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Your questions regarding 5 x 5 workouts already have answers freely available on the Internet. You should consider reading Stronglifts 5 x 5 webpages, if you haven't already.

To answer your...

As radrd suggested, Fierce 5 may be more in line with what you prefer, especially since you already have experience with it.

However, the link you found for a 5 x 5 workout, can also be right. It...

If you are looking into low carb nutrition, then you need to get less than 30 percent of your calories from carbs. A popular plan is called Keto, where you need to get less than 10 percent of your...

Five reps is actually four to six reps.

It does not take long at all to increase weight with so few reps.

Add to that, you will likely be doing about 5 sets.

Add to that, you will soon be...

Your goal is to lose fat.

And, while you did not disclose your sex or age, according to your other stats, it seems that you eat a heck of a lot of carbs. Your body must be used to burning sugar as...

If you are already fit, definitely focus on calisthenics first. When you have mastered moving your own body weight, then consider selecting certain weight training exercises that will allow you to...

Consider switching to a beginner barbell program with compound lifts as your focus. This would address the main concerns you brought up in your post, in my opinion better than your program. Save your...

I'm looking for insight or experiences you might be able to share about how to measure and do progressive overload with resistance bands only; that is, using only resistance bands, not banded...

Sleep is the single most important thing you can do for recovery and for combatting the overall tiredness that you want to get rid of.

You said it was unfortunate that you cannot get more than 7...

Agree with closer grip chin-up. Work up to 3 sets of 10 then go weighted for 6 to 8. After that, do inverted row with wider grip, fat grip, and palms neutral, 3 sets of as many reps as you can. After...

I usually dead hang between heavy squat sets, and rather do weighted pull up or chin up than active hang, which I superset with press behind neck. I credit deadlift sets with grip strength, after...

Yes, there is still such a thing, ever since Dr. Sheldon invented it in the 1940s.

Thank you for posting your go-to routine.

It seems that the Pec Deck machine may be an issue for you or is bringing a previously hidden issue to the fore.

Consider this insightful quote that...

This.

Your recovery is insufficient for what you are doing.

First, ensure adequate recovery. Now that you have pain, this may require an extended period of time of low volume and low intensity....

Just some well-meaning admonition. Maybe re-read your original post and re-examine if what you said is actually what you meant.

Now, if what you really meant to say was that you are looking for a...

OP, this is sound advice.

If you have not already incorporated squat variations in your weekly routine, this would be the next best step to help you continue progressing in strength; consider...

You are most welcome!

You have a pull up bar—good. If you can get a dip stand, then get a dip stand. They are not too expensive. You could use a bench or chair but then you would probably not use your entire body weight....

Your legs may already be big from all the running you have done. Now your upper body may be catching up, as it were.

But, if you really want bigger legs still, especially since you feel that they...

You have chronic pain but your goal “is to build a better-looking body, more strength and be more athletic in general since [you’ve] started to play padel.”

You said you have a good physique, so...