![Quote](https://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/images/misc/quote_icon.png)
Originally Posted by
Robert Santana
You do realize that your squat and bench press will likely suffer from dropping to that weight class. Keeping volume up maintains muscle mass. Strength can come back when you increase calories and increase training intensity but if you have out grown a weight class you've simply out grown a weight class. I learned this the hard way. Why don't you get your deadlift up at your current weight class. If you can squat that much you are leaving weight on the bar on the deadlift. No reason that isn't higher.