Marvel27

Hi everyone,

I'm about three months into SL 5x5. I'm 177cm/5ft 10" and weigh 78kg/171lbs.

I feel my squat form has improved quite a bit over the past months, but sometimes I feel a pump in my lower-back after finishing my work-sets. Is this normal? Here is a video so you can see if I'm doing something wrong.

Low-bar Squat 80kg/176lbs

Hi everyone,

I'm about three months into SL 5x5. I'm 177cm/5ft 10" and weigh 78kg/171lbs.

I feel my squat form has improved quite a bit over the past months, but sometimes I feel a pump in my lower-back after finishing my work-sets. Is this normal? Here is a video so you can see if I'm doing something wrong.

Low-bar Squat 80kg/176lbs

Hi all,

I'm about a month into SL 5x5, and I thought it was time to have my form checked. I'm 177cm/5ft 10" and weigh 76kg/167,5lbs.

These are yesterday's exercises (apologies for my gym's obnoxious music):

Low Bar Squats at 40kg/88lbs

Benchpress at 32,5kg/71,5lbs

Barbell Rows at 42,5kg/93,5lbs

A few people have commented on my squat form. I can see that I suffer from butt wink, but I'm not sure what else exactly is wrong.

I feel like my arms are a bit too wobbly on my benchpress, so any comments on how to address this would be welcome.

For the barbell rows, the form feels ok when

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