Aerobic with 5 x 5

[tomouk]

I am currently in my 3rd week of a single factor 5 x 5 program and wondering if anyone could suggest how to go about adding in some aerobic work. Ive heard that interval training complements it best? I am unsure however of how much to do and when to do it, i dont want to lessen my mass gains. Cheers, Tom

 

[Aaron_F]

HIT may not be the best thing to add to the program, especially if you are not used to it. Building up a work capacity then going to hit may be better.

 

[Tom Treutlein]

For the SF program, I'd avoid HIIT unless you're already accustomed to HIIT. Even then, I'd keep it at once a week and drop the Wednesday squat. On dual-factor, sprinting would fit nicely during the intensity phase.

A sprinting session can easily take over a squatting session though, so if you really want to sprint, then drop squatting from a workout and go for it.