[gobbla]

your brain and spine might not be as fried but your arms, chest, and back are going to be hosed.

in theory you're correct, it won't put as big a strain on you as legs alone. that's not to say that it's not putting a huge amount of strain on you though. more than a "normal" program would.

I don't like modifying programs for the most part unless there's a good reason to. You have to assume that it was written that way for a reason. If (like your case) there are some obvious weird things going on...try the program as written (as close as possible) for 2-3 weeks. If you want to add to it, do it then, not before you start.

if you really, really want to add something, try the booster shots