[GqArtguy]

Originally Posted by 410klaWK

So my squat has given me a lot of trouble in the past. The difference between my raw squat and geared squat at this past nationals was about 140 lbs. My raw peaks out about 350 (maybe + 10lbs) and, although I didn't get to attempt it because I lost my balance after the judge called squat, I was looking at putting up 495 and pretty sure I would have gotten in. Assume I would have gotten 485 and I can get 360 on squat, just to be conservative. That is still 125 lbs from raw to geared.

I feel that there shouldn't be this big of a gap and that it probably stems from weakness in the hole. Since I get the most help in the hole from my gear, that is why my suited squat is so much higher.

This is still an assumption because you havent tested both squats, so how do you really know you would have had a weight from simply unracking it?

So I was going to see if you guys have any suggestions on fixing this? I notice I have some flexibility issues on just my right leg that make it hard for that side to break parallel. I was planning on doing some stretching post workout and on some of my off days.

Could be a million things from stretching, mobility, or alignment issues, as well as poor form.