Hyde’s Strength Odyssey

Resolve10 said:
Maybe one day I’ll buy a deadlift bar. Living the peasant life over here lifting on stiff bars (although don’t do as much on my super stiff power bar anymore).
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The Rogue Boneyard is a good place to keep an eye out for scratch & dent Ohio deadlift bar if you wanted new but still on a budget too.

My advice is get bare steel if you plan to be using your grip as it’s far superior for that, and some kind of cerakote or coating if you think it’s going to be used with straps more. The coating protects the bar from corrosion, but it dulls the knurl.

SkRaw85 said:
Sell ya my Texas DL for cheap. It’s got some dust on it…
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Shipping bars is expensive! Cost $110 for FedEx to send me my power bar from Wes. Just a heads up.

MrKleen73 said:
I keep going back and forth on selling my Elite FTS SS YOKE Bar. I still have a hope I can use it again someday, but the reality is I probably won't be able to do it.
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It can be a good tool for good mornings and lunges/split squats too if lighter weights don’t bother you. And front squats.

SkRaw85 said:
It’s not a nice thought, but same. Pondering selling a few other bars and my deadlift platform and getting one of those Ferrari EliteFTS bench setups.
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They make some great bench racks man
 
Keep an eye on FB marketplace maybe, I'm seeing a lot of the crazy covid prices on weight gear coming down. locally to me there is a Kabuki duffalo bar for $250 OBO, and a Cerberus DL bar for $175 OBO. If i still had a gym or was going to my buddies PL gym I might consider an upgrade. I even see an eleiko for less than half price. I just don't have a way to use my own bar in a practical fashion right now. I LOVED my buddies old eleiko, he spent close to $1500 delivered back in the day and just kept it on a members bar rack we had when I owned the other gym.
 
SkRaw85 said:
It’s not a nice thought, but same. Pondering selling a few other bars and my deadlift platform and getting one of those Ferrari EliteFTS bench setups.
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I really need a wide bench for my house, would love to find a wide adjustable bench. My gym has a couple they recently retired. I think I may ask them if they are willing to make a trade, the SSB Yoke for the bench they aren't using.

@Hyde, I will have to test that but the last time it messed me up wat with a quarter on each side and it thrashed me for a few weeks.
 
10/16/24

VMO Activation
5 minutes Assualt Bike
Scap Pushups
Cat Camels
Bird Dogs
Side Planks
Ab Wheel
Glute Bridges
Band Shoulder mobility & tricep warmup
BW Squats

alt w/ Reverse Hyper
180 3x10

Military Press from chin
45x10
65,85x7
105x3
125x12,15

CGBP
45,45,45,95x5
135,185x3
230 2x10

Pulldown warmups

Pull-ups
BWx3
+20 2x10

Bar Cable Tri Pressdown
60,90x3
110x10,9

Cable Rear Delt Flyes
10 2x8

Felt really great today going into this session, but my goose was definitely cooked by the end. I’m not sure I’m going to continue with the standing press. It feels fine & already getting a lot stronger just from touching it again, but my left side is clearly very dysfunctional upon video review. Going to chat with my ART guy tomorrow and hear his opinion. Probably will move to something back-supported in lieu of this.
 
Hyde said:
10/16/24

VMO Activation
5 minutes Assualt Bike
Scap Pushups
Cat Camels
Bird Dogs
Side Planks
Ab Wheel
Glute Bridges
Band Shoulder mobility & tricep warmup
BW Squats

alt w/ Reverse Hyper
180 3x10

Military Press from chin
45x10
65,85x7
105x3
125x12,15

CGBP
45,45,45,95x5
135,185x3
230 2x10

Pulldown warmups

Pull-ups
BWx3
+20 2x10

Bar Cable Tri Pressdown
60,90x3
110x10,9

Cable Rear Delt Flyes
10 2x8

Felt really great today going into this session, but my goose was definitely cooked by the end. I’m not sure I’m going to continue with the standing press. It feels fine & already getting a lot stronger just from touching it again, but my left side is clearly very dysfunctional upon video review. Going to chat with my ART guy tomorrow and hear his opinion. Probably will move to something back-supported in lieu of this.
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That’s a smart idea, the video review and ART guy checking it out. I’ve always loved military press, actually love almost all pressing, but overhead or military is definitely one that if you get out of balance or a little wonky it can definitely affect more in the upper body than just the shoulders, because of needing to align all the support in the posterior chain. I’ve suffered quite a few nagging injuries from the neck, shoulder blades, on down the back at different times from trying to work in military press and have to work around aches and pains in the old shoulders. Anyway it’s almost inevitable, for me, when I do that something on down the line gets out of whack. So sadly I only add them in when everything is feeling good and can keep good form. Ha, which I know you know all this and could add even more good information I’m sure.😎
 
