Adding to 5x5 single factor

[rmt99e]

hey, i was thinking about adding some exercises such as power shrugs or power cleans to my 5x5..What days should i add them and how should i figure this out for other lifts?

 

[Introspective]

Read this http://www.geocities.com/elitemadcow1/5x5_Program/Linear_5x5.htm
Post up the routine you are wanting to add the lift's to, Powercleans can be subbed for outher lifts in some cases but it's probably best not to add extra lifts to any 5x5 routine.

 

[Protobuilder]

This comes up pretty frequently, particularly w/ the shrugs. You can probably even find a thread a few pages back. Long story short, adding in power shrugs has been "okayed" so long as you don't turn them into a core lift and don't start trying to do 5x5 pushing PRs w/ 'em b/c they'll start cutting into your reserves needed for squats/bench/row/DL, etc. I do a few sets of power shrugs at the end of my M & F workouts. Or, did, when I was running SF 5x5. If anytihng, if you're having a particularly tough week and feeling weak, etc., drop 'em or reduce volume, etc. so you don't F w/ the rest of the program.