Adding in extra exercises to templates

Training Q&A [Moderated]
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Hi there - I’m currently running Powerbuilding 1, but my question relates to all templates.

I understand that Barbell Medicine’s approach is that the more active a person is, the better, but are the templates designed with the idea that the workouts are the minimum required to progress?

In other words, if I have a great session and want to chuck in some extra work at the end that wouldn’t usually be classed as GPP (e.g. if I want to put in some lateral raises, split squats, rack pulls etc.), would you expect this to have a detrimental effect on future sessions? Likewise, if on an off day I want to get in the gym and do some extra resistance training, would this be advisable?

OR, would you recommend sticking to the programs as written?

Many thanks

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In other words, if I have a great session and want to chuck in some extra work at the end that wouldn’t usually be classed as GPP (e.g. if I want to put in some lateral raises, split squats, rack pulls etc.), would you expect this to have a detrimental effect on future sessions? Likewise, if on an off day I want to get in the gym and do some extra resistance training, would this be advisable?

I wouldn’t have a problem with isolation work like lateral raises or similar, but rack pulls, split squats, etc. would not be advised.

In general, we would recommend sticking to the programs as written.

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Thank you Jordan