total bilirubin was lower than its ever been at 0.7! 0.8 was the lowest I’ve seen, and I have only seen blood sugar under 90 once (it was 88 when I was probably 21).

Still up in the air if I wanna kick things off with Pheraplex or Methylclostebol but I have til Monday to decide. Both should let me eat well enough.
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Isn't Phera a wetter compound? If so I might go with that just to keep everything lubed up while bulking up opposed to mecha being drier anyway.
 
MrKleen73 said:
Isn't Phera a wetter compound? If so I might go with that just to keep everything lubed up while bulking up opposed to mecha being drier anyway.
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Having never used it, I believe it is indeed pretty wet. People said it causes more size than superdrol even, just less strength (which is fine because it’s not the peak of the prep anyway). Supposed to be pretty feel good and not so much lethargy.
 
Hyde said:
Having never used it, I believe it is indeed pretty wet. People said it causes more size than superdrol even, just less strength (which is fine because it’s not the peak of the prep anyway). Supposed to be pretty feel good and not so much lethargy.
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Sounds like a winner for the goals you have. Of course Methylclostebol is a nice compound too, but might as well save it for when appearance is more important.
 
09/10/19 - Wk2, Squat Accessory

Back Extensions
1x15
+45 5x10

BB Row
95,135,195,225x12

Chest-Supported DB Row
70x15,12+3

BB Shrugs
225,275x15

09/11/19 - Wk2, Overhead
BW 235.2 wtf

10” Logpress
72,122x10
152x6
172x8
+sleeves
182 2x8

CG Larsen Press
135,185,195,205x5 easy

BB Skullcrusher
70 2x12

1-Arm Cable Tri Ext
30 2x25/arm overhand then underhand

Miniband Pullaparts
3x30 60 sec rests (next week drop to 45)

Moved Calves to this morning then forgot to do them today. Really woke up on the wrong side of the bed but got it done and feel better for it now finally. I’m realizing I am always going to be massively sore on this day from squat still so Farmer’s just doesn’t work on this day. Will have to do it after deads or bench.
 
Hyde said:
Moved Calves to this morning then forgot to do them today. Really woke up on the wrong side of the bed but got it done and feel better for it now finally. I’m realizing I am always going to be massively sore on this day from squat still so Farmer’s just doesn’t work on this day. Will have to do it after deads or bench.
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Yikes, I would probably go with after bench. A slight mis-step with the carry while your back is toasty from deads seems like it would be a higher risk of injury over doing them after bench.
 
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