Exercise pairing ...

[jumboliah]

-Madcow 5x5 routine does Bench M/F, Military W (w/ rows on bench days and pull ups on military day)
-This pairs up vertical pulling w/ vertical pushing and horizontal pulling w/ horizontal pushing
-Shoulders/Press lagging so I'm switching the two. (Military M/F and Bench W, which is allowed according to Star/Rippetoe)

-Should I keep the row w/ the bench and the pull ups w/ the military presses? or should I keep the rows on M/F even though I'm doing Military on those days?

[bubbyau]

The row would interfere with the deadlift. The press would interfere with the bench. It's better to separate the pushing and pulling exercises. Plus, the press/pullups and bench/row are antagonists so that would give you further benefits and keep things balanced. In summary, keep the pairings as designed.

[That70sShowDude]

The row would interfere with the deadlift. The press would interfere with the bench. It's better to separate the pushing and pulling exercises. Plus, the press/pullups and bench/row are antagonists so that would give you further benefits and keep things balanced. In summary, keep the pairings as designed.

I'm not sure if you're understanding correctly, b/c if he kept the pairings as listed, rows would be on the same day as deadlifts. It would be squat/ohp/pull up, squat/bench/dead/row, sqaut/ohp/pull up.