Hyde’s Strength Odyssey

Dustin07 said:
I didn't even think about the added cost of when you're actually at the airport. inevitably, even if it's just water and crackers, you're going to spend a few more dollars. And if it's lunch with a drink for a couple people you can add another $100 easy.

Smart move on the Kabuki kit! Hard to walk away from shiny toys!
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We have one at the barbell club, but no bumpers. And I have access to bumpers at the commercial gym, but no deadlift bar. Combining the two would be as cheater as you can get! I am doing power bar & thin kilo plates right now, so it would be a total derail from my training anyway. The point is to get stronger, not pad my ego.

But I did think about a yolo pull for half a moment 😇
 
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gphagan1 said:
Big man enjoying the Sunset…..the Sunsets down there are beautiful. Hope you guys have a safe trip back.
If you have time, on your way back up I-75N, you should check out the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta….your little boy would love it.
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I second that! It’s awesome!
 
12/13/24
BW 250.6 postWO

VMO Activation
Nerve Flossing
Roll/Mash Quads
5 min Assault Bike
Scap Pushups
Cat Camels
Hip stretch
Bird Dogs
Copenhagen Planks
Ab Wheel
Glute Bridges

Deadlift, power bar
45x10
53x8/leg KB one-leg deadlifts
155,265,298x3
+belt
331,364,395x3
425x5

RDLs
375 2x8

GHR
BWx5
+10 2x8

Band Pullthrus
Avg 2x12

I was a little nervous about this one - 420lbs is the deadlift weight that really took me out, 7.5 months ago, after I had popped my facet joint 5 weeks prior.

So this is the heaviest I’ve conventional deadlift since March 15th: it took almost 9 months just to get back. But you know what?

I didn’t quit, and I made it. Onwards ✊
 
Hyde said:
12/13/24
BW 250.6 postWO

VMO Activation
Nerve Flossing
Roll/Mash Quads
5 min Assault Bike
Scap Pushups
Cat Camels
Hip stretch
Bird Dogs
Copenhagen Planks
Ab Wheel
Glute Bridges

Deadlift, power bar
45x10
53x8/leg KB one-leg deadlifts
155,265,298x3
+belt
331,364,395x3
425x5

RDLs
375 2x8

GHR
BWx5
+10 2x8

Band Pullthrus
Avg 2x12

I was a little nervous about this one - 420lbs is the deadlift weight that really took me out, 7.5 months ago, after I had popped my facet joint 5 weeks prior.

So this is the heaviest I’ve conventional deadlift since March 15th: it took almost 9 months just to get back. But you know what?

I didn’t quit, and I made it. Onwards ✊
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Looking really good….that 425x5 is some good pulls after those sets of 3s. Looks like the muscle memory and hard work has got you back in the sweet spot…..finishing off the year with a bang.💪
 
Hyde said:
I was a little nervous about this one - 420lbs is the deadlift weight that really took me out, 7.5 months ago, after I had popped my facet joint 5 weeks prior.

So this is the heaviest I’ve conventional deadlift since March 15th: it took almost 9 months just to get back. But you know what?

I didn’t quit, and I made it. Onwards
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that's excellent for confidence. Before long the old 420# mile marker won't even be in your mind anymore while training. I completely forgot that I tore an adductor many years ago with a 245lb front squat when I was going for 260+ the other day.
 
Hyde said:
12/13/24
BW 250.6 postWO

VMO Activation
Nerve Flossing
Roll/Mash Quads
5 min Assault Bike
Scap Pushups
Cat Camels
Hip stretch
Bird Dogs
Copenhagen Planks
Ab Wheel
Glute Bridges

Deadlift, power bar
45x10
53x8/leg KB one-leg deadlifts
155,265,298x3
+belt
331,364,395x3
425x5

RDLs
375 2x8

GHR
BWx5
+10 2x8

Band Pullthrus
Avg 2x12

I was a little nervous about this one - 420lbs is the deadlift weight that really took me out, 7.5 months ago, after I had popped my facet joint 5 weeks prior.

So this is the heaviest I’ve conventional deadlift since March 15th: it took almost 9 months just to get back. But you know what?

I didn’t quit, and I made it. Onwards ✊
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Awesome to hear you pulling that! 9 months of dedication and commitment so congratulations man!!
 
