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Hyde’s Strength Odyssey

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7/18/23

Band Pullaparts, Flyes, Presses, Rotators

Circuit, 3 rounds x25 each:
Band Pressdown Monstermini
CS DB Row 30
Incline DB Bench 30

Bench
45x10
135,185,225x5
255x1
275x11+1 forced rep PR

Incline Bench
45,95,135,185,205,225,235,245x6

Basically a deload/light session instead of the usual heavy bench, to help prepare for the next push ahead. Very happy with 11 reps at 275!
 
Hyde said:
7/18/23

Band Pullaparts, Flyes, Presses, Rotators

Circuit, 3 rounds x25 each:
Band Pressdown Monstermini
CS DB Row 30
Incline DB Bench 30

Bench
45x10
135,185,225x5
255x1
275x11+1 forced rep PR

Incline Bench
45,95,135,185,205,225,235,245x6

Basically a deload/light session instead of the usual heavy bench, to help prepare for the next push ahead. Very happy with 11 reps at 275!
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Man, deload light session and finish with 275 for 11 on Bench.💪
 
Hyde said:
Lol well 275 is 68% of 405, so a light week in the context of where all this is going.

I can tell you 275 for AMRAP felt a lot less intense than 360 raw & 390 SS for singles last week!



I would be lying if I told you I didn’t say “Light Weight” during training today
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Oh yeah, I agree totally with that….that comment was more for the rest of us.😎
 
7/19/23
BW 252.2

Circuit, 3 rounds:
Beltsquat 90 3x20
Reverse Hyper 180 3x20
GHR Sit-ups BW 2x20

Giant Cambered Bar Squat
85x5
175,265x3
355,405x1
+belt
455,495,525,550x1 PR

SSB Frontsquat
65,155x5
245 3x8

Reverse Hyper
270x15
360 2x15

GHR Sit-ups
+55x8

Put 100lbs on my PR for the giant cambered bar from last winter, and this was only my second time ever using it. Very pleasantly surprised - I just kept adding weight & it kept blasting right up. Excited to see where things go this prep!

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That is a great Picture! Impressive !!
 
Resolve10 said:
That’s a lot of plates.

We need to get a belt squat. Do you have a specific one at your gym and do you like it?
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The plates felt extra cool to me because the bar is so heavy empty - I have to manage 625 on it if I want to do 6/side!

Yes it’s a Rogue Monster Rhino belt squat. I have used quite a few belt squats, and honestly it’s my favorite. Better than EliteFTS, Bells of Steel, Matt Wenning’s, Titan Fitness, Pit Shark. It has a place for band pegs, jcups for RDL/Zercher combos, clearance to set a box behind it for boxsquats, moderate footprint, and if you have their Monster rack it can be integrated.

I feel it’s worth every penny of the $2,300. I would honestly get one if we just had the space in the garage. A very versatile lower body machine, that can also be used for cable rows, shrugs, curls, and extensions as well.
 
Hyde said:
7/19/23
BW 252.2

Circuit, 3 rounds:
Beltsquat 90 3x20
Reverse Hyper 180 3x20
GHR Sit-ups BW 2x20

Giant Cambered Bar Squat
85x5
175,265x3
355,405x1
+belt
455,495,525,550x1 PR

SSB Frontsquat
65,155x5
245 3x8

Reverse Hyper
270x15
360 2x15

GHR Sit-ups
+55x8

Put 100lbs on my PR for the giant cambered bar from last winter, and this was only my second time ever using it. Very pleasantly surprised - I just kept adding weight & it kept blasting right up. Excited to see where things go this prep!

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dude... that PR is awesome. great pic too. little jealous of the shoulder vascularity 😅💪 Looks like you're really carrying the weight well on your bulk here as well
 
Dustin07 said:
dude... that PR is awesome. great pic too. little jealous of the shoulder vascularity Looks like you're really carrying the weight well on your bulk here as well
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Did I mention that I also had to bring my belt out another notch yesterday?
 
