YJ, I've heard you say this before about gains post cycle. So, does this mean you don't advocate cutting volume(if volume is where the intensity is)?
Ah sorry I took so long to find this one brother......
I personally wouldnt cut volume. After you've built up that strength and resistance, I dont understand why you would knock off some weight and sets. You've built up and gained in strength and taught your muscle fibers to resist and control that amount of weight, I cant comprehend why anyone would drop the weight. Thats like saying "Good just quads, you've went up 30lbs on squats, I'll lower the weight and do a few more reps as a reward." Some cycles, Ive continued to go up in strength afterwards. Now I became pretty sore (obviously the juice/PHs aid in recovery), but nothing I couldnt handle. If you get fatigued after you come off cycle, maybe take a day or two or even a week off, but dont drop volume unless you just can not do it anymore.
This reminds me of people upping the reps when they cut for a "Cardio like workout". Bullshit. Its obviously never occured to these people that you CAN still gain muscle mass and strength while cutting. Cutting (for me) isnt a time to relax and just drop a couple percentages of bodyfat, my goal when cutting is to add weight to my major lifts and the only way to do that is compound movements and heavy volume. Now you will fatigue faster, you will be sore from the lack of antioxidants, and overall total calories you're taking in, but its nothing unbearable.
Hope this answers some questions and I know others feel differently, but I wouldnt have it any other way.