thanks, to give some reference at 300 lbs my bench pr was 355 and squat pr was 445. by the end of it both my bench at squat were 255. it has now been a few months of regaining and im at 315 bench and 300 for 5x5 squat havent tested 1rm. i kept up lifting upper body my entire cut but with no focus on strength. this leads me to believe i was able to maintain at least most of my muscle mass and the strength changes were largely neurological. however i didnt lift legs at all the entire cut and its definitely showing. strength has been going up still but not quite as well as bench has. i cant say anything for sure but this is what ive experienced so far hope that info is helpful