gphagan1 said:
That’s a smart idea, the video review and ART guy checking it out. I’ve always loved military press, actually love almost all pressing, but overhead or military is definitely one that if you get out of balance or a little wonky it can definitely affect more in the upper body than just the shoulders, because of needing to align all the support in the posterior chain. I’ve suffered quite a few nagging injuries from the neck, shoulder blades, on down the back at different times from trying to work in military press and have to work around aches and pains in the old shoulders. Anyway it’s almost inevitable, for me, when I do that something on down the line gets out of whack. So sadly I only add them in when everything is feeling good and can keep good form. Ha, which I know you know all this and could add even more good information I’m sure.😎
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No I appreciate you sharing your experience; especially since you have found what I worry to be true for you personally. I can’t see how this won’t ultimately put me at risk, given my inability to stay in the positions I probably need to. I’m not even unracking the bar with even hips!
 
Hyde said:
No I appreciate you sharing your experience; especially since you have found what I worry to be true for you personally. I can’t see how this won’t ultimately put me at risk, given my inability to stay in the positions I probably need to. I’m not even unracking the bar with even hips!
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Yeah one of my scariest moments was unracking 185 for OHP and it felt like I pinched a nerve in my neck and left traps causing severe pain and basically all strength left that side. Anyway I kinda of wrist rolled forward with the bar and it dropped violently to my waist. Injured my left traps, neck, and lats. But also I had been in a hurry that day and didn’t warmup properly.
 
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Just met with the doc. Showed him the video and he’s 100% of the same mind. OHP just seems like a total waste of time for my goals, as well as the extra risk.

He also was shocked how screwed up my tricep and elbow was from the closegrip, and pointed out that even if I get the bar lower with the closer grip, if the elbow isn’t flexing more to accomplish that then the tricep long head is not further lengthening. So while ROM is king for hypertrophy, don’t confuse ROM of the barbell stroke with actual ROM in the muscle I’m targeting. If the elbow is not bending further, I might as well add a shoulder saver or block with the closegrip work to keep the range totally productive.

So I’ll probably change the secondary day to higher rep db bench and add a 2-board to the closegrip bench.

He broke up a ton of grit all over my elbow and tricep, and I requested some homework drills to help me try to actually improve my flexion potential.
 
Hyde said:
Just met with the doc. Showed him the video and he’s 100% of the same mind. OHP just seems like a total waste of time for my goals, as well as the extra risk.

He also was shocked how screwed up my tricep and elbow was from the closegrip, and pointed out that even if I get the bar lower with the closer grip, if the elbow isn’t flexing more to accomplish that then the tricep long head is not further lengthening. So while ROM is king for hypertrophy, don’t confuse ROM of the barbell stroke with actual ROM in the muscle I’m targeting. If the elbow is not bending further, I might as well add a shoulder saver or block with the closegrip work to keep the range totally productive.

So I’ll probably change the secondary day to higher rep db bench and add a 2-board to the closegrip bench.

He broke up a ton of grit all over my elbow and tricep, and I requested some homework drills to help me try to actually improve my flexion potential.
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Man, the more you share about that guy, the more I like him. He’s such a valuable tool and support in the lifting game, but especially for a Powerlifter.👍
 
I personally hate the traditional standing OHP. Idk if it's cause my long arms or what but just the movement just never feels natural to me.
 
Anthony_ said:
I personally hate the traditional standing OHP. Idk if it's cause my long arms or what but just the movement just never feels natural to me.
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Yeah people love to talk about functional strength, and how you don’t have a bench to lay down on in real life so what you can press overhead is your useable strength - I suspect most of those people have never worked a manual labor job or had to fix anything ever. There’s basically nothing you will ever have to do requiring more than about 100lbs of consistent static overhead power, to be the strong guy who does things the non-OSHA-approved way that’s just a risk at that. You do a lot of overhead tasks, but they will be repetitive, not maximally heavy.

