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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a great program to get started but you really really need to develop good form, range of motion, and technique.[/quote]

I’d work with a good trainer for a little while to get your form right. And if you’re new to weights, you can probably start with dumbbells [/quote]

No, you absolutely CAN’T do Stronglifts with dumbbells. The whole point of the program is full body, compound BARBELL lifts.

If you haven’t run a program, it’s probably best to refrain from answering questions about that specific program.

OP, here are some thoughts from someone who ran 5x5 for a long time (too long) in my late 40s:

1. You need a gym with a power rack.
2. Learn to comfortably fail a squat rep.
3. Make it a goal to never really grind a squat rep.  That’s a big way you get hurt. 
4. Don’t ignore or work through knee pain.  Many people lack the ankle flexibility or quad strength to squat properly.  
5. Getting a trainer who really knows how to teach squat form is your best bet, but most trainers are totally clueless and repeat cliches long debunked by research (“don’t squat deep”, “don’t allow knees past toes”). You are best to look for videos/advice by someone who can squat over twice their bodyweight.  Lots of trainers who don’t squat heavy give awful advice. 
5. The idea of going up 5 pounds every time works for a while if you start with an empty bar, but lots of the young men who run stronglifts will have a very different experience of that than older men and women.  You likely won’t get to 315 pound squats in 6-9 months like the stronglifts guy suggests is normal. 
6.  When you stop progressing, find a different program.

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