5X5 and squat

[anthrax]

When fdoing the famous Madcow/Bill Starr 5X5, is it possible to replace squat with Barbell step up ?

Not that I believe that step-ups are better than squat (even though some russian trainers said so) but my knee doesn't like squat that much (and I can use more weight on BB step-up than squat)

Or maybe box squat?

 

[d3track]

i dont see why not
i would do the excersice that doesnt hurt, IMO

 

[Madcow2]

The golden rule is not to fuck with the squat in that program. It's the whole foundation. If you have to do box squats then go for it but I'd generally rather people substitute tricept kickbacks on a cable machine for barbell rows than mess with this component.