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@becksblue Real lifters shit wherever they happen to squat.

@dillinger You can gain muscle while in a calorie deficit, especially at the beginning. You'll benefit from 'newbie gains', whereby new lifters gain a lot of strength and reasonable size in the first year or so. You just need to be persistent with your training. There are various plans, but...

@scott2511 Sounds like you have been cutting weight for a long time, which can cause these symptoms. How steep is your calorie deficit and do you ever take breaks?

@sharkbait13 Yep, you have to learn to drive forward with your glutes rather than 'pulling' the weight. I think of the deadlift as an upright weighted hip-thrust. I had to drop the weight considerably to find a weight that my glutes could handle without starting to bring my lower back into the...