Crossfit: 5x5 Back Squats

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Back Squat 5-5-5-5-5 reps

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Warm-up:
ROM movements
3x10 12-pound wall-ball
3x10 back extensions
1x10 15-pound overhead squat
3x5 pull-ups
3x5 dips

Back Squat:
45x5 - warm-up
135x5 - warm-up

185x5
185x5
190x5
190x5
190x5

Althought this isn't a PR, I felt good about it as I've been working on keeping the bar lower on the back and my back "closed". When I was doing Stronglifts 5x5 I worked up to 205x5 but my form on that was suspect. I was leaning forward on almost all reps and I was getting caught up in increasing the weight each workout so I was cheating a bit on the depth of the squat. The 25 reps above were all good. Minor leaning forward on the last reps of the last two sets but I caught it quickly. Keeping the bar lower on the back helped the leaning.