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Was it just diet?  How far down did you cut your calories?  Did you up protein intake?  While cutting the weight you were able to maintain close to your maxes just by doing the ramp up singles?  How much did you have to cut the volume when you were in negative energy balance?  And finally, did you add any additional cardio?

 
there are days when i cut my carbs from 1 cup/meal to 1/2 cup. protein intake is always ridiculously high. i did not really diet my way to lose wieght. i did high cadence/low resistance cycling / road biking. ive done 1.5-2 hours while still jumping near max the following day. did not affect explosiveness at all and IMO helped in my recovery nicely.

goodluck on your training peoples!

J Appl Physiol. 1992 Nov;73(5):1986-95.
Evaluation of protein requirements for trained strength athletes.
Tarnopolsky MA, Atkinson SA, MacDougall JD, Chesley A, Phillips S, Schwarcz HP.
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Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract

Leucine kinetic and nitrogen balance (NBAL) methods were used to determine the dietary protein requirements of strength athletes (SA) compared with sedentary subjects (S). Individual subjects were randomly assigned to one of three protein intakes: low protein (LP) = 0.86 g protein.kg-1.day-1, moderate protein (MP) = 1.40 g protein.kg-1.day-1, or high protein (HP) = 2.40 g protein.kg-1.day-1 for 13 days for each dietary treatment. NBAL was measured and whole body protein synthesis (WBPS) and leucine oxidation were determined from L-[1-13C]leucine turnover. NBAL data were used to determine that the protein intake for zero NBAL for S was 0.69 g.kg-1.day-1 and for SA was 1.41 g.kg-1.day-1. A suggested recommended intake for S was 0.89 g.kg-1.day-1 and for SA was 1.76 g.kg-1.day-1. For SA, the LP diet did not provide adequate protein and resulted in an accommodated state (decreased WBPS vs. MP and HP), and the MP diet resulted in a state of adaptation [increase in WBPS (vs. LP) and no change in leucine oxidation (vs. LP)]. The HP diet did not result in increased WBPS compared with the MP diet, but leucine oxidation did increase significantly, indicating a nutrient overload. For S the LP diet provided adequate protein, and increasing protein intake did not increase WBPS. On the HP diet leucine oxidation increased for S. These results indicated that the MP and HP diets were nutrient overloads for S. There were no effects of varying protein intake on indexes of lean body mass (creatinine excretion, body density) for either group. In summary, protein requirements for athletes performing strength training are greater than for sedentary individuals and are above current Canadian and US recommended daily protein intake requirements for young healthy males.

good LORD that's a lot of protein. don't think the extra will do you much harm but your body probably is just pissing it away.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1474076