Day 67: Hitting the Wall

I've been following 5x5 and have really enjoyed the journey, until now.

My problem is that my form is really falling apart on squats and deadlifts. My back cannot keep up with the weight. I've begun to lose balance forward on squats because my back cannot keep up when I push back up with my ass so I tilt forward making it a very ineffective and borderline dangerous lift. Same goes for deadlifts where I cannot hold a natural arch throughout the lift. I'm not sure how to proceed before I injure myself or something.

Secondly I'm absolutely CRUSHED. Last time I timed myself between squat sets and it took me 6 minutes to catch my breath and have another go. The other exercises aren't as demanding, but I feel I'm reaching a level where I will need to rest more on those as well. Thing is, I don't really want to spend 2h+ working out to get through 4-5 exercises including warm-up and stretching.

I think I need to step back from my heavy lifting for a few days and let my body rest.

Starting Weight: 230
Current Weight: 212


Workout B:

Squats:

• 1x5 @ 250
• 4x5 @225

Military Press:

• 5x5 @ 135

Dead Lifts:

• 1x5 @ 250
• 4x5 @ 225

Pull Downs:

• 1x5 @ 180
• 4x5 @ 160

Reverse Crunch:

• 3x12

Meals: All Calculations were taken from MyDailyPlate.com

Meal 1: GNC Pro Performance Wheybolic Extreme 60 310 cal
With Benefiber Powder and Fish Oil Omega 3

Meal 2: Chick-Fil-A Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich 260 cal

Meal 3: Chick-Fil-A Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich 260 cal

Meal 4: Slimfast Optima Milk Chocolate Shake 200 cal

Meal 5: Pinakbet with Rice 405 cal

Cheat: 2 Nestle Mini Crunch Bar 104 cal