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Murph 2,
It depends.
Training with a good crew cannot be underrated.
If you can do it I suggest that you do.
HOWEVER:
The programs are set up symbiotically, meaning that all of the small parts are a whole if you get my meaning.
We generally don’t care if you want to use a different bar as long as it doesn’t change the goal of the exercise.
Resistance is different.
If the program doesn’t call for bands/chains etc, we don’t think it is the best idea to add them.
It should not be too hard to just do your program and remove the bands/chains on the bench.
Or maybe it will depending on the crew.
Our programs vary volume and intensity to peak you properly for the meet date, especially in the last 8-10 weeks.
My suggestion is to follow the program as closely as you can, AND bench with the crew.
If you change it too much and don’t have your expected performance, realize that you changed the program.
I hope this answer helps.