I was an aircraft mechanic for 5 years, and I was the only one in the shop who installed all of the 80-90lbs NiCad batteries - including overhead. Wheels, hydraulic pistons, etc - every scenario is going to be set up in a way that skilled men with the right equipment can do the damn thing in a reliable fashion. I installed a server overhead in the top of a rack solo a few weeks back that was strictly designed for a 2-man install, and it was probably under 60lbs. I have such a surplus of static strength I could still take my time to finesse it properly into the tracks.

I’m not saying a clean and press won’t help build total body power, but it’s grossly overrated in how necessary it is to develop useful strength, IME. The most transferable strength I know is just getting good at picking up heavy sandbags and carrying & loading them.
 
Hyde said:
Yeah people love to talk about functional strength, and how you don’t have a bench to lay down on in real life so what you can press overhead is your useable strength - I suspect most of those people have never worked a manual labor job or had to fix anything ever. There’s basically nothing you will ever have to do requiring more than about 100lbs of consistent static overhead power, to be the strong guy who does things the non-OSHA-approved way that’s just a risk at that. You do a lot of overhead tasks, but they will be repetitive, not maximally heavy.

I was an aircraft mechanic for 5 years, and I was the only one in the shop who installed all of the 80-90lbs NiCad batteries - including overhead. Wheels, hydraulic pistons, etc - every scenario is going to be set up in a way that skilled men with the right equipment can do the damn thing in a reliable fashion. I installed a server overhead in the top of a rack solo a few weeks back that was strictly designed for a 2-man install, and it was probably under 60lbs. I have such a surplus of static strength I could still take my time to finesse it properly into the tracks.

I’m not saying a clean and press won’t help build total body power, but it’s grossly overrated in how necessary it is to develop useful strength, IME. The most transferable strength I know is just getting good at picking up heavy sandbags and carrying & loading them.
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Yeah the OHP never did anything for me really. Granted it's not strong at all but I just feel it had no transfer over to anything else that I was doing. If from an aesthetic standpoint I rather do some seated dumbbell overhead press .
 
Forgot to ask you the other day, did you try out that bench with the removable floor press pads when you were at EliteFTS? That thing looks like a wet dream.
 
I have been dealing with the same issue on the military press. My back gets all wonky and it takes so much concentration to make sure I am in good position that getting a good effective lift is pretty much impossible. Honestly for shoulder safety I have been doing my pressing seated with the seat one back from vertical. As an added benefit it gets a little of my upper pec which gives my chest a tiny bit of extra work between that, and the dips I do for triceps at the end of the session.
 
SkRaw85 said:
Forgot to ask you the other day, did you try out that bench with the removable floor press pads when you were at EliteFTS? That thing looks like a wet dream.
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Yes, and it was! Excellent comp bench rack, it had mono attachments in it so those work fine with it, and the pads that fit it are dope.
 
10/18/24
BW 241.8 yesterday

VMO Activation
Nerve Flossing
5 min Assault Bike
Scap Pushups
Cat Camels
Bird Dogs
Side Planks
Planks
Glute Bridges
Ab Wheel

HS CSR
90x8
180,270x3
360 2x9

Wide NG Seated Low Cable Row
Warmups
190x9,10

RDLs
45x10
135,225,275x3
300x10,11

Plate-loaded Lying Leg Curl
Warmups
115x8

BB Shrugs
300x6
350x17,16

Knee finally felt good during my nerve flossing - that has been the very best gauge of health progress, as it was impossible the first week, and ROM has steadily increased with knee pain decreasing over sessions since. So now I can do it painless, full ROM, and my knee also was not uncomfortable during deadlift lockouts or shrugs.

Lifts felt pretty strong today, with good progress all around. Probably my last real training until next Friday, as I wake up 3am Sunday to head to Toronto until Wednesday night for work. Although I’m hoping to get a little extra workout in at some point over the conference in the hotel gym.
 
