What would you do?

[Griffin727]

Figured I'd ask your view on this. So, I have had both my shoulders operated on few years back. Both sides were the same as far as trama and repair done. Bilateral slap tear with bicep tearing, which was treated with a bicep tenodesis. Subacormal decompression due to both sides having roughly an extra 4mm enlargment of the articular surface of the acromion bone. Also had very very small superspantus partial that was about 5% deep, this of course was treated with a smooth over. All this was done between 2020 and 2022. With all of this being said do you think me doing dips would be a good idea? I haven't done them since before 2018 and I think that they would be useful if I ever get on a 4 day split. Of course if the risk out weighs the reward I'll just stick to using the press, close grips and pin presses for upperbody work. At times I feel I should just be a 3x a week press guy and bench 1x a week.

27 Years old
250 body weight
70 inches
Bench 1x5 320
Squat 1x5 502
Deadlift 1x5 570
Press 1x5 195

[Mark Rippetoe]

Why do you want to do dips?

[Griffin727]

Why do you want to do dips?

They could be a great assistance to the bench by helping the triceps, so the set up could be this for a 4 day split. (Only showing upper body.) This I'm guessing would be an example of a intermediate bench focus set up.
Monday
Bench 5x5
Dips 3x5 weighted

Thrusday
Press 5x5
Close grip bench 3x5

I'm still milking a HLM set up right now by spreading the H days through out the week. I will be milking that dry before I try a different approach. I just like to having plans in place, if that's even possible. I really don't want to have to start doing 2 step forward 1 step back style programing till it's an absolute must, because who want to be a novice or in my case an intermediate? I do