>start eating at calorie deficit>squat immediately goes down a half pl8I was told this wouldn't happen as there is less of me to squat up
>>77227535fat fucking idiot
>>77227535There is likely another reason. We've got studies showing us that folks in a fast don't even lose their maximal output. I mean, there are a lot of factors to your strength, maybe something else is off, or this deficit has you too out of whack. You'll probably be fine after an adjustment period.