Hyde Puts Hercules to Task

Looks great.
 
wasme said:
Orange creamsicle Captain Crunch... lol seriously? you Americans!
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When I saw it I did a double take in disbelief and then just grabbed it instinctively. My gf says, "What about 220?!" to which I replied without hesitation: "I will work it into my macros."
 
Hyde said:
When I saw it I did a double take in disbelief and then just grabbed it instinctively. My gf says, "What about 220?!" to which I replied without hesitation: "I will work it into my macros."
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Lmfaooo thats hillarious!!!
 
Hyde said:
When I saw it I did a double take in disbelief and then just grabbed it instinctively. My gf says, "What about 220?!" to which I replied without hesitation: "I will work it into my macros."
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Too funny! Cheat meal!
 
Hyde said:
When I saw it I did a double take in disbelief and then just grabbed it instinctively. My gf says, "What about 220?!" to which I replied without hesitation: "I will work it into my macros."
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Intra or post workout eat it dry. :)
 
Hyde said:
That is actually the plan as its high carb day, post w almond milk mixed w Cinnabon protein so it tastes like those gooey orange cinnamon rolls...those are insane.
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I get 75 grams of carbs from a sweet cereal post workout. My go to is 3.5 cups Cookie Crisps!!!! I eat it dry to keep the fats away from it so I don't slow it down at all. Thinking of making a vanilla protein shake and tossing the cereal in it and blending it up to see how that works out.

Although now I am contemplating switching to PB Captain Crunch!!!!
 
You guys are killing me with the cereal.
 
Well, that was a very delicious periWO protocol, but I have to say I worked for it today! 2.5 hours of clangin' - 10 work sets on the bench, not counting 5 warmups. Also turned the weight up on the 3 compound accessories.

Sled Drags +70 (thought the 25 was a 10 lol) 100ft, 2 each fwd & back

Microband facepulls, pullaparts, hammercurls

Comp Bench
45, 95x5
145, 185x8
225x5
250x3
265x3
315x1 yellow slingshot
265x3x3
190x17, 15
210x2x8 closegrip

20* Incline Db Press
80/hand x12
90x10
100x8
110x5

Bb Rows
135x10
225x4x8

Ez Bar Skullcrushers (18lb bar?)
30/side x12
32.5x10
35x8
40x6
45x5

Db Pec Flyes
50x4x10

Main bench work, incline dbs, rows and skulls were all volume or weight PRs. Maybe it's the Hercules, or maybe I'm just willing myself to be stronger, but I am progressing.
 
Hyde said:
That is actually the plan as its high carb day, post w almond milk mixed w Cinnabon protein so it tastes like those gooey orange cinnamon rolls...those are insane.
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MrKleen73 said:
I get 75 grams of carbs from a sweet cereal post workout. My go to is 3.5 cups Cookie Crisps!!!! I eat it dry to keep the fats away from it so I don't slow it down at all. Thinking of making a vanilla protein shake and tossing the cereal in it and blending it up to see how that works out.

Although now I am contemplating switching to PB Captain Crunch!!!!
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:AR15firing: OMG you guys are killing me right now!)
 
Hyde said:
Well, that was a very delicious periWO protocol, but I have to say I worked for it today! 2.5 hours of clangin' - 10 work sets on the bench, not counting 5 warmups. Also turned the weight up on the 3 compound accessories.

Sled Drags +70 (thought the 25 was a 10 lol) 100ft, 2 each fwd & back

Microband facepulls, pullaparts, hammercurls

Comp Bench
45, 95x5
145, 185x8
225x5
250x3
265x3
315x1 yellow slingshot
265x3x3
190x17, 15
210x2x8 closegrip

20* Incline Db Press
80/hand x12
90x10
100x8
110x5

Bb Rows
135x10
225x4x8

Ez Bar Skullcrushers (18lb bar?)
30/side x12
32.5x10
35x8
40x6
45x5

Db Pec Flyes
50x4x10

Main bench work, incline dbs, rows and skulls were all volume or weight PRs. Maybe it's the Hercules, or maybe I'm just willing myself to be stronger, but I am progressing.
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Wow. Really nice session.
 
Great session Hyde! Looked like a lot of fun. So you did the mix with the cinnabon protein? I have never had cinnamon and orange together. Sounds odd but also probably very good.
 
MrKleen73 said:
Great session Hyde! Looked like a lot of fun. So you did the mix with the cinnabon protein? I have never had cinnamon and orange together. Sounds odd but also probably very good.
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Yes, and got it to nearly the same consistency as cinnamon roll glaze. Mixed in 2 cups of the Orange Capn and it was crazy good for my preWO. Salted Gatorade intra (I don't like to spend my carbs this way but it's essential on the Predator days) and ended up with 2.5-3 cups of Jasmine rice with chicken breast and buffalo sauces post. Ate some more Capn later behind my greens meal. Ended with ~400 carbs, under 175 protein and 50 fat.

