Hyde’s Strength Odyssey

5/30/21 - Lower 8
BW 245.0

KB Suitcase Carries, Band Pullaparts, Bird Dogs, Rolling Side Planks, Jigsaw everything, Air Squats

Squat, squat bar
55 2x5
145x3
235,325x1
+sleeves
415x1
+belt
465,505,535x1

Worked up to my squat opener, 2 weeks out. This was only 6 days after hitting my 1st & 2nd attempts, so this predictably felt heavier & more painful than the other day, but it was necessary to properly taper for the meet. Hurting pretty good & needed to get back to the family so I didn’t touch the deadlift. Hoping to grab some lower accessory Wednesday evening.
 
Going to try some light pulls tonight in the garage, then head to the commercial gym for some machine hypertrophy. Looking forward to it!
 
6/2/21 - Lower 9
BW 246.0

Rolling, Bird Dogs, Side Planks, KB Suitcase Carries

Deadlift, deadlift bar
135x6,3
225x3
315x3, 2x1
365 2x1
415,435,455x1
475,495x1 + holds

drive to commercial gym

GHR
8,10,12,14

Chest-Supported Horizontal Row
45/side x10
70,95x10
120x8
145x4

Fat-handle Lat Pulldowns
88,121,143,165,187x12

A little close to the meet to be deadlifting, but I really needed to get some quality practice and grip work in with it - this was much needed!
 
I can't wait to hear the results from the meet !!
 
Rocket3015 said:
I can't wait to hear the results from the meet !!
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You and me both! It’s all speculation until the day comes and the dust settles! People like to talk about what they did in the gym, but lifting in a different environment where you can’t control temperature, pace, timing or equipment while under pressure is something different entirely.

BennyMagoo79 said:
How did it feel?
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Pretty good. 495 felt pretty fast and painless, but there was some discomfort immediately after. Like it almost screwed me up but I was just grazed instead. I took some ibuprofen this morning to get the inflammation out right away. But the important thing is it didn’t hurt while doing it, so it should be continuing to teach my body this is okay. I’ll probably try to open with whatever I need to beat my 242 total PR and assess from there.
 
Hyde said:
You and me both! It’s all speculation until the day comes and the dust settles! People like to talk about what they did in the gym, but lifting in a different environment where you can’t control temperature, pace, timing or equipment while under pressure is something different entirely.



Pretty good. 495 felt pretty fast and painless, but there was some discomfort immediately after. Like it almost screwed me up but I was just grazed instead. I took some ibuprofen this morning to get the inflammation out right away. But the important thing is it didn’t hurt while doing it, so it should be continuing to teach my body this is okay. I’ll probably try to open with whatever I need to beat my 242 total PR and assess from there.
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Good thing it's the final lift!
 
6/3/21 - Bench 9
BW 245.6

Band Pullaparts, Flyes, Tri Extensions, Rows
x2 rounds

Bench, power bar
45x10
135x3
185,235,275,315,345x1

2-board Closegrip
275 2x5

DB Flat Bench
80x15
90 3x15

DB Rear Delt Flyes
30x15
35 2x12

Band Tri Pressdown
Light 2x50

If it looks easy, it was - final training session before the meet on the 13th is in the books. Time to rest all the parts & just focus on keeping my bodyweight up. I’ll be doing some easy walking and bracing work but that’s probably about it.
 
Over a week without lifting, I hope you don't go insane !
 
Rocket3015 said:
Over a week without lifting, I hope you don't go insane !
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There may be some super light squat & bench early next week and some db/band fluff work to stay loose, but nothing that will get me remotely sore or cause any training effect.

I want my knees, back, and elbows ready for battle come next weekend!
 
Get that rest in man, can't wait for the results.
 
Finished off a vial of test yesterday so snuck an extra 30mg/0.1cc of test into that shot, and also added 70mg of 1-Test Cyp for the neurological supercharging heading into the meet next weekend as well as the big increase in insulin sensitivity - obvious hunger increase yesterday & today thanks to the drop in glucose levels. I moved all of my orals to pre-bed the last week and that’s helped hunger slightly and removed indigestion largely, but this was the ticket for actually getting my will to eat back.

Last night of Mk677 tonight until after weighins Saturday at 10am. 248.0 today.
Here’s the total current AAS stack this last week:

330mg test e/wk
70mg 1-test cyp/wk
300mg mast e/wk
120mg trendione/day
20mg var/day
40mg mithras/day

Guessing the Trenavar has a ~20% conversion to tren base, that’s about 1,300mg/wk at the peak here (1,200 last week, & started 11 weeks ago at 500mg total).

Got an Inbody scan and I actually have 1lb more muscle mass (111.1lbs), 13 less lbs of bodyweight (246.7lbs), and 4.5% less bodyfat (22.3%) now than I did a few weeks before last July’s meet when I was 265. I am sure I got bigger in those last few weeks on orals, but it’s great to see this much lean mass at a much healthier bodyfat!

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Good stuff, and I bet you are looking seriously jacked right now.
 
MrKleen73 said:
Good stuff, and I bet you are looking seriously jacked right now.
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There’s been a lot of family/friend outings lately since the baby and time of year, and these days I get size comments every time without fail lol. Officially transcended into gorilla status.

My wife said yesterday I really need to finally go get a CPAP and I’m thinking she’s right

I’ll try to get some pics soon. I’m no bodybuilder, and the acne is solid from the Var and Tren, but definitely looking beefy. XLs are fitted and 2XL shirts are comfy now.
 
