Am I giving the correct advice to my beginner friend?

Greetings all,

I'm a 5 year 'lifter' myself. I'm just getting my friend (25 male)
into weightlifting. He's never lifted weights before. I'll help him
out in his first few workouts. Here is what I've told him so far:

3 times a week, full body workouts, LIGHT weights for a month.

Workout 1 (Workout 2):

Squats (Leg Press),
Bench Press (Incline Bench Press),
Bent-Over Barbell Row (Lateral Pulldown),
Leg Curl (Deadlift)

Rationale: I'd prefer if for the first month, he resisted the urge
to worry about 'mirror' muscles like abs and biceps. I fear he
risks overtraining. I'd prefer that he got used to the compound
movements. Also, I like quick workouts. I myself work out for 45
minutes, I think you shouldn't have to be in the gym lifting for more
than one hour.

Questions: Am I misguiding him by asking him to lift light? Is 4
exercises too little, and is three times a week too many?

majiin99 RemoveThis @cs.com wrote in news:1109610969.023464.308620
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:

> Greetings all,
>
> I'm a 5 year 'lifter' myself. I'm just getting my friend (25 male)
> into weightlifting. He's never lifted weights before. I'll help him
> out in his first few workouts. Here is what I've told him so far:
>
> 3 times a week, full body workouts, LIGHT weights for a month.
>
> Workout 1 (Workout 2):
>
> Squats (Leg Press),
> Bench Press (Incline Bench Press),
> Bent-Over Barbell Row (Lateral Pulldown),
> Leg Curl (Deadlift)
>
> Rationale: I'd prefer if for the first month, he resisted the urge
> to worry about 'mirror' muscles like abs and biceps. I fear he
> risks overtraining. I'd prefer that he got used to the compound
> movements. Also, I like quick workouts. I myself work out for 45
> minutes, I think you shouldn't have to be in the gym lifting for more
> than one hour.
>
> Questions: Am I misguiding him by asking him to lift light? Is 4
> exercises too little, and is three times a week too many?
>
>

Looks good to me.

Starting light is good.

Be a nazi about form. Digital cameras are good.

Hugh


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