Hey Rip, just looking for some form checks. In from college for a week and left my belt/Chuck's/straps/chalk there, so everything in this video is in socks and 100% raw. I don't get to take many videos at school, so I took a lot tonight (I condensed them on YouTube so that I don't take up too much of your time...). Didn't use regular programming today, just sort of went by feel (something I don't normally do).

Here are the Deads. Did 135x5, 225x5, 275x3, 315x1 (video), 365x1 (video), 335x3 (video), 365x1 again (video). Had a bad, long-lasting lower back injury, and have just been getting back into Deads (reintroducing Squats on Monday). I felt like these were pretty decent, but I could be wrong, and would appreciate any advice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y6uLk4Rt5M.

Here are the Presses. Did 45x10, 95x5, 135x3, 145x3 (video), 155x3 (video), 155x3 again (video), 135x6. JUST starting to teach myself the more olympic form that you've been advocating, and I clearly don't have the hang of it yet because these are way too strict. In fact, I had more hip movement / better layback in the version where I DIDN'T reset at the bottom of each rep (my old style). Do I just suck at these and need to practice, or do I need to brace my abs harder, or is there something glaringly wrong with my form, or what? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTX-ZzDzXKM

Sorry about the walls of text and quantity of videos, but I'd really appreciate the critiques. I know I need to stop wearing cutoff shirts (at least until I gain 20+ lbs).