Hyde said:
12/13/24
BW 250.6 postWO

VMO Activation
Nerve Flossing
Roll/Mash Quads
5 min Assault Bike
Scap Pushups
Cat Camels
Hip stretch
Bird Dogs
Copenhagen Planks
Ab Wheel
Glute Bridges

Deadlift, power bar
45x10
53x8/leg KB one-leg deadlifts
155,265,298x3
+belt
331,364,395x3
425x5

RDLs
375 2x8

GHR
BWx5
+10 2x8

Band Pullthrus
Avg 2x12

I was a little nervous about this one - 420lbs is the deadlift weight that really took me out, 7.5 months ago, after I had popped my facet joint 5 weeks prior.

So this is the heaviest I’ve conventional deadlift since March 15th: it took almost 9 months just to get back. But you know what?

I didn’t quit, and I made it. Onwards
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Nice brother! Bet you weren’t pulling on a power bar when you popped it 8 months ago?
 
Hyde said:
12/13/24
BW 250.6 postWO

VMO Activation
Nerve Flossing
Roll/Mash Quads
5 min Assault Bike
Scap Pushups
Cat Camels
Hip stretch
Bird Dogs
Copenhagen Planks
Ab Wheel
Glute Bridges

Deadlift, power bar
45x10
53x8/leg KB one-leg deadlifts
155,265,298x3
+belt
331,364,395x3
425x5

RDLs
375 2x8

GHR
BWx5
+10 2x8

Band Pullthrus
Avg 2x12

I was a little nervous about this one - 420lbs is the deadlift weight that really took me out, 7.5 months ago, after I had popped my facet joint 5 weeks prior.

So this is the heaviest I’ve conventional deadlift since March 15th: it took almost 9 months just to get back. But you know what?

I didn’t quit, and I made it. Onwards ✊
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Hard (but smart) work pays off!!
 
Thank you everyone! I’m still a long way away from any kind of deadlift PR, but it at least represents a big victory for pain-free performance - the opportunity to continue to get better!

SkRaw85 said:
Nice brother! Bet you weren’t pulling on a power bar when you popped it 8 months ago?
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I actually was, according to my notes. I just feel a lot more comfortable now. Previously I had been feeling like my left leg wasn’t firing evenly, but since I’ve come back that has been resolved. Things feel even & my technique is better.
 
AnfoAjax said:
Very nice. This is a win.

How many reps did you have left in reserve you think?
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Hard to say because I haven’t pushed to failure in so long that I’m still probably rusty at gauging. I’m sure I could have did 1-2 more, but that’s as far as I’ll go out on a limb.
 
12/15/24

Nerve Flossing
5 min Assault Bike
Scap Pushups
Cat Camels
Bird Dogs
Copenhagen Planks
Ab Wheel
Glute Bridges
Push-ups

Bench
45,45,95,135,185x5
225,250,275x3
290x5
225,235,245,255x6

DB Side Raises
10,20x10
30x3
35 2x8

Band Pullaparts
Monstermini 2x25

This training was rough - last time did 290 for 6 & 8 reps, going for 2x8 this time if possible. 1x5 was all I had. Been hacking up some white drainage the last few days and it has been 12 days since my last bench instead of the usual 9, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. There was no way I was going to unrack 290 for the second set, so dropped it down to get whatever work in I could manage. Even 255 felt heavy at the end! My pulse was very high despite great food, sleep, recovery the last couple days, and normal stimulant intake.

I felt great going into this, mentally driven/excited, checked all the boxes. But sometimes you just don’t have good training.
 
Still a good productive workout…..sometimes we just don’t know how being a little sick or waiting a little longer between workouts is going to affect us until we feel that weight, but good job adjusting on the fly and not pushing too hard and still getting in good work. Hopefully that crud will heal up quickly.
 
Hyde said:
12/15/24

Nerve Flossing
5 min Assault Bike
Scap Pushups
Cat Camels
Bird Dogs
Copenhagen Planks
Ab Wheel
Glute Bridges
Push-ups

Bench
45,45,95,135,185x5
225,250,275x3
290x5
225,235,245,255x6

DB Side Raises
10,20x10
30x3
35 2x8

Band Pullaparts
Monstermini 2x25

This training was rough - last time did 290 for 6 & 8 reps, going for 2x8 this time if possible. 1x5 was all I had. Been hacking up some white drainage the last few days and it has been 12 days since my last bench instead of the usual 9, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. There was no way I was going to unrack 290 for the second set, so dropped it down to get whatever work in I could manage. Even 255 felt heavy at the end! My pulse was very high despite great food, sleep, recovery the last couple days, and normal stimulant intake.

