Muscle building timeline the same when cutting?

I know there's a general consensus on a muscle building timeline, saying you can usually build "X" amount of muscle the first year of training and it slows down the more advanced you become. Ex Lyle Mcdonald's timeline + a few others

My question is: is this only applicable to the time a person is in a caloric surplus/muscle building phase? Hypothetically, what happens if say a person bulks for a year, gains 20 lbs of lean muscle, then cuts for a year? Will his ability to gain muscle still be at the predicted "year 2" rate when he goes back on a surplus or will it slow down to the predicted "year 3" timeline?

I understand these are only general guidelines and nothing is set in stone, but what I'm mainly curious about is how your muscles adapt over time. When you're training during a cut the muscles are still being stimulated (to prevent atrophy) and getting signals to "grow," however they most likely won't if you're not in a surplus.

Hope that makes sense. Thanks in advance.

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