Power cleans in SS advanced novice

[Lanceteer]

Hi Andy, thank you for hosting this subforum. May I know if it is alright to power clean at full weight for 5x3 twice a week (Mon and Fri) on the advanced novice program? Deadlifts are done on light day (Wed).

[Andy Baker (KSC)]

Completely acceptable

[Lanceteer]

Thank you! What about power cleans twice a week after transitioning to the Texas Method? That means power cleans at full weight on Volume and Recovery days, with deadlifts on Intensity day. Does that need any tweaking?

[Andy Baker (KSC)]

You could actually do that a couple different ways. You could experiment with Deads on Recovery Day and Power Clean on Mon/Fri. I know that that technically completely violates the structure of the system, but I also know that it often works. You could also Deadlift on VD, PC light on Recovery Day and Power Clean again on Intensity day. So basically, any combo could potentially work so you might just have to play with it and see what you like best.