Hi!
Today I completed five ladders of 5 steps with Dips, which I used as a measure to prepare my injured shoulder (AC Joint Problem). BTW: Performing 1, then 2, then 3 up to 5 reps equals one ladder if you are not familiar with the concept. I took it from one of Pavel Tsatsoulines' Books but it is also mentioned in Coach Sommer's Book. This is where my question stems from:
He offers various methods to train Dips. I actually don't know about my ability to do RTO or Bulgarian Dips. So my question is rather vague.
Since I'm now able to do a lot of Dips and want to decrease the volume in order of aquiring higher strength moves (said Dips variations) to support my kettlebell lifting (jerks with two 16kg bells) I want to know:
What would be a practical approach for programming Dips if I want to perform them once per week. I additionally jerk two times the week and shoulder press once a week besides some other barbell stuff of which most are mainly lower body oriented (deadlifting, squats etc.):
Mo: Jerks
Di: Dips / KB-Snatches
Do: Jerks
Fr: Shoulder Press / KB-Snatches
I figured a GB-Pyramid would be a good idea: First 5 reps with BW dips, then 3 reps with added weight, then 1 rep of the hardest possible variation (which would be bulgarian Dips hopefully). Then finish of with some support holds.
What do you think?
PS: Hope my english is somehow understandable :-)