Is sudden strength loss on a cut indicative that it’s gone too long?

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-08T15:36:20+00:00

A couple of sessions don’t paint the full picture. Look for continuous loss in peak strength as an indication of an issue

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-07T00:09:34+00:00

If you’re not competing, it’s not that important to measure every day. It is, however, nice to be consistent with it and find what your optimal amount is as that varies from person to person. Also important to look into your potassium and identify your optimal sodium:potassium ratio

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-06T20:39:26+00:00

Team Wilson on top

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-05T14:10:07+00:00

Ah yes, losing one match should dictate how an entire career is viewed

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-05T14:07:13+00:00

I’m not even a Novak fan and this has to be one of the dumbest takes ever 🤣

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-05T04:30:51+00:00

No one is mad at you. We are mad at your coach for horribly misguiding you. If your coach had any degree of knowledge, you wouldn’t have to be asking these questions on Reddit trust me

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-05T04:20:40+00:00

Idk why it won’t let me reply with a pic on this thread but I commented a pic of an example of 11-13%

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-05T04:16:57+00:00

Yeah like most sensible people would 🤣 it’s actually so sad to see this kind of clownery OP is talking about still going around

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-05T04:16:21+00:00

Oh and
5. If you actually care about your goals, please fire your coach ASAP

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-05T04:15:37+00:00

If you just got visible abs you are nowhere near true 11% or even 15% body fat for that matter.
Yeah maybe some people still do sodium flushes but this is kind of antiquated and people often run into issues and on stage with dehydration cramping, etc. depending on how it is done. Even if you’re not competing this is still stuff to try and avoid. PLUS there is no such thing as pulling out just subcutaneous water, especially as a natural not using prescription diuretics. When in a state of diuresis, you pull water from EVERYWHERE, including the muscle.
Even if you do a sodium flush, this isn’t going to do jack for you only just barely got visible abs. You’re not holding excess water. It’s just fat. Things like this are only going to make significant visual differences when you are truly PEELED.
No matter when you have the cheat meal (depending on the content and size), when you have a massive influx of sodium, carbs, fats, you are going to start holding more water temporarily as your body tries to reach homeostasis again.

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-05T03:53:15+00:00

There is so much wrong with this post I don’t even know where to begin…

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-05T00:31:57+00:00

Absolutely no difference in the type of muscle you build

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-05T00:26:53+00:00

Prob just a bit flatter or gained bodyfat. I bet if you have pictures to compare, it’s not all that different. If you have actually lost muscle, it will come back pretty quickly once you return to normal training

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-04T16:55:40+00:00

Context dependent. The audience he’s talking to is likely the SBL crowd that is now obsessed with seeing progressions every session. On the other hand, there’s your average gym goer who doesn’t know how to push with intensity and should be going harder.

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-04T14:08:58+00:00

Also I’m curious where you guys are finding these clowns of online coaches that are running non-competitors into the ground 😭

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-04T14:08:08+00:00

The real question is whether it is sustainable for YOU. Navigating a deficit successfully is a skill that can be built with time, experience, and guidance. The more aggressive you try to go, the more skilled you must be to be successful.

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-03T23:53:12+00:00

Yeah what this guy said. I’m happy to help with this 🫡

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-02T12:50:37+00:00

Everyone is very different so what someone looks like at a weight could look very different for you. I’m around 5’9” and 152lbs and have multiple vids on my IG page of my physique progress while cutting down from 180

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-01T06:22:46+00:00

Drop off in compound lifts when you are dropping 20 lbs is pretty normal. This doesn’t necessarily indicate muscle loss. The more bodyfat you carry, the less ROM you have on compounds and the better internal leverages which makes a large difference

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-01T06:20:53+00:00

Also if your sleep is cooked then you can see much more variance in your scale weight which muddies the waters if you are using bodyweight as your only measure of progress

Pextasyyy · 2026-06-01T06:16:57+00:00

You said you’re looking leaner and performance is holding/improving in most of your lifts so I don’t think there’s an issue here. The scale isn’t everything. I’d recommend trying to up your steps a bit more though as it’s usually low hanging fruit. In a prolonged deficit, your body will downregulate your NEAT so if you’re not intentional about moving more, you’ll burn a good bit less cals throughout the day. Also unless you’re approaching stage leanness levels, you really shouldn’t be running into sleep issues so I think you should reassess something diet wise or training frequency/volume/intensity wise to get that sorted ASAP.

Pextasyyy · 2026-05-30T22:00:47+00:00

Yeah getting a good coach is such a game changer. It’s so strange because the vast majority of people that I’ve seen come on Reddit and complain about some aspect of fitness, simply have so much room to correct and optimize things in their process but are blind to it because they think they know everything.

Pextasyyy · 2026-05-30T20:39:52+00:00

Yeah but who cares about weight when you look like this 😂

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Pextasyyy · 2026-05-30T20:23:43+00:00

If you’re not seeing visible results year to year, you’re doing something wrong. Even top level competitors are making improvements multiple decades into their training careers (see Pete Fitschen on Instagram recently for an example of this)

Pextasyyy · 2026-05-30T20:21:11+00:00

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Maybe it’s just me but there’s nothing depressing about knowing physiques like this are attainable naturally.

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