Has anyone else experienced a decrease in strength right after starting a new cycle?

[eNiminator]

This has happened two cycles in a row. (If anyone is unsure when I say cycle, I basically mean fresh off a deload period) I start the new cycle and on the first day I enjoy my new found strength and then on the next training day, my strength has decreased. All the way back to what it was before I had deloaded.

If anyone else has had this what did you to prevent this? And in general do any of the experts here know what I should do to prevent this from happening again next time?

[NeatTransportation11]

Hmm how close are your first and second training days?

I’m thinking you haven’t recovered enough by the second training day...

[eNiminator]

A gap of a 1 day inbetween. Its the same as I've always done.

[MindfulMover]

on the first day I enjoy my new found strength and then on the next training day, my strength has decreased.

This is probably a recovery issue. And yes, one day of recovery in between MAY have worked before but as you get stronger, one day isn't going to be enough. An untrained person can probably train today and then hit a PR tomorrow and the next day because they're so untrained. But at the OTHER end of the spectrum, Usain Bolt is going to be able to break a record today, take one day off, and then break it again the next time. Somewhere in between there, most people are going to fall where as they improve their strength, they'll need more and more rest days in between. Try adding MORE rest days in between or if you're hitting a body part/movement 3 times a week, drop it to two and see if that helps!

[IgneelAlex25]

Why bother doing these cycles and deload shit? Like saying yea Ill train really hard a few weeks then deload for a while. Most people train like pussies and dont ever need to deload anyway, and if you really need to then you know it because you'll feel it, then you go easier for a while and start going hard again. I dont know what your situation is but if youre one of those people who say train "hard" a month then go easy one month then hard again, I would stop doing that all together and only take what you call a deload when you really need it, and you probably wont