MrKleen73 said:
I have been dealing with the same issue on the military press. My back gets all wonky and it takes so much concentration to make sure I am in good position that getting a good effective lift is pretty much impossible. Honestly for shoulder safety I have been doing my pressing seated with the seat one back from vertical. As an added benefit it gets a little of my upper pec which gives my chest a tiny bit of extra work between that, and the dips I do for triceps at the end of the session.
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This is the exact setup I use when I do dumbbell OHP and Arnold Dumbbell Press, and actually feels like I hit the delts very well, and I agree that I love the extra upper chest bonus.
 
Hyde said:
10/18/24
BW 241.8 yesterday

VMO Activation
Nerve Flossing
5 min Assault Bike
Scap Pushups
Cat Camels
Bird Dogs
Side Planks
Planks
Glute Bridges
Ab Wheel

HS CSR
90x8
180,270x3
360 2x9

Wide NG Seated Low Cable Row
Warmups
190x9,10

RDLs
45x10
135,225,275x3
300x10,11

Plate-loaded Lying Leg Curl
Warmups
115x8

BB Shrugs
300x6
350x17,16

Knee finally felt good during my nerve flossing - that has been the very best gauge of health progress, as it was impossible the first week, and ROM has steadily increased with knee pain decreasing over sessions since. So now I can do it painless, full ROM, and my knee also was not uncomfortable during deadlift lockouts or shrugs.

Lifts felt pretty strong today, with good progress all around. Probably my last real training until next Friday, as I wake up 3am Sunday to head to Toronto until Wednesday night for work. Although I’m hoping to get a little extra workout in at some point over the conference in the hotel gym.
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Awesome to see you’ve got your full ROM back in the knee with no pain. When you can work around an injury that could have been serious, but come out the other side, back to normal, with no surgery, is always a win.💪😎👍
 
Hyde said:
10/18/24
BW 241.8 yesterday

VMO Activation
Nerve Flossing
5 min Assault Bike
Scap Pushups
Cat Camels
Bird Dogs
Side Planks
Planks
Glute Bridges
Ab Wheel

HS CSR
90x8
180,270x3
360 2x9

Wide NG Seated Low Cable Row
Warmups
190x9,10

RDLs
45x10
135,225,275x3
300x10,11

Plate-loaded Lying Leg Curl
Warmups
115x8

BB Shrugs
300x6
350x17,16

Knee finally felt good during my nerve flossing - that has been the very best gauge of health progress, as it was impossible the first week, and ROM has steadily increased with knee pain decreasing over sessions since. So now I can do it painless, full ROM, and my knee also was not uncomfortable during deadlift lockouts or shrugs.

Lifts felt pretty strong today, with good progress all around. Probably my last real training until next Friday, as I wake up 3am Sunday to head to Toronto until Wednesday night for work. Although I’m hoping to get a little extra workout in at some point over the conference in the hotel gym.
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Find some good maple syrup there!
 
10/20/24

VMO Activation
Nerve Flossing
6 min Walk
Tspine Stretch
Cat Camels
Bird Dogs
Side Planks
Plank
Glute Bridges
Band Shoulder & Tri warmup
Incline DB Press

45* Incline Smith Bench
45x15
95,135x5
185,225x3
265x3
245x6,8

Life Fitness Machine Cable Chest Press
Warmups
210x12

Chest Dips
BWx3
+5 2x10

Cable Tower Pec Flies
Warmups
45,50x8

ss w/ Knee Pushups on Knuckles
0,13

Hotel had an old smith machine, plus a machine chest press, cable tower and dip/pullup station! So I was able to get my chest session in just fine. Adjustable bench only did 45* or bust for incline, so I had to tweak the weights used on that plus the other machines, but got some kickass work in just the same. Loaded up with a big salty meal & lots of fluids 2 hours prior to rehydrate from the travel in, pounded some hotel coffee and smashed it 👊

Bloodwork tomorrow now that I’m heading home and had 3 days off training, then back to the regularly scheduled program!
 
