Apply Giant 3.0 to pullups and dips

[whitney5388]

Looking to simplify my training completely for around 2 months.
Anybody apply Geoff's giant 3.0 programming to other compound lifts?
I'm looking to simplify my training so will only be doing compound exercises and no isolation work.
I plan to superset opposing movements e.g horizontal pressing and rowing and pullups and dips...
I still plan to do the giant 3.0.
Any opinions?

 

[franciscovelasco]

@whitney5388 Why not? Reps are reps.

 

[whitney5388]

@franciscovelasco Will it be enough to maintain strength?

 

[franciscovelasco]

@whitney5388 “Strength” in what? Do you do weighted pull ups and dips? Bicep curls? Bench press?

If so, probably not.

 

[whitney5388]

@franciscovelasco I do weighted pullups and dips and rows and ring push ups. Going to do 5rm on em all

 

[franciscovelasco]

@whitney5388 Oh. Gotcha. If you’re gonna be programming weighted pull ups and dips like Giant, yeah, that’ll be plenty.

 

[whitney5388]

@franciscovelasco Thanks dude. Nice to get the weighted vest up and running again

 

[belovedsone]

@whitney5388 It's just programming, it isn't exclusive to kbs. If your pullups and dips are at a 5rm, then yeah, do 3.0. If you can do 8-10rm, try 1.0 with them.

 

[learnandbloom]

@whitney5388 I used to do “EDT” sets for dips and chins. I’d just set a timer for 10-15 minutes at the end of my workout and go HAM until the timer buzzed.

Now, I like Neupert’s philosophy of not even slowing down my reps if possible. So, 20-30 minutes seems about right. Don’t be afraid to up the number of dips. What are the percentages he uses for The Giant 3? You could do a RM test, for both exercises and then run the percentages. For DFW it would be about 1/5, 2/5, and 3/5 the first week.

 

[whitney5388]

@learnandbloom Edt?

 

[learnandbloom]

@whitney5388 escalated density training basically, pick two opposing exercises and go HAM for 15 minutes. Don’t worry if you’re doing less reps by the end, and try to beat your workout each session. The article explains it in more detail, and talks about when to progress. Those 15 minute sessions are a great way to cram things like curls and tricep extensions onto the end of a workout. I think it works well with chins and dips as well.

It’s very similar to a Neupert’s programming.

 

[whitney5388]

@learnandbloom I thank you fine sir for this info. Just what I was looking for. Thank you for the link also.

 

[roseprince]

@learnandbloom Love me some EDT

 

[whitney5388]

@learnandbloom Been doing those edt training methods for the past few weeks and they are great. Thanks dude

 

[learnandbloom]

@whitney5388 Glad to hear it. It goes both ways. I mentioned it to you, then had the chance to add in some arm work at the end of my gym sessions. Decided to just to the EDT since it was fresh in my mind.

 

[hunter101]

@whitney5388 Not for 3.0, but I just did 1.0-1.2 for double snatch, double C&P and double kb front squat, back to back in the same workouts, superset with other cool stuff.

It worked really well for all 3 exercises.

I'm sure it can work for pullups and dips too - although I prefer the majority of the work with those exercises to be at least 3 reps per set. But honestly, the only way to find out is to try.

Good luck!

 

[whitney5388]

@hunter101 That's a good complex. I will do that when I finish this experiment. I will do the edt training method for the dips etc which will be my 10rm weight but only do 5 reps flat to the mat for 15 mins. Thank you

 

[hunter101]

@whitney5388 I didn't run it as a complex, but as supersets:

• 30' The Giant for double snatch: snatch (The Giant reps) superset with burpees and chinups
• 30' The Giant superset with chinups
• 30' The Giant for front squats superset with 2x32 swings and situps

(Although squats + swings was run kind of as a complex - I dropped the bells straight from the rack into swinging).