I see a lot of people (not on AM but buddies of mine) judging losing gains by their strength, seems legit of course, right? But when you watch their training a month or 2 after pct, the strict form isn't there anymore, example being BB rows, they may be doing the same weight, but on cycle zero body momentum, jerking, nothing besides a perfectly executed row. Off cycle mentally they don't want to admit their strength took a dip so you see that form fade, more jerking of the weight, that infamous 'dip' of the back closer to the bar to make yourself feel you got a full rep..point being, if you're going to judge your strength, train just as you would have normally, keep form at utmost importance and really judge your strength, not your ego strength.