Hyde’s Strength Odyssey
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Dustin07
Legend
this is sick
You're looking great too, congrats on the leanness, you have really worked with discipline to get there, its been an impressive ride watching you go from 270 (ish??) to where you are today and maintain so much of that strength. the back is what pops out to me the most, always awesome when you can see the wings popping out from a FRONT shot.
AWESOME
You're looking great too, congrats on the leanness, you have really worked with discipline to get there, its been an impressive ride watching you go from 270 (ish??) to where you are today and maintain so much of that strength. the back is what pops out to me the most, always awesome when you can see the wings popping out from a FRONT shot.
AWESOME
Hyde
Legend
Well gang, probably no surprise to most of you, but the wife pulled it off! A true ATWR in the Circus DB Press, for Masters Lightweight Women (40+ age, under 73kg/160lb bodyweight). They weighed the dbs in front of the crowd on a calibrated scale on the main arena stage as she called each attempt.
130lbs in a plate-loaded db!
She also set the shot-filled Slater DB record to 118lbs. They let her attempt to break both records, so with up to 3 attempts each she was able to leverage that to make more smaller jumps back and forth. She opened up
with 114 on the Beast Metals plate-loaded db, then 118 on the Slater (which is harder due to the shifting shot or sand you add to load it). She then did 125 for a new WR on the plate-loaded style before attempting 124 on the Slater, which was a miss. That failed attempt jacked her shoulder up decently, but with the crowd waiting anxiously & one attempt still left on the Beast Metal, it was time to cook! Nobody wants the show to end on a miss, plus we didn’t fly all that way not to try. So she called for 130, which is a weight she has never done on the plate-loaded style actually (making it a PR as well as a WR). This went up smoothly & the crowd went wild!
It was a great afternoon and people at the festival really enjoyed the spectacle - definitely a blast & something she will always be proud of.
130lbs in a plate-loaded db!
She also set the shot-filled Slater DB record to 118lbs. They let her attempt to break both records, so with up to 3 attempts each she was able to leverage that to make more smaller jumps back and forth. She opened up
with 114 on the Beast Metals plate-loaded db, then 118 on the Slater (which is harder due to the shifting shot or sand you add to load it). She then did 125 for a new WR on the plate-loaded style before attempting 124 on the Slater, which was a miss. That failed attempt jacked her shoulder up decently, but with the crowd waiting anxiously & one attempt still left on the Beast Metal, it was time to cook! Nobody wants the show to end on a miss, plus we didn’t fly all that way not to try. So she called for 130, which is a weight she has never done on the plate-loaded style actually (making it a PR as well as a WR). This went up smoothly & the crowd went wild!
It was a great afternoon and people at the festival really enjoyed the spectacle - definitely a blast & something she will always be proud of.
gphagan1
Legend
Hyde
Legend
Thank you guys! No real issues with the shoulder I believe, just overworked it some trying to keep it from drifting out of place at extension. She went to the gym this morning and seems to be moving and sleeping normally.
Hyde
Legend
9/30/26
BW 219.4
Klokov Press
Squat, Titan powerbar
45x10
135x5
225,315x3
+deadlift belt
365,405x3
+belt
435,465x1
335 4x5 in 15 min w/ deadlift belt
Deadlift, weightlifting bar
45,135x8 RDL
225 2x3
275,325,375x3
+belt
425,445,455x3
Standing Calf Machine
140 3x10
1 min stretch
Pretty tired yesterday after a 14 hour travel day on Tuesday, but with 8 days since last pull and 10 on squats I wanted to get some powerlifting work in, which went well as I was systematically recovered (besides being exhausted). Bar was moving well and all my joints feel good. Bench tomorrow, then I’ll get some lower body volume in on Sunday.