Woke today at 231.6, same as yesterday
 
Hyde said:
Yes, and got it to nearly the same consistency as cinnamon roll glaze. Mixed in 2 cups of the Orange Capn and it was crazy good for my preWO. Salted Gatorade intra (I don't like to spend my carbs this way but it's essential on the Predator days) and ended up with 2.5-3 cups of Jasmine rice with chicken breast and buffalo sauces post. Ate some more Capn later behind my greens meal. Ended with ~400 carbs, under 175 protein and 50 fat.

Woke today at 231.6, same as yesterday
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Sounds awesome!

When you do your chicken breast with the buffalo sauces how do you prepare it? I have tried just putting the sauce over a cooked breast and did not enjoy that at all.
 
MrKleen73 said:
Sounds awesome!

When you do your chicken breast with the buffalo sauces how do you prepare it? I have tried just putting the sauce over a cooked breast and did not enjoy that at all.
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So good. I always bake my chicken on foil-covered sheets; no cleanup vs boiling or crockpot. When I'm about to eat I take out my portion and pull it with a fork or chop it with a knife, heat it in the microwave w the pre-cooked rice, and add the sauce after and mix it all up. So the rice is orange and flavored as well.
 
Sparta is having a contest to guess the ingredients and dosage of their new preWO - KRAKEN:

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Check it out!
 
Hyde said:
So good. I always bake my chicken on foil-covered sheets; no cleanup vs boiling or crockpot. When I'm about to eat I take out my portion and pull it with a fork or chop it with a knife, heat it in the microwave w the pre-cooked rice, and add the sauce after and mix it all up. So the rice is orange and flavored as well.
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Okay that sounds good, so the part I missed was probably shredding / dicing the chicken first. I tried to just put it over the breast whole. Was not great.

What buffalo sauce do you use? Some of them out there SUCK! If you like any Indian flavors you should check out a bottle of Matouk's in just about any flavor. The Hot Pepper and Calypso are voth very good but hot. The Flambe Sauce is amazing but it is definitely hot! However the flavor of these is just unreal in my opinion. They are not Hot Wing sauces exactly but I have used them for that purpose and really enjoyed them. Taste test them before adding them to your food though. They are surprisingly hot for something you can get in the international isle at a normal grocery store. The Hot Pepper was the milder one out of the 3 I have had which are Flambe, Calypso and Hot Pepper.

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Just a heads up they have to be refrigerated once open.
 
Man I'm so simple. I buy Burman's Hot Sauce at Aldi for 87 cents a bottle or occasionally Sweet Baby Ray's wing sauce if I want it thicker. But as long as it tastes like red pepper and vinegar, I'm happy lol
 
Hyde said:
Man I'm so simple. I buy Burman's Hot Sauce at Aldi for 87 cents a bottle or occasionally Sweet Baby Ray's wing sauce if I want it thicker. But as long as it tastes like red pepper and vinegar, I'm happy lol
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Yeah the Matouk's is really awesome but not a lot of vinegar. If you ever happen to be strolling down the international isle and see it though it is a worthy impulse buy. :)

I didn't realize SBR had one. I will check that out. I wish Hooters sold their 3 Mile Island or Bentley sauce at the grocery store. I love that they put actual pepper chunks in it.
 
Day 19

Morn Weight 231.6

Dose still at 160mg/day til Friday, when I will bump again.

Hercules certainly isn't hurting any. I have managed to come down a lb or 2 while managing to progress in training. I have noticed no sides, there is no change in energy, mood, or acute feelings of it "working". It doesn't appear there is a noticeable impact on pumps or fullness. I am at a very slight caloric deficit but am certainly not struggling to recover - this really may be helping in recovery. My left knee and right tricep tendon and lat insert have all stopped hurting since starting Herc, despite increasing workload. Furthermore, I think I will be able to do heavy skulls without elbow cuffs this week - something that hasn't happened in a long time. And soreness isn't much of an issue typically lately.
 
Sounds like it is treating you nicely!
 
Today's Squat

Sled Drag +55 100ft 2 each fwd & back

Hi Bar Squat (Beltless)
45, 135, 225x5
315x6
365x4 sets of 6

Good Girls
20, 40, 60x20
80x2x10

GHR
10
3x8, 8, 9 (made it harder)

Decline Sit-ups
12, 12, 8

Underhand Low Cable Row
130, 150, 170, 190x15
210x12

Good day, definitely a volume PR on the squats today at that weight. Last set was PRE9.5 so I will go up to 375 next week and full deload the following as it's meet week, then go from there.
 
That's awesome that the product is healing you up so much! But please don't tempt fate by doing triceps without your cuffs! It's really not worth it. I skipped heavy extensions until I got my sleeves, might as well enjoy the blessing but keep paying down on your insurance, if you know what I mean.
 
herderdude said:
That's awesome that the product is healing you up so much! But please don't tempt fate by doing triceps without your cuffs! It's really not worth it. I skipped heavy extensions until I got my sleeves, might as well enjoy the blessing but keep paying down on your insurance, if you know what I mean.
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It really may be helping. That is probably a sound choice - plus, the cuffs let me cheat!
 
