All meals/ME lower

Breakfast- Chicken split breast and kale
Lunch- Same as breakfast plus a cup of sweet potato
Dinner- Same as lunch but broccoli not kale

I decided to just get some volume today and work on my form with the super wide squat stance. I started with the bar and took 20 lb jumps. I did several sets of 5 then did triples until I hit 225 and did the rest as singles. My last set was at 335 which is when I really started to strain. That took me a while so I finished with 3 sets of Kneeling abs with the green band x20 super set with BW reverse hypers x20.

I am now positive that my hip flexors are a limiting factor when I squat super wide because they are on fire right now. They never get this sore when I do standard low bar squats.

ME Lower

Squat 275x1, 315x1(epic fail, story later), 295x1, 315x1, 345x1 (epic fail) (all with 40 lbs of chain)

And that's it. That was demoralizing. I did not feel strong coming into this. At the end of this mess I had already been at it for 55 minutes and was zapped. Let's see where I went wrong.
1. Too aggressive when feeling weak. I always try to hit it hard even if I feel shitty but I probably should have been more cautious.
2. Trying multiple new things. First time squatting with chains and first time squatting heavy with a super wide stance. That was dumb.
3. The first time I failed 315 I was so confident I didn't even set my rack up so I got to the bottom and had to place the bar down on one side and try to not destroy my floor with the other side. So dumb.

I am going to set aside some time to learn how to squat powerlifter style, my technique is definitely atrocious. Standard low bar is not gonna cut it for competition. O well, let's hope Wednesday is better. Food time.

Dinner: Pork chop and cup of sweet potatoes.

DE Lower Day

Box Squat 2x6@55% of 1RM (205)+ mini bands 45 sec rest
Sumo Deads 1x6@55% of 1RM (275) 30 sec rest
Power Snatch 10x1@65% of 1RM (105) 30 sec rest
Hanging Leg Raise 11, 8, 6

I terminated leg raise sets when I was forced to swing or push down with my lats to complete a rep. Felt good, still having trouble "finishing the lift" on Power Snatches. And keeping my back straight.