BW 219.4
Klokov Press
Squat, Titan powerbar
45x10
135x5
225,315x3
+deadlift belt
365,405x3
+belt
435,465x1
335 4x5 in 15 min w/ deadlift belt
Deadlift, weightlifting bar
45,135x8 RDL
225 2x3
275,325,375x3
+belt
425,445,455x3
Standing Calf Machine
140 3x10
1 min stretch
Pretty tired yesterday after a 14 hour travel day on Tuesday, but with 8 days since last pull and 10 on squats I wanted to get some powerlifting work in, which went well as I was systematically recovered (besides being exhausted). Bar was moving well and all my joints feel good. Bench tomorrow, then I’ll get some lower body volume in on Sunday.
Dustin07
Legend
Still wrapping my head around this, its just crazy awesome. and what a rad location with that view. What phenomenal results for all her hard work!!
you must have been going a bit nutty 10 days out from your last squat session lol.
Hyde
Legend
It was very cool; wish I’d taken some pics without my family in them so you could see how pretty the beach and area is there at the pier at Huntington Beach. The Wodapalooza is just a MASSIVE production with the number of delivery trucks, forklifts, crews, power tools, crates, wagons, side-by-sides, fencing, bleachers & banners etc to make it all happen.
Honestly 10 days I am particularly strong and well-prepared to squat hard again. I learned that in 5th Set, that I generally get stronger on 8-10 day micros. So I wasn’t worried, or surprised when despite my fatigue from low sleep & travel I found myself having to resist taking a single at 500, or going higher on deadlift. It can feel like so much time has passed though at times!
sammpedd88
Well-known member
That’s freaking awesome man! Congrats to Mrs’s Hyde!
gphagan1
Legend
Glad it was nothing serious with her shoulder…. I got to confess, I had to brag on Mrs Hyde today at the gym. Everyone was super impressed. And my buddy that owns the gym wife was so amazed and said it was crazy to think about her lifting almost her body weight overhead with one hand, and I showed them the picture you posted. So tell your wife she has some more fans in Georgia. The owner, his wife, and 4 of the CrossFit girls are fans now. 
Oh and that’s an impressive workout you got in too. Looks like the days off didn’t hurt your deadlift or squats at all.
Oh and that’s an impressive workout you got in too. Looks like the days off didn’t hurt your deadlift or squats at all.
Hyde
Legend
Glad it was nothing serious with her shoulder…. I got to confess, I had to brag on Mrs Hyde today at the gym. Everyone was super impressed. And my buddy that owns the gym wife was so amazed and said it was crazy to think about her lifting almost her body weight overhead with one hand, and I showed them the picture you posted. So tell your wife she has some more fans in Georgia. The owner, his wife, and 4 of the CrossFit girls are fans now.
Oh and that’s an impressive workout you got in too. Looks like the days off didn’t hurt your deadlift or squats at all.
That is very cool; it really is quite an impressive thing to watch. Like when you watch some huge guy squat a bar absolutely loaded with plates, you just inherently understand this is something next level you’re witnessing.
Hyde
Legend
10/2/26
BW 218.4
Bench, Texas Powerbar
135x10
205x6
245x3
275x2
300x1
250 5x8
Sleep was short all vacation trying to cram in all the awesome every day, and since coming back I haven’t really adjusted from the jet lag & 2-hour time change yet. So I have been going to bed late, waking up more in the night, but still getting up fairly early. It’s catching up - 135 felt light but everything else felt heavy. Hard to keep my eyes open today; I forced myself through the bare minimum then packed it up. I’m a little surprised because I cut caffeine by 11am yesterday & was still up til 11pm.
Anyway, it will come back around soon enough with some time & effort.
BW 218.4
Bench, Texas Powerbar
135x10
205x6
245x3
275x2
300x1
250 5x8
Sleep was short all vacation trying to cram in all the awesome every day, and since coming back I haven’t really adjusted from the jet lag & 2-hour time change yet. So I have been going to bed late, waking up more in the night, but still getting up fairly early. It’s catching up - 135 felt light but everything else felt heavy. Hard to keep my eyes open today; I forced myself through the bare minimum then packed it up. I’m a little surprised because I cut caffeine by 11am yesterday & was still up til 11pm.
Anyway, it will come back around soon enough with some time & effort.