I felt great going into this, mentally driven/excited, checked all the boxes. But sometimes you just don’t have good training.
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Sounds like those extra 3 days did it. Kiddo snot never helps either lol. Still got it in right after vaycay!
 
12/17/24
BW 250.4 postWO

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

Squat, Duffalo bar
55 2x10
145,195,235,285x3
+belt
325x3
365 2x3
375 2x3, 1x8

SSB Squat
155,245x3
+belt
315x3
355x5

20” Box Stepups
2x14/leg

This was the training I really needed: to have enough progress in knee comfort & stability to be able to actually progress my work weights on a meaningful level. Added 20lbs over last time and the bar speed is moving well!
 
Some great progress in here, awesome to see you pass that milestone without any pain. Excited for your continued progress!
 
12/18/24

7 min walk
Scap Pushups
Cat Camels
Bird Dogs
Hip Stretch
Side Planks
Ab Wheel
Glute Bridges

Nautilus High Row
90x10
160,210x3
250 2x8

Nautilus CSR
90x6
180,230x3
280 2x8

BB Shrugs
135,225x5
315x3
+straps
395 2x15

Standing Calf Machine
70x5
100,110x10
30 sec stretch

Wasn’t feeling great last night because I’m still sick & almost skipped this, but decided as sore as my legs were from squats I’d at least benefit from my warmup/bracing protocol. Then I could just go for a walk if I didn’t want to train. Ended up getting into my upper back work & made progress on everything despite how I felt.

Forgot to do my reverse hypers, but they’re more for recovery anyway 🤷‍♂️
 
Dustin07 said:
400lbs is a heavy shrug. definitely a good time for the ol straps!
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One day I’ll get there….one day next week 😝

I figure they don’t take much time or recovery, and they should help condition my upper back to hold better position on deadlift work. Worst case they might make my traps bigger.
 
My son was sounding out letters & reading some 3 letter words at preschool today…that was so cool to watch! He’s not even 4 yet, so I am very excited to see him growing so well. He really seems to enjoy school.
 
Hyde said:
My son was sounding out letters & reading some 3 letter words at preschool today…that was so cool to watch! He’s not even 4 yet, so I am very excited to see him growing so well. He really seems to enjoy school.
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Man that’s awesome!
 
Hyde said:
My son was sounding out letters & reading some 3 letter words at preschool today…that was so cool to watch! He’s not even 4 yet, so I am very excited to see him growing so well. He really seems to enjoy school.
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That’s great….treasure all those little moments, because they grow up so fast. My boys are 34, 39, & 40, but my wife and I still remember all those moments and milestones in their lives like it was just yesterday.👍
 
12/20/24
BW 248.6 yesterday

5 min Assault Bike
Band Pullaparts, BTNP, Tris, Presses
Scap Pushups
Cat Camel
Bird Dogs

Widegrip Bench
45,45,95,145x15
175,180,185,190 2x8 EACH
200x15

Band Pressdowns
Monstermini x100 straight

Honestly I knew by the time I didn’t even have energy to do my activations that I should have skipped today. Had maybe 5 hours of broken sleep from all the drainage waking me last night; just feel sick & weak. So I didn’t do much, and I didn’t push hard. It all felt plenty heavy.
 
Hyde said:
12/20/24
BW 248.6 yesterday

5 min Assault Bike
Band Pullaparts, BTNP, Tris, Presses
Scap Pushups
Cat Camel
Bird Dogs

Widegrip Bench
45,45,95,145x15
175,180,185,190 2x8 EACH
200x15

Band Pressdowns
Monstermini x100 straight

Honestly I knew by the time I didn’t even have energy to do my activations that I should have skipped today. Had maybe 5 hours of broken sleep from all the drainage waking me last night; just feel sick & weak. So I didn’t do much, and I didn’t push hard. It all felt plenty heavy.
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I’ve been adding frozen pineapple & blueberries to my shakes (using blender) hoping the extra vitamin c helps keep the immune system supported.
 
12/22/24

7 Min Walk
Nerve Flossing
Scap Pushups
Cat Camels
Bird Dogs
Copenhagen Planks
Ab Wheel
Glute Bridges

Box Jumps
KB Farmers Carry
KB One-leg Deadlift

Deadlift, power bar
45x10
135,225,275,315x3
+belt
345,380,410x3
440x5

DB Back Extension, hamstring emphasis
BW,50,100,100x12

Nautilus GHR
BWx6,7,8 on harder setting

Cable Pullthrus
115 2x15

This was very satisfying; I had been thinking about this deadlift for 9 days and I could tell my body was finally recovered & ready.

