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Very true. I'm a natural squatter, but not a natural deadlifter ( t-rex ) and learning how to deadlift was very frustrating around these types.

Also: do you get enough sleep? What other physical activities do you do? Eat well, sleep right and keep training.

Yes, get on a program and get someone to check your technique if you can. To squat heavy, you need to squat right.

Exactly this. Get some meet experience and try to get 9/9. It can be very different from lifting in the gym.

I train high frequency and relatively high volume, rarely test 1RMs and rarely fail reps. I'd actually max out more often for fun if I wasn't training to compete in PL.

Experiment with other...

Chalk, mixed grip and hook grip definitely help. Personally, I don't train forearms or grip directly, but do a lot of rows: heavy barbell rows and dumbbell rows test your forearm and grip strength....

I've gone from flat shoes to Do-wins and to Romaleos and now squat in flats. I did find the heel on the Romaleos a bit too high and couldn't get enough hamstring involvement. I still use the Romaleos...

If legit, must be Edna Coan.

I got back cramps on my 2nd bench attemp during a meet. I did not have a huge arch, although I may have been a bit dehydrated. That could have contributed. 3rd attempt and deadlifts weren't so good.

Checking in. Getting back into training after many months of injury rehab. Good to be back.

I've seen them. They look like basic/ entry-level WL shoes - similar to DoWins. I haven't tried them though. If it is your first set of WL shoes and if it suits your lifting style, I say, give it a...

Without fully knowing your level of experience is with either sport, its hard to make specific programming recommendations.

But as you mentioned "the high school PL season is after XC so that...

Aside from trying to hit a PR/moving into other divisions, Other options are:
Aim high and try for best lifter of the meet(best wilks irrespective of age/weight).
Or you could try to aim for a...

I'm aware of geared lifts. Its not uncommon for geared squats to be higher than geared deadlifts, especially in heavier single-ply weight classes and in muli-ply feds.

I was referring to raw...

if youre losing tightness as reps progress, try :
Reset after each rep and take a big breath before each rep. and train each rep separately(even if the're part of one set).
Try training form with...

Eleiko(IPF certified) powerlifting bars have the lines at 32" Not sure if other federations use different widths.

Pinkies on rings - rather narrow grip for benching. During competitions, you're...

I've tried squatting high bar and low bar, with flat shoes and with heeled shoes. Weightlifting shoes give you a lot of stability and the heel can help with depth. It depends on your flexibility and...

The only way to really assess your form is to have someone knowledgeable watch you lift.
Also, what's the sequence of your lifts? Do you start with C&J? Speed movements are normally done before big...

Truth. A lot of volume on chins really hits the biceps.

If I may suggest, try a few things:
Try warming up with chins and doing the chin-up supersets with pressing movements(main and BBB sets)...

In general, a lifter's deadlift of whatever type (conventional or sumo) would be higher than his/her squat. But also notice that quite a few raw superheavies tend to squat more than their deadlift....