Hyde said:
10/20/24

VMO Activation
Nerve Flossing
6 min Walk
Tspine Stretch
Cat Camels
Bird Dogs
Side Planks
Plank
Glute Bridges
Band Shoulder & Tri warmup
Incline DB Press

45* Incline Smith Bench
45x15
95,135x5
185,225x3
265x3
245x6,8

Life Fitness Machine Cable Chest Press
Warmups
210x12

Chest Dips
BWx3
+5 2x10

Cable Tower Pec Flies
Warmups
45,50x8

ss w/ Knee Pushups on Knuckles
0,13

Hotel had an old smith machine, plus a machine chest press, cable tower and dip/pullup station! So I was able to get my chest session in just fine. Adjustable bench only did 45* or bust for incline, so I had to tweak the weights used on that plus the other machines, but got some kickass work in just the same. Loaded up with a big salty meal & lots of fluids 2 hours prior to rehydrate from the travel in, pounded some hotel coffee and smashed it 👊

Bloodwork tomorrow now that I’m heading home and had 3 days off training, then back to the regularly scheduled program!
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Training all the way from the great white north eh!
 
Duffin’s putting out a bunch of new content and I thought this was pretty cool:


Bought his new eBook Building a 1,000lb Deadlift. Finished the first book on my travel home yesterday (it’s nearly 400 pages total so it’s broken into 3 books); so far I’m extremely happy with the $30 I spent. I sincerely wish I had it a decade ago. Lots of good reminders, ideas, considerations, and nuggets of wisdom for someone pursuing a serious strength goal.

chrisduffin.myshopify.com

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A comprehensive 3-Part, 383-page guide that transforms your approach to strength training, whether aiming to break through plateaus or pursuing elite-level deadlifting. This meticulously structured manual combines scientific principles with practical application, covering everything from...
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10/25/24
BW 242.2 yesterday

VMO Activation
Nerve Flossing
5 min Assault Bike
Scap Pushups
Cat Camels
Bird Dogs
Copenhagen Planks
Ab Wheel
Glute Bridges
Pigeon Pose on bench
BW Squats

Hacksquat
Empty,50,90x10
140x8
180x3
200 2x8

Plate-loaded Leg Extensions
45x15
70x12

Deadlift, stiffbar
45x10
135,185,235x5
275,295,315,335x3
345x5

KB Split Squats
BWx15
+35 2x8

Really happy with today! First “squatting” in over 3 weeks; knee did well with the intro. Made some loading progress on the leg extension & split squat too. Put 20lbs on the deadlift as well, and that was feeling great - really zoning in on my technique.

Tried Copenhagens for the first time in a long time - did them knee supported & they were still tough, but felt like stronger activation where I wanted it, faster. Happy with them.
 
Also, got all my bloodwork results back besides D3 levels - I’m really happy with them. I haven’t seen my HDL up to 49 in years, and not sure I’ve ever seen my trigs down to 64. LDL at a steady 99 with 5mg Ezetimibe daily. Fasting glucose was up from the recent GH use, but still only 89 - lower than when I was 21, so nothing trending poorly over time.

The main changes I’ve made in recent times is that I’m really not eating much ground meat for my basal protein - it’s mainly chicken breast, skim Greek yogurt, low fat cottage cheese, some postWO shakes for the bulk of my protein, plus 5-6 whole eggs 3-4x/wk. So I’m guessing there’s been a decrease in saturated fats overall, and what I do take in is mainly from dairy & eggs. I have put a bigger emphasis on carbs, and been pushing more rice and potatoes routinely.

Blood is satisfactory; 18.4 hemoglobin/54.5 hematocrit & 6.1 RBC, but my platelets are only a tame 280. So I’m feeling good about that. Ferritin dropped to 36, presumably from the dairy increase & ground meat decrease - plus I’ve been doing more caffeine overall. Which inhibits iron absorption, similar to calcium. But not looking to donate, so not an issue.

Enzymes, BUN, & Creatinine all fine as well.
 
Hyde said:
Also, got all my bloodwork results back besides D3 levels - I’m really happy with them. I haven’t seen my HDL up to 49 in years, and not sure I’ve ever seen my trigs down to 64. LDL at a steady 99 with 5mg Ezetimibe daily. Fasting glucose was up from the recent GH use, but still only 89 - lower than when I was 21, so nothing trending poorly over time.