Hyde said:
It really may be helping. That is probably a sound choice - plus, the cuffs let me cheat!
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Yeah, I am to the point I have to start putting my cuffs back on for bench. At least in training to keep my elbows happy.
 
MrKleen73 said:
Yeah, I am to the point I have to start putting my cuffs back on for bench. At least in training to keep my elbows happy.
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I wear my sleeves for the entire workout. On test days I wear them until my top set, and at meets I wear them until it's time to step on the platform. Even on days they feel good. Even if they feel good for a month! Elbows are so finicky.
 
Day 21

Last day at 160mg. I think 250x7 might be a 5lb 7s PR, and I've never moved the 120s on any pressing, let alone neutral grip. They were still heavy AF despite adding cuffs. Got a break on incline bench so I pushed those. No sled work because legs are still sore and I was lazy.

Microband facepulls, pullaparts, curls

Comp Bench
45, 95x5
145x8
190x6
225x5
250x3
280x3 singles
250x2x7

Neutral Grip DB Press w slingshot cuffs
90/hand x10
100x8
110x6
120x5

Incline Bench
205x3x3

Chins
12, 11, 10, 10

Upside Down Kb Press
8kg/handx4x20
 
Day 22

Morn weight 232.4

Bumping to 180mg/day of Hercules.

Today completed my deadlift peak for the 27th. Can't believe how well this went (haven't pulled this much since December when I weighed 245); I'm thinking 572 for my third at comp.

Sled drags +55 100ft 2 fwd & 2 back

Stiff Bar Deadlift
135x10
225x5
315x2
405x1

Comp Deadlift (Belt, Deadlift Bar, Comp plate width)
464x1
514x1
554x1
444x2 sets of 5

Sled Drags, 100ft
+90 1 fwd, 1 backwards
135^
185^
230 just fwd (holy calf pump)


554 today:

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Hyde said:
Day 22

Morn weight 232.4

Bumping to 180mg/day of Hercules.

Today completed my deadlift peak for the 27th. Can't believe how well this went (haven't pulled this much since December when I weighed 245); I'm thinking 572 for my third at comp.

Sled drags +55 100ft 2 fwd & 2 back

Stiff Bar Deadlift
135x10
225x5
315x2
405x1

Comp Deadlift (Belt, Deadlift Bar, Comp plate width)
464x1
514x1
554x1
444x2 sets of 5

Sled Drags, 100ft
+90 1 fwd, 1 backwards
135^
185^
230 just fwd (holy calf pump)


554 today:

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Fricken MANimal!!
 
That bar was like "**** man, put me down already, I'm bout to snap in half!"
 
Thank you fellas! After talking with some friends over that video I may take a comp PR attempt of 265kg (584) for my 3rd if things move strong on meet day.

Dma378 said:
Made it look easy man
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I know you enjoy some metal; this song always jacks me up for a big single:

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Went down to STL to lift with my old training crew; if you come through that area you owe it to yourself to train at Fit City. Tons of all new equipment, lots of space, they provide chalk, FREE first visit and $10 repeat walkins.

Reverse Hyper Machine
2x10, 2x8, all hard AF

Pit Shark Beltsquat (standing on plates to go through parallel)
-2, 4, 6, 8 plates/side x10
Moved chain to 2nd hardest lever
-8 plates/side x2x10

Underhand HS High Row
90/side x12
115x12
125x11
135x9

Widegrip HS Mid Row
90x12
115x8, 9, 8

Underhand Pulldowns
120x16
150x3x12

Pullover Machine
150x3x15

Hammercurls
20x10, 30x15, 35x4x15, 25x25

Frame Carries (100lb frame?) Down & Back 100ft total
45/side
70
90
100
115

Some legs, back attack, bicep pump, weighted carries. Great day w friends. Bonus, that place is loaded w babes.
 
Rocket3015 said:
You can go a month to Planet Fitness for $10 ..............Ok Just Kidding
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I'm pretty sure Hyde would be kicked out in under an hour.
 
Rocket3015 said:
You can go a month to Planet Fitness for $10 ..............Ok Just Kidding
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Lol I'm pretty sure I would have even been kicked out for my top sets of belt squat at Planet Fitness! I had my iPod in my teeth since the harness blocks my pockets and my hands were on the handles, so every breath was lunk status

This gym is so good. Good ac, every machine possible, they encourage chalk, tons of racks and bars and 3 pulling platforms, specialty bars.
 
Hyde said:
Lol I'm pretty sure I would have even been kicked out for my top sets of belt squat at Planet Fitness! I had my iPod in my teeth since the harness blocks my pockets and my hands were on the handles, so every breath was lunk status
This gym is so good. Good ac, every machine possible, they encourage chalk, tons of racks and bars and 3 pulling platforms, specialty bars.
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Beast! Sounds like it would be awesome!
 
There is just something "FUN" about a gym like that !!
 
Hyde said:
You particularly would enjoy it, not only is there a lot of hotties in general but always a handful on gear around too. Some pretty built chicks!
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I like built chicks !!
 
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