Programming in more power cleans exercise

[Espen Lund]

Hi,

I'm on advanced novice LP as laid out in PPST. I do not have any light days or anything for now, and increase 3 times a week on all excercises. Uptil now, I have not done power cleans, but I want to correct my former sins. Do you have any suggestions to how I can incorp more PC practice in my current program without making the program too stressful? If I follow the program by the book, I will only do the lift once a week, which I feel is not enough for practicing the lift, when my technique is as poor as it is. I've thought about simply going to the gym one extra day a week and do light technique practise. Or add it at the end of other workouts.. But not sure about the best approach here.

In case you need the info:

Im 29 years old, 188 cm and 105 kg. I've just started training again after 1 month lay off due to travel. My most recent lifts are:

Squat 125 kg x 5 x 3 (reps x sets)
Deadlift 140 kg x 5
Bench 95 kg x 5 x 3
Press 61 kg x 5 x 3
Power cleans 65 kg x 3 x 5

I would be very thankful if you could give me some tips on this matter.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Why do you think the stress of doing power cleans according to the program will be too stressful for you?

[Espen Lund]

This wasnt what I meant. I have done power cleans according to the program for 3 weeks, but since I am adding them in so late, I am only doing PCs once a week. I can feel my technique and timing is terrible, so I want to practise the lift more. So my question was how I can increase my power clean training frequency in advanced novice LP?

I've thought about dropping back extensions and doing some power clean practise instead. Is that a viable approach?

A:
Squat
Press
Deadlift/power clean

B:
Squat
Bench
Power clean
Chins

[Mark Rippetoe]

You can just admit that you're not an advanced novice and DTFP.

[Espen Lund]

When revisiting the book, I see I am actually following the classic novice program A/B. I dont know why I got it in my head that it was called advanced novice. It's like this:

A:
Squat
Press
Deadlift/Power clean

B:
Squat
Bench
Back ext
Chins

So by your blunt response, the power clean frequency in this program is enough to learn the lift quickly when I have never done the lift before the last three weeks? I am asking because when PCs are first introduced in SS, it's supposed to be every workout B for a short while (as you of course know). So it's more practise initially. I just wanted to know what I could do when I add power cleans at a later stage in the novice program.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Back up a step and do power cleans every other workout.

[Espen Lund]

Thank you.