7/21/23

Circuit:
Band Pullaparts Monstermini 4x25
Push-ups 3x25
Standing Cable Low Widegrip Row 80 3x25

Swissbar Widegrip Bench
35,85,125x10
185,195,205,215,225,235,245,255x10

Swissbar JM Press
35,85,125x10
175x10,6
135x15

Had to bounce earlier than expected so I didn’t get the lat work I wanted in, but it was another brick in the monolith.
 
Hyde said:
7/21/23

Circuit:
Band Pullaparts Monstermini 4x25
Push-ups 3x25
Standing Cable Low Widegrip Row 80 3x25

Swissbar Widegrip Bench
35,85,125x10
185,195,205,215,225,235,245,255x10

Swissbar JM Press
35,85,125x10
175x10,6
135x15

Had to bounce earlier than expected so I didn’t get the lat work I wanted in, but it was another brick in the monolith.
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Your meet coming up in 11.5 weeks is it power lifting or strong man?
 
Hyde said:
7/19/23
BW 252.2

Circuit, 3 rounds:
Beltsquat 90 3x20
Reverse Hyper 180 3x20
GHR Sit-ups BW 2x20

Giant Cambered Bar Squat
85x5
175,265x3
355,405x1
+belt
455,495,525,550x1 PR

SSB Frontsquat
65,155x5
245 3x8

Reverse Hyper
270x15
360 2x15

GHR Sit-ups
+55x8

Put 100lbs on my PR for the giant cambered bar from last winter, and this was only my second time ever using it. Very pleasantly surprised - I just kept adding weight & it kept blasting right up. Excited to see where things go this prep!

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That’s an impressive PR, and that’s a really cool shot of all the plates. You can still see those veins in your shoulders, of course I’m sure 550lbs made them pop really good.💪😎
 
We have Faith in You!
 
7/23/23

Back Extensions
Reverse Hypers on GHR
Farmer’s Suitcase Carry
KB One-leg Deadlift

Snatchgrip Deadlift
135x5
225,335x3
+belt & straps
385x6,8,10

Saturday the wife & I drove up to Chicago for America’s Strongest Middleweight Man & Woman. They were holding the IFBB Wings of Strength Chicago Pro directly across from us in the venue, so I got to watch the open men’s finals as well.

Wife judged and I loaded/helped for the show. From about 9am to 5pm I was loaded plates, tightening clamps, moving equipment off and on the field, re-setting implements, dragging stallmats, loading stones & hummer tires into the trailer. When you are done with something like that, it feels like you competed yourself! I can only imagine my total tonnage for the day.

We stayed at her coach’s house Saturday night, & Sunday we all went to train at a local garage gym because they have a circus dumbbell more like what my wife will be competing on in 4 weeks. With all of the back, core & leg work I got from Saturday, I just needed to knock out my snatchgrip pulls to round out the week.

There were some really monster lifts. 180lb women got up to 300/hand at the end of max Farmer’s Walk, & the 231lb men 430!
 
For anyone wanting to see some of the lifting, or myself gracefully moving implements around, here’s the recorded livestream. You don’t get to hear the music, crowd, or emcee because of the commentator audio, but the video quality is really sharp:

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Hyde said:
For anyone wanting to see some of the lifting, or myself gracefully moving implements around, here’s the recorded livestream. You don’t get to hear the music, crowd, or emcee because of the commentator audio, but the video quality is really sharp:

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oh man that looks so fun and well put together
 
Dustin07 said:
oh man that looks so fun and well put together
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They do a good job with the Pro shows; everyone competing is elite enough to know the drill, where to be when, etc. Then with the small headcount compared to Amateur shows like Nationals or the Arnold, they can spend a lot more time accommodating athletes. I can ask the athletes how far they want their farmers handles apart or if they want their stones a certain way - everyone wants to see big lifts go down successfully & we don’t need to rush.
 