The main changes I’ve made in recent times is that I’m really not eating much ground meat for my basal protein - it’s mainly chicken breast, skim Greek yogurt, low fat cottage cheese, some postWO shakes for the bulk of my protein, plus 5-6 whole eggs 3-4x/wk. So I’m guessing there’s been a decrease in saturated fats overall, and what I do take in is mainly from dairy & eggs. I have put a bigger emphasis on carbs, and been pushing more rice and potatoes routinely.

Blood is satisfactory; 18.4 hemoglobin/54.5 hematocrit & 6.1 RBC, but my platelets are only a tame 280. So I’m feeling good about that. Ferritin dropped to 36, presumably from the dairy increase & ground meat decrease - plus I’ve been doing more caffeine overall. Which inhibits iron absorption, similar to calcium. But not looking to donate, so not an issue.

Enzymes, BUN, & Creatinine all fine as well.
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Sounds like everything is in line! Glad to hear the knee is healing and sessions looking great. Back home from the trip?
 
10/27/24

8 min walk
VMO Activation
Nerve Flossing
Scap Pushups
Cat Camels
Bird Dogs
Copenhagen Planks
Glute Bridges
Ab Wheel
Push-ups
Cable Shoulder/lat mobility

Plate-loaded Seated Shoulder Press
90,140x8
180,230x3
270,290x12

CG 1-Boardpress
45x10
135,185,225x3
235,240x12

Bar Cable Tri Pressdown
33,55,77,93x3
110 2x10

Pulldown warmups

NG Chin-ups
BWx2
+25 2x10

Cable Rear Delt Flyes
11 2x12

Standing Calf Machine
90 2x10

This was a way better session than previous shoulder days trying standing military, going to the Nautilus Shoulder Press at the commercial gym and adding a 1-board to the CGBP. Stayed out of pain and was able to push a lot harder, much better contractions. Enjoyed this training!
 
I was trying to think why my triglycerides were so incredibly good, lower than ever for me at 64 (they normally always hover around 80) - the 2 main supplement changes lately have been double the usual dose of standardized Silymarin, as well as swapping one of my 4 ultra EPA fishoil caps daily for an extra strength Krill oil cap.

Krill oil is something Andrew Triana & Dave Crosland have both mentioned seeing benefits for male athletes, and I would say 10-15 points of trigs is pretty great drop for 1 capsule. We’re talking a good 15% difference. YMMV.
 
Hyde said:
I was trying to think why my triglycerides were so incredibly good, lower than ever for me at 64 (they normally always hover around 80) - the 2 main supplement changes lately have been double the usual dose of standardized Silymarin, as well as swapping one of my 4 ultra EPA fishoil caps daily for an extra strength Krill oil cap.

Krill oil is something Andrew Triana & Dave Crosland have both mentioned seeing benefits for male athletes, and I would say 10-15 points of trigs is pretty great drop for 1 capsule. We’re talking a good 15% difference. YMMV.
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What brand of krill oil?
 
Funny story on Duffin's 1k deadlift. A lifter that lifted at EPC which was Duffin's original gym name before Kabuki. He was there and told me on another forum that there was hydrolics underneath the stage he was on when performing that lift. Take that how you want lol.
 
Nice session… good to see you found the sweet spot for your shoulder work. I take Krill oil as well. I knew it helped lipids, but I didn’t realize it has such a big affect on triglycerides, that makes me feel even better.😎
 
Hyde said:
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I know 240 isn't that heavy for you, but that volume at 12 reps still made me 😅 😅 :oops:

Glad your knee is still progressing!! I love to see athletes recover, it creates great mojo and inspiration for the next person to experience an injury.
 
akboom87 said:
What brand of krill oil?
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California Gold Nutrition Antarctic Krill Oil 1,000mg - but there are definitely better ones. Go with a brand that seems trusted, not the very best price. Read the labels.

Anthony_ said:
Funny story on Duffin's 1k deadlift. A lifter that lifted at EPC which was Duffin's original gym name before Kabuki. He was there and told me on another forum that there was hydrolics underneath the stage he was on when performing that lift. Take that how you want lol.
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I have taken college classes in hydraulics, rebuilt aircraft pieces, installed and operated them - I even tried to join the repair station’s newly forming hydraulic repair shop back when I was a mechanic (I was turned down because they felt I was asking for too much money).

I do not see how hydraulics could have assisted that lift in any logical way, perhaps short of slamming into the floor directly below the weights during the initial pull to try to impart some kinetic energy. That sounds like a load of bollox, as the Brits might say.