I don’t know if I mentioned it but something around my right lat/Tricep insert area began tearing on the first rep of RDLs last week, so I stopped flexing my lat so hard and finished out my worj. This week rep 1 of 440 I definitely felt it pull some more for sure. I had so much adrenaline I finished the set out, which was easy, but I let my body cool down completely to assess.

Unloading the barbell hurt in the lat, so I didn’t try RDLs. Holding a 50lb db for the Rubish Raises seemed a lot more prudent than a 385 barbell! It was a little sore the rest of the day and no bruising after 36 hours so it should recover fast if I back off of it for a week or so. Gonna do some TB500 tonight for good measure.
 
That’s some good strong deadlifts….good work. Hopefully nothing too serious with the lat, and the TB500 will clear it up.
 
440 x 5 is definitely on the right track and I love the days of visualization, totally get that. Your body needs to be retaught is capabilities a little bit, that's not a small pull....
 
12/24/24

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

Bench
45,45,95x8
135,185x5
225,250,275x3
290x4
275x6

1-Boardpress
275x7,8

DB Side Raises
20,35,35x10

DB Rear Delt Raises
20,35,35x10

Lat and especially my right shoulder giving me grief on bench today - handoffs fixed the lat but the shoulder pain has been causing things to go backwards. My nervous system is undercutting my strength because it just doesn’t feel good. But it’s more important that deadlift is going back up, because it’s easier to build a total off lower body than upper 😅

I think I have a real squat session still Friday, and then it’s time for a deload micro to rest things up.

Merry Christmas everyone!!!
 
12/27/24
BW 251.6 postWO

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

Squat, powerbar
45x6
155,221,265,309x3
+belt
353,386,392,397,403x3
386x7

SSB Squat
65,175x3
+belt
265,335x3
370x5

Squatting just takes forever; didn’t have time for any accessory. Last time I worked at 375, and this time was a 391lb average, so a nice 5% increase/progression on tonnage to wrap up the meso - deload begins now, and I need it.

First squats over 400 since my knee injury 12 weeks ago, so that felt like an accomplishment!
 
Glad to see the sickness and lat didn’t slow you down too much. I know it feels great to break that 400 barrier, and 5% volume increase on your average is a good sign coming up on the New Year.💪
 
I hope the wave of momentum builds for an awesome 2025! I may have missed it in this thread, so my apologies… but you have any plans of competing in ‘25?
 
slimsaw00 said:
I hope the wave of momentum builds for an awesome 2025! I may have missed it in this thread, so my apologies… but you have any plans of competing in ‘25?
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Thank you! I truly hope so too.

That’s the plan, provided I can continue to rebuild things back to an acceptable place. I am coming to a point where I need to be peaking within the next few months, to then reset back to more foundational training, so my thoughts are that I might as well do a meet.

There’s a really cool one in just 6 weeks, but that’s too little time to prepare safely. I was talking with my wife about this last night, and eyeing one close to my mother’s on March 29th. Then my son can stay the night with her while we go to the meet an hour away together, while still being close by for emergencies.

Then I can run this deload, one more strength meso, then a peaking block. Trying to stay locked in at this 250lb setpoint, as a base for the next macro later this year.
 
12/29/24

7 min Walk
Scap Pushups
Cat Camels
Bird Dogs
Copenhagen Planks
Glute Bridges

Ab Wheel
2x15

ss w/ Reverse Hyper
110x10
220 3x10

and Lat Pulldowns
55,85x15
115 2x20

Band Rear Delts & Tris
Push-ups

Widegrip Bench
45,45,95,135x15
155 2x26

CG 2-Board
45,135,185x6
235 2x6

Incline Williams Extensions
15,25,30,30x15

Band Pullaparts
Monstermini 3x30

Finger Rolls on Grip Machine
90 2x10, two hands

Deload second pressing session yesterday at a really cool gym called Fitness 120 up in the Chicagoland area. Strongman/powerlifting area with a full commercial gym, and owner let us train for free while there visiting some friends - this would definitely be my home gym if it wasn’t 3 hours away!

Right shoulder has been giving me more and more grief, like it’s unstable and sloppy - ART guy believes either the labrum or subscap is pissed. Says I can bench but need unrack/rerack assistance on all of it to help rest it, and gave several bloodflow drills to speed recovery. Since it’s connective tissue, when it’s been overworked it gets loose and doesn’t stabilize things like it should. We both think it happened from subscap not getting/staying set on incline DB work several weeks back, and it just hasn’t gotten a break.
 
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