Hi there, a quick summery, I've been training 4 years, cutting for past 3 months, my strength levels have been fine over past 3 months, obviously my bench/squat and a couple of other exercises went down...but to put this into perspective it was only last week when I smashed my previous deadlift record and lifted 230kg for 1 rep...I do a 4 day split, 2 days on, 1 day off, and this past week, the last 4 sessions I've done my energy levels have been so low, I usually train high intensity, even when cutting, obviously not as intense as when bulking but still pretty good compared to anyone else in my gym...I dont have 5 minute breaks between sets or exercises I have like 10-20 seconds.
Anyways I just cant understand it, been having 8 hours sleep each night, been eating my usual 8 meals a day, nothing has changed, diet/sleep are the same.
Strength has gone from 80% (cutting strength as I refer to it) down to 20%...and I'm not sick either, feel 100% healthy.
It's strange, when I lift, I just have nothing, its like I'm running on fumes, no strength at all in my arms, legs or core. Everything is just gone.
Seriously puzzled over this, and it's an awful feeling to go to the gym and have a rubbish workout, seriously sucks big time!
Oh and I dont take any supplements appart from protein shakes/vitamin tablets/cod liver oil...and I havent taken steroids yet but plan to in the future when I've got my bodyfat low enough and I start to bulk.
So I think I've explained everything there, given you all the details...any ideas?
Thanks in advance.