@Hyde

Wanted to update you on Leviathan if you did not purchase. It has given me extended DOMs even when I take breaks from using the pre workout, and has hindered my strength program due to the inflammation increase.
 
ValiantThor08 said:
@Hyde

Wanted to update you on Leviathan if you did not purchase. It has given me extended DOMs even when I take breaks from using the pre workout, and has hindered my strength program due to the inflammation increase.
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Thank you so much for the update! I have not purchased it yet so this is extra helpful.

There are so many preworkout blends out there, but the truth is it’s exceptionally hard to find one that really fits just right. Most are either ineffective for my needs or such a compromise on other levels they don’t add much to the overall training performance.
 
I have been using a CPAP since September. A huge game changer in how well I sleep and how well rested I am now.
 
RegisterJr said:
I have been using a CPAP since September. A huge game changer in how well I sleep and how well rested I am now.
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Lucky for me I have never felt the need for one.
 
Rocket3015 said:
Lucky for me I have never felt the need for one.
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I didn’t know I needed one either. My blood pressure started elevating and it turned out that it was my sleep causing it.
 
Yeah, once of these days I will get myself a CPAP as well.
 
Last night (Thursday) went into the gym and did a full warmup/mobility/bracing protocol with a couple sets of band pump things for everything. Hit some weightless squats and warmed up on bench through 185. Measured my bench height (top of power bar within 23” from top of bench). Kept it to 45 min and felt much better afterwards for it. Bought all my groceries afterwards for the weekend.

Started my Mithras a day early by mistake, so I won’t have any for the meet - will be using Dbol day of comp for some good feels.

Woke up 242.8. Have had 6oz ground turkey with a slice of cheese & bbq sauce, a power crunch bar, a 16oz Bang & about 4oz water. Weighing 241.6 - 18 hours from weighins. Probably not going to be much else besides an occasional sip of water if needed. Feeling lethargic and dehydrated, as expected.
 
Good luck man!
 
wfreiling said:
Kill it! What will your openers look like?
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Made weight at 10am today, easy-peezy as expected. Now just doing the work of getting the calories and fluids in to fill out for tomorrow. Very easy 90 min drive to the venue, so not expecting that to take anything out of me tomorrow morning when I go back to compete. Dosed some mk677 when I got home and will do more before bed to help hold some extra water.

Super small meet since they split it into 2 days and nobody signed up due to COVID I assume, so it will probably be a fast one, but at least the AC in the hotel ballroom was kickin’ today
 
Thanks boys. Everything is packed up, little man asleep, did a little mobility, & about to tuck into a little pizza before heading off to dreamland for an early morning. Weighing 248.0 right now & feeling good.

I’ll catch you up tomorrow evening - about time to have some fun!
 
Survived another one

I’d like to say it was a good day; I didn’t get injured and set some 242 PRs, but my back just wasn’t having it - squats were heavier than I wanted to be at 534 & 573 (11lb weightclass PR). On 573 I felt my back pop a couple times and although I it looks like I destroyed it in the video it felt truly 100% max effort, so I scratched my third attempt.

On bench I smoked 342 & 363 (11lb weightclass PR, and smashed 380 on my third (would have been an 11lb LIFETIME PR, at 20lbs less bodyweight no less), but my butt ever so slightly popped up mid lift - I knew it, and so did the side judges. Pretty upset I made that mistake because I haven’t had that problem in many years, but I suppose it’s still a nice gym lift to be proud of. My bench is absolutely strong as ever at least.

Deadlift - opener was set at 534, but I was hurting bad through the ibuprofen so I knew I was going to only go as far as I could and my nerves would shut me down when they decided. Pulled 2,3,4,4.5 plates a side in warmup area and dropped my opener to 501. Went out and pulled it alright, so hopped to 540: as soon as the weight started to come off the ground I got a knife in my sciatic and let go. No surprises there. Probably lowest deadlift ever for me in a meet, but things aren’t healthy so it is what it is.

The venue was very good, awesome AC & space in the hotel ballroom and run well, but it would have been much more fun if more lifters had shown up. With just a single flight of 11 guys today, the meet only took 3 hours & 15 minutes. Very easy to stay hydrated inside, nutrition/stims/PED dosing & timing was spot on, & Dbol was absolutely great to me. My son was really good for us today as well so that made things more fun too.

573/363/501 - 1,438.5 in 242 sleeves, walked out (best total at 242 is ~1,501). Time to unload my spine for a while and really focus on a true and proper back rehab. I must do this right if I want to ever set new lifetime bests in squat/deadlift some day.
 
Glad you had a good time and are looking forward !!
 
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Current composition at end of blast: ~243lbs in the morning, at 22% bf with 111lbs of muscle mass on Inbody scan last week.

Last day of orals was yesterday at the meet. Skipped any shot this weekend, so levels of test e will fall to cruise (~150mg) by next Sunday. Planning on 100mg of mast e/wk until the vial is gone to help retain lean mass as I transition down to lower calories and training gets a big shift away from any spinal loading.
 
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Hyde said:
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Current composition at end of blast: ~243lbs in the morning, at 22% bf with 111lbs of muscle mass on Inbody scan last week.

Last day of orals was yesterday at the meet. Skipped any shot this weekend, so levels of test e will fall to cruise (~150mg) by next Sunday. Planning on 100mg of mast e/wk until the vial is gone to help retain lean mass as I transition down to lower calories and training gets a big shift away from any spinal loading.
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good work bro. Nice to walk with some bw pr’s even with an injury.
 
How Low Can You Go? - LOW !!!
 
Way to go Hyde!
 
Good god you’ve gotten strong[er]! Nice work!
 
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