What are 5 exercises that you do in a workout?

End6ame

5 of my "standards" are:

Straight-arm plank - hold for 40 seconds
Squats (with 10lb weights in each hand)
Lunges (also with 10lb weights per hand)
Bent side-arm plank - hold for 30 sec each side
Reverse Lunges (10lb weights per hand).

My concern is making sure those squats and lunges are in the proper form. Any suggestions?

Yes, a support belt. Its the easiest way to have a good form with your back. Just remember where your head goes your body will follow. So with your squats, always look to the sky, and lunges look forward. Make sure with lunges you use your legs and not your arms to hold the weight.

What?!?!? Don't look to the sky, you will hurt your neck. Look straight in front of you about 30 degrees up. A belt will not teach you proper technique. Learn without a belt and then only use a belt on your heaviest sets. Using a belt will prevent you from strengthening you back as much and if your form is still wrong you will still hurt yourself, potenily worse.

I have been doing squats sence I was playing football in highschool, and 30 degrees for your head, I said look at the sky, dont look in front, idk whos teachn you but looking up is the way to do squats. and a belt isnt to teach, never said that ither. The belt will keep your back at the position it is supposed to be to perform your squats. and Not having the belt on can be harmfull. I got my license I know little things like this. Experience showed me that trying to not use the belt does not make you stronger.

Mark Ripptoe taught me how to squat. I push 350lbs+ below parallel squats and pull 350lbs+ deadlifts 100% raw ( no lift straps, bar pads, knee wraps or belts). So I know a little about what I am talking about. A belt prevents you back and abs from getting stronger and should only be used as cautionary on max reps, otherwise you run a large risk of injuring yourself whenever you lift without it. And your spine/neck should remain in a neutral position; looking up is not a neutral position. 

brandiuntz

Thanks for the suggestions! To be clear, I'm not lifting weights with my squats/lunges, and am not concerned about my back. It's about making sure I engage my legs and glutes properly for them. I'm more concerned about saving my knees from harm (and, of course, actually strengthening my legs).