Is adding exercises to 5x5 stronglifts a good idea?

[steve_1251]

Hey, I've been doing the 5x5 stronglifts routine for 9 weeks now, starting to get pretty tough. But I was thinking of adding some exercises after I finish my 5x5 workout. Obviously no more squats or deads but something like 10 reps of tricep extensions, calf raises, reverse crunches, dumbbell curls, front raises, lateral raises, lateral pulldowns. Would adding a couple of these exercises after the 5x5 routine be beneficial or would it actually slow my progress of getting a good body?

 

[moya]

depends on your experience level and diet, but the simple answer is not to add anything to the program... it works just fine the way it is...

 

[maybe]

I've seen where some people like to add weighted pull-ups and/or dips, so you could try that. Isolation movements like what you've listed really don't have a place unless you're using them to assist your bigger lifts or you're operating at <10% bf

 

[zedhed]

Moya is correct.
The first 2 times that you run the SL 5x5 do it to the letter of the way it is written. Do it in the order it is written and do the exact excersizes just like it is written.
Then on your 3rd round you and change by adding some if you wanna .
The program works very very well just like it is.
And if your doing it properly you really wont have the energy or strength by the time you get midway thru the program to add anything.
In essence what you are doing is robbing your bod of the recovery it needs. This means you wont get the growth or the strength that you should from it.
Just do it like it is bro.

 

[the.gladiator1987]

I dont think it would hurt bro its only 3x a week lifting, but like everyone else said there really is no point. I would at least wait till friday to do that stuff since it calls for dips/triceps anyway, plus youll get 2 days rest. The only change I did and loved was doing shoulders on tuesday. That way I worked out 4x a week and it didnt affect my recovery at all. But I have done the 5x5 before that so I knew that I could change it

 

[mattrag]

5x5 is the way it is (slim if you will) because you MUST progress in weight. If not you need to deload. If you feel you can no longer milk gains from the 5x5 (you can't get any stronger because the program is just too much at the current lifts) then move to the intermediate 5x5. That's what I really liked. But with 9 weeks of training.. One week or so of a deload and readjusting your numbers at the start will bring up the gains.

Good luck.