Hyde said:
everyone wants to see big lifts go down successfully & we don’t need to rush.
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That's a really great point, regardless of who wins you want to see an impressive feat of strength here and if it's not setup well for some solid reps then yeah, it's not going to be as entertaining for anyone (and just frustrating for the athletes).
 
Bumping DHB & Mast E by 20mg each and Test E by 60mg this week, for 700mg total.

Test E 360/wk
Mast E 220/wk
1-Test C 120/wk
 
Hyde said:
For anyone wanting to see some of the lifting, or myself gracefully moving implements around, here’s the recorded livestream. You don’t get to hear the music, crowd, or emcee because of the commentator audio, but the video quality is really sharp:

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Awesome !!
 
That is pretty cool you both are so involve in the sports helping/ judging. Sound like a fun time, though long and tiring.
 
dapack said:
That is pretty cool you both are so involve in the sports helping/ judging. Sound like a fun time, though long and tiring.
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I think it is Great they both have the same passion. Hyde does not post a lot of picture of his wife, but I have seen a few video's from her competitions, her lifts are just as impressive as his. But she is much better looking !!
 
Rocket3015 said:
I think it is Great they both have the same passion. Hyde does not post a lot of picture of his wife, but I have seen a few video's from her competitions, her lifts are just as impressive as his. But she is much better looking !!
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You can’t tell in the judge’s polo she had to wear, but she’s pretty jacked right now! Abs are coming through & lots of definition in her back at 150lbs & 5’4”.
 
Hyde said:
You can’t tell in the judge’s polo she had to wear, but she’s pretty jacked right now! Abs are coming through & lots of definition in her back at 150lbs & 5’4”.
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for some reason I had it in my head that you had said she was weighing in at 165 and from that live stream I was like... yeah right lol. or she just carries it well 😅💪
 
7/25/23

Circuit:
Band Pullaparts Monstermini 4x25
Band Pressdown Monstermini 3x25
CS DB Row 30,35,40x25
Incline DB Bench 30,35,40x25

Bench
45x5
95,135,185,225x3
255,285,315,345,365x1
315x5,6,5,5

ss w/ Lat Pulldowns
140 4x15

Closegrip Floorpress
225x12
245,255x8

Nobody at the gym this morning - 365 is heaviest solo unrack I’ve ever performed by a wide margin, but I got it done & blasted that mother. I did not try to push my luck further with any slingshot work!

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It's pretty awesome when you feel comfortable enough to unrack and do 365 with no spotter. Nice work, big numbers on the way this meet!
 
Confidence is Sexy !
 
Well, I haven’t gained any weight this week, still waking up at 252, but I think the contest this weekend is partially to blame - it was a lot of work & my muscles burn a lot of fuel at this point.

To give you an idea of one of my staple meals:
-2.5cups/150g Raisin Bran
-1.5c/360ml Whole Fairlife
-2 slices Dave’s Killer Bread
-2 slices Thomas raisin bread
-2tbsp natural peanut butter
-2tbsp whipped cream cheese
-2tbsp jelly
-6 chicken & pork breakfast sausages (no nitrates
-100ml chicken bone broth
-1 mandarin/cutie
 
Hyde said:
Well, I haven’t gained any weight this week, still waking up at 252, but I think the contest this weekend is partially to blame - it was a lot of work & my muscles burn a lot of fuel at this point.

To give you an idea of one of my staple meals:
-2.5cups/150g Raisin Bran
-1.5c/360ml Whole Fairlife
-2 slices Dave’s Killer Bread
-2 slices Thomas raisin bread
-2tbsp natural peanut butter
-2tbsp whipped cream cheese
-2tbsp jelly
-6 chicken & pork breakfast sausages (no nitrates
-100ml chicken bone broth
-1 mandarin/cutie
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I would love to eat all that and not gain weight !!
 
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