Duffin did way too many other great feats of barbell strength in a variety of different scenarios for me to ever consider something as petty as fake weights. His 880 every day deadlift where he tore his hip a couple weeks in seems fairly telling of the authenticity.

gphagan1 said:
Nice session… good to see you found the sweet spot for your shoulder work. I take Krill oil as well. I knew it helped lipids, but I didn’t realize it has such a big affect on triglycerides, that makes me feel even better.😎
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Yeah 10 points is a pretty big drop in percentage for me. It’s at least worth considering trying if someone has concerns of their levels. Not that I am in particular, but any little simple edge I can get back to help offset the gear use over time is worthwhile to me.

Dustin07 said:
I know 240 isn't that heavy for you, but that volume at 12 reps still made me 😅 😅 :oops:

Glad your knee is still progressing!! I love to see athletes recover, it creates great mojo and inspiration for the next person to experience an injury.
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Yeah I am really trying to get a controlled negative right now too, not just going as fast as possible. This phase is about getting more from less weight, with an emphasis on the muscular tension. I’m trying to perform more like a bodybuilder and less like a weightlifter for the moment.
 
Hyde said:
California Gold Nutrition Antarctic Krill Oil 1,000mg - but there are definitely better ones. Go with a brand that seems trusted, not the very best price. Read the labels.



I have taken college classes in hydraulics, rebuilt aircraft pieces, installed and operated them - I even tried to join the repair station’s newly forming hydraulic repair shop back when I was a mechanic (I was turned down because they felt I was asking for too much money).

I do not see how hydraulics could have assisted that lift in any logical way, perhaps short of slamming into the floor directly below the weights during the initial pull to try to impart some kinetic energy. That sounds like a load of bollox, as the Brits might say.

Duffin did way too many other great feats of barbell strength in a variety of different scenarios for me to ever consider something as petty as fake weights. His 880 every day deadlift where he tore his hip a couple weeks in seems fairly telling of the authenticity.



Yeah 10 points is a pretty big drop in percentage for me. It’s at least worth considering trying if someone has concerns of their levels. Not that I am in particular, but any little simple edge I can get back to help offset the gear use over time is worthwhile to me.


Yeah I am really trying to get a controlled negative right now too, not just going as fast as possible. This phase is about getting more from less weight, with an emphasis on the muscular tension. I’m trying to perform more like a bodybuilder and less like a weightlifter for the moment.
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Yeah I'm no expert but always thought it was weird how one would claim that it assisted the lift.

Solid training as always boss.
 
Hyde said:
California Gold Nutrition Antarctic Krill Oil 1,000mg - but there are definitely better ones. Go with a brand that seems trusted, not the very best price. Read the labels.



I have taken college classes in hydraulics, rebuilt aircraft pieces, installed and operated them - I even tried to join the repair station’s newly forming hydraulic repair shop back when I was a mechanic (I was turned down because they felt I was asking for too much money).

I do not see how hydraulics could have assisted that lift in any logical way, perhaps short of slamming into the floor directly below the weights during the initial pull to try to impart some kinetic energy. That sounds like a load of bollox, as the Brits might say.

Duffin did way too many other great feats of barbell strength in a variety of different scenarios for me to ever consider something as petty as fake weights. His 880 every day deadlift where he tore his hip a couple weeks in seems fairly telling of the authenticity.



Yeah 10 points is a pretty big drop in percentage for me. It’s at least worth considering trying if someone has concerns of their levels. Not that I am in particular, but any little simple edge I can get back to help offset the gear use over time is worthwhile to me.


Yeah I am really trying to get a controlled negative right now too, not just going as fast as possible. This phase is about getting more from less weight, with an emphasis on the muscular tension. I’m trying to perform more like a bodybuilder and less like a weightlifter for the moment.
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Anthony_ said:
Yeah I'm no expert but always thought it was weird how one would claim that it assisted the lift.

