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Hyde’s Strength Odyssey

Sometimes I see guys so red, they are purple and I am like Oh Dear Lord please don't stroke out right now.
 
Sometimes I see guys so red, they are purple and I am like Oh Dear Lord please don't stroke out right now.

Yeah that is wild to me; they must feel so awful. They walk around red tinted and then turn purple - that’s just sticking your head in the sand. When I am turning bright red by end of set, I know my hemoglobin is 18+, RBC over 6.0, etc. Plus when there’s too much blood, it will push blood pressure too (and kidneys accordingly).

I mean realistic limits for stroke & such are higher than practitioners espouse, BUT the goal should not be to find the limits either! Then it’s too late. If you want to play the anabolic game, you need to keep up with the requisite phlebotomy to mitigate the overproduction. Or take less of whatever is raising it for you.
 
8/7/26
BW 228.8 postWO

5 min Walk
3 min Assault Bike
Scap Pushups
Cat Camel
Bird Dogs
DB Suitcase Carries

Band Pullaparts
Mini 4x25

Dynamic Bench, Texas Powerbar
45x10
vs doubled minibands
45x5
133x3
188 5x3

CG Shouldersaver Bench
298 2x5

Swissbar Rolling Skulls
90x12
140x10

Very solid speed bench session. Things weren’t as tight as last week, so I know I did a good job keeping things more reserved this Wednesday. Got mobile, got some great bench practice in, and hit my tris & rear delts. Feeling good - today is my low day, then load up hard tomorrow for the big one Sunday ✊
 
Friday was only ~1,300 calories coming from protein powder and a Caesar salad. Hit a new low bodyweight Saturday of 226.0lbs, flat but hydrated.

Saturday took 30mg Mk677, swapped my 25mg Var for 20mg Trest Ace, and pushed over 1,250g carbs & broke 7,000 calories over 12 hours. Took my 40mg Tbol at bedtime.

Woke ~238lbs on Sunday at 4am, took my Tbol, and swapped that 25mg Var for 30mg Anadrol with 20mg Halotestin. Hit the gym at 6am weighing 240lbs.
 
Friday was only ~1,300 calories coming from protein powder and a Caesar salad. Hit a new low bodyweight Saturday of 226.0lbs, flat but hydrated.

Saturday took 30mg Mk677, swapped my 25mg Var for 20mg Trest Ace, and pushed over 1,250g carbs & broke 7,000 calories over 12 hours. Took my 40mg Tbol at bedtime.

Woke ~238lbs on Sunday at 4am, took my Tbol, and swapped that 25mg Var for 30mg Anadrol with 20mg Halotestin. Hit the gym at 6am weighing 240lbs.
Is that your first dose of halo? How is it treating you and how do you feel it compares to Tren ace at a low daily dose?
 
8/9/26
BW 237.8lbs (226.0 yesterday)

Roll feet, back, adductors, quads, ITB
McKenzie Pushups
90/90 hip stretch
Cat Camel

5 min walk
Bird Dogs
KB Suitcase Carries
RFE Split Squats

Squat, Rogue Squatbar
55,165x5
275x3
+Inzer Ergopros & belt
385,474,512,551,578x1 PR

Hang from pullup bar

Deadlift, Texas Deadlift Bar
155x3
265x1
+belt
375,485,540,573x1

Dimmel Deadlifts
265 2x10

Standing Abs vs bands
2 heavy sets of 10-12

3 weeks out, maximal squats and pulls.

578 is just 3lbs more than the 575 bully bar squat I did 6 weeks ago, but I also tore something in my knee then so haven’t been able to train squats for real (507 last week was far & away the heaviest I’ve done & this was 15% more than that). 578 stuck a little in the middle, definitely max effort, and I was terrified of taking it so soon after getting hurt. But 551 had moved fast, I had a 3-man team of spotters, and this was the last opportunity to set up for 600 at the upcoming meet. So I loaded the bar and made it happen!

573 pull was smooth and clean - felt like I could have muscled through 600 after, but doing so wouldn’t set me up for anything particularly meaningful at the meet & I really didn’t feel like risking injury further after such a successful day, or getting absolutely wrecked after a max squat. I’m pretty happy with this after the spinal setbacks the last month. Saving that last brutal pull for the meet ✊
 

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awesome PR!!! that positioning and depth is 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

damn they might be my least favorite lift but nothing looks better than a well executed squat!!
 
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