I have no real solutions for your problem I’m afraid, but I think it’s important you engage in the process of addressing it. I’m sure posters like @EmilyQ and @whang have more tools to help you than me.
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Woah there, pressure! Haha kidding.
I’ll have to get back to you on that @anna_5588
Week 2: Day 7 (yesterday)
AMRAP 20min: (5inverted rows+10 pushups+20alt lunges)- 18rds
BB rows:4x5-50kg
- AMRAP felt good and surprisingly quick, pretty intense, killed upper back, rows felt good but really took them easy (ie LONG rests), since it was an “off day” anyways
Week 3: Day 1
Back Squat: 4x2, 1x3-70kg
RDL: 4x6-60kg
Bike: 10x(20sec sprint+40sec rest)- 2.5 miles
- REALLY disappointed with squats, not sore or tired but felt unusually heavy and uncoordinated, RDLs felt good- really worked glutes, hamstrings and upper back, not too hard to complete, really pushed bike, but legs not really responding- felt good and quick
@T3hPwnisher @chris_ottawa I’m seriously at the end of my rope with squats. Just a month ago, I did sets of 5 with 70kg without problem and today a triple was hard. I’m definitely not overtrained and didn’t do burpees on Saturday this time. I also haven’t changed eating and school stress is at an all time low. What’s going on 
could I actually be detraining since GZCL has less squat volume than BTM?
This squat thing’s been going on for the better part of 2 years…
On the bright side, my hip shift has noticeably decreased…
Changing your technique could be contributing to reduced short term performance output. Since you are focusing on more things and not just grinding out the weight. Have you changed anything else technically?
Are you going deeper with squats now at all? Videos comparing the x5 with the doubles and tripples might be useful.
Also what’s your bodyweight like atm compared to your x5? Speaking for myself only but my bodyweight has a huge impact on my squat, especially for reps.
Further if you are still as lean as you were at the start of the year, or even close, maintaining bodyfat at that low a level over long periods of time can do a number on a number of hormones. Might be something to look at or thing about.
I’m still grinding, just with “better technique”
no
weight’s been stable, up a negligible amount if anything
yes, but my body comp is noticeably worse than before my surgery when I could do 80kg for 3 
Yeah, but I’m on Femoston (HRT for women)
I don’t know how Femoston works, but HRT is rarely a simple thing for men, I suspect its similar for women, and there are a lot of complex factors and downstream hormonal implications to consider. Wouldn’t take a massive stretch to think it could have an impact on performance.
If you don’t mind my asking, and sorry if I missed the explaination elsewhere in your log, why are you on HRT at your age?
This could reduce performance in the short term. If technique breakdown was your way of working around a particular weakness, now by forcing yourself to work through the weakness, not around it, you might be taking a hit.
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It’s interesting you think this indicates the lack of an issue.
The stand out factor for me is that you recently started deadlifting again. If I remember correctly, you didn’t do this at the start of the year.
Yep! It definitely feels great to deadlift again! However, I feel great after deadlift workouts and have 4 days between my deadlift session and next squat workout. I had this squat problem in the past when I did deadlift consistently though…
I fucked up my hormones a couple years ago and my doctor and endocrinologist thought Femoston would be safer than long term birth control
Was this due to a long period of being underweight?
I only ask, and forgive the forward question, because I knew a few girls do a similar thing. They returned to normal female hormone profiles simply by gaining weight with no HRT required. A hard thing to hear for someone obsessed with being lean, I appreciate this on a personal level.
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Really? That’s a new one on me.
Anyway, if one thing changes noticeably and your squat goes to shit, there may easily be a link.
That’s me… I worked really hard to get lean after being overfat in ES and MS and don’t want to loose it
Hey, you’re the female asian version of me lol. Right down to tanking your hormones in the pursuit of leanness.
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It’s hard because I don’t feel deprived on my current eating plan and have already seen negative body comp changes w/o an increase in performance so it’s really mentally hard to justify actually eating more
You got a sweet 10-pack out of it though, so its not all bad.
Seriously, I didn’t know a 10-pack was a thing.
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IKR!!! Although IMO, those would look terrible on a girl
Why do you believe these changes to be negative?
Well, I’m weaker while looking worse.
Sorry if I’m being annoying. I’m really frustrated