It is an interesting discussion. Been thinking about it all night. I truly believe I'm still keeping proper form at this point, but I'm really going to take notice over the next few workouts. Eric said he got sloppy during 5x5's and had to go back and fix things he broke during it which is interesting. After read SS I realized that everything, and I mean everything I was doing was wrong. So I think between that book and the help I got from here, I'm as proper as I can be without a coach/partner. But bar speed is something I've never thought about much. I thought speed was only important during the lowering portion of the lift. Can the speed be too slow on the way back up even if proper form is kept? Or are you saying that if the bar speed is too slow, then your working with more weight than ideal? Either way, I think I'm going to start doing re-do's for bad reps.