Solid training as always boss.
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As far as hydraulics under a lifting platform, I’m an engineer and machinist. I’ve never had to be involved in designing or building a lifting platform, but I have designed and built many other products in manufacturing.
But like Hyde said, if the guy was trying to suggest that hydraulics under a platform would assist a lift, it just doesn’t happen that way. Actually hydraulics lifting the platform would lift everything on the platform including the people. So that in no way helps someone lift, as a matter of fact if they tried that it would probably hinder his lift by throwing him off balance. If they had extra structural support it was probably more of a type of shock absorbing system with possibly some type of hydraulic shocks and extremely stiff springs like coilover shocks on cars and trucks. That would provide stability and absorb energy if those kinds of weights were dropped. I could see how someone could get confused, but there was absolutely nothing under the platform that could have assisted with the lift.💪😎👍
 
Great to see your knee is on the mend, and training is going well!
 
gphagan1 said:
As far as hydraulics under a lifting platform, I’m an engineer and machinist. I’ve never had to be involved in designing or building a lifting platform, but I have designed and built many other products in manufacturing.
But like Hyde said, if the guy was trying to suggest that hydraulics under a platform would assist a lift, it just doesn’t happen that way. Actually hydraulics lifting the platform would lift everything on the platform including the people. So that in no way helps someone lift, as a matter of fact if they tried that it would probably hinder his lift by throwing him off balance. If they had extra structural support it was probably more of a type of shock absorbing system with possibly some type of hydraulic shocks and extremely stiff springs like coilover shocks on cars and trucks. That would provide stability and absorb energy if those kinds of weights were dropped. I could see how someone could get confused, but there was absolutely nothing under the platform that could have assisted with the lift.💪😎👍
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Yeah I was thinking about a flat piston hitting right under where the weights are laying - they would have to be separate segments of floor to avoid sending just as much force into the lifter, and even then the timing would have to be perfect to get anything.

The whole notion just doesn’t make any sense, especially not for someone with established all-time world records in powerlifting as well. Those were certified lifts done in active meets, like when he squat 880 in wraps weighing in under 220.

I do very much believe someone like Chris would build shock absorbers under a lifting platform though for noise/energy dissipation for the rest of the gym.
 
Had to burn up some PTO today to drop under the limit to begin earning it again, so I basically spent the day doing today’s training as well as tomorrow’s in an afternoon session. This frees up tomorrow night to carve pumpkins with the family.

So I spent 4.5 hours at 2 different gyms today 😂

10/29/24 - AM

VMO Activation
Nerve Flossing
5 min Assault Bike
Scap Pushups
Cat Camels
Bird Dogs
Copenhagen Planks
Ab Wheel
Glute Bridges

HS CSR
90,180x8
270,320x3
360 2x10

Wide NG Seated Low Cable Row
Warmups
190 2x12

RDLs
45 2x10
135x6
185,225,275x3
305x12,13

Plate-loaded Lying Leg Curl
Warmups
115x10

BB Shrugs
225,315x5
355x18,20

Reverse Hyper
180x10
270 3x10

Wanted to go up more on RDLs than 5lbs, but told myself if the weight is really too light, then dominate it & earn the bigger jump for next time - and I did.
 
10/29/24 - PM

6 min Incline Walk
Band Pullaparts

Very Low Incline Smith Bench
12x15
62,102x5
152,192,217x3
262x8,10 PR

Machine Cable Chest Press
Warmups
210x7

Pec Deck
Warmups
210 2x10

Chest Dips
BWx3
+10x10,11

ss w/ Knee Pushups on Knuckles
0,16,11

DB Bicep Curls
5,10,12.5x12
15,17.5x10 ss 6 reps hammer curls

Bicep Tendon Stretch

Shot a cc if Mike Arnold’s new 500 carnitine / 50 choline blend for this session - very smooth, no PIP, and really solid focus despite this being the second session for the day. Made progress on everything, just like the morning training.
 
Anthony_ said:
Funny story on Duffin's 1k deadlift. A lifter that lifted at EPC which was Duffin's original gym name before Kabuki. He was there and told me on another forum that there was hydrolics underneath the stage he was on when performing that lift. Take that how you want lol.
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Haters always gonna hate lol
 
What do you think about the carnitine / choline product? I know you originally mentioned the choline was way to low for your liking then there was discussion he may be using a better form or something. So just curious if the lower dose worked as well as what you were taking previously or not. I am considering add in something like this in a little later and wanted to know your thoughts there.
 
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