I would say that the muscles responsible for grip are significantly smaller than the rest of the muscle groups involved with pulling several hundred...
I had COVID on New Year's Eve. I had a mild case and, other than being a little fatigued for the next few days, was recovered by the night of January...
Imagine you PR'd your squat, deadlift, and overhead press while fasting. Then imagine you went out drinking, still not having eaten anything, got in...