If you were training a beginner...

[saint808]

well personally i would avoid all powerlifter movements for a while... let's face it if some guy comes in and says i wanna look like an abercrombie model rather than look like you then i am not gonna train him like me.

I would start out the first month having them do 10 minutes of warm up on cardio (whichever they prefer) then i would take them immediately into a circuit type of deal with very little rest to keep their heart rate up a bit.

after the first month gage their progress and see how comfy they are moving into more and more free weights... some people are goingto get into it hardcore like most of us here are and some will only want to do as minimal as possible.

also i would sit down and plan out their goals in detail and try and educate them on diet and such for the goals that they want being sure to explain it in words they could understand and explain the difference between complex and simple carbs and the way the work in the body and why protein i important and such.

 

[BigBadBootyDaddy29]

I wanted to add that weak points need to be assessed, after 12 weeks, look a the squat, and see if either explosion out of the hole or lockout strength is lacking......also preach form, I worked out with a kid when I was in college and he would routinely put 20-50lbs more than he could handle on the bench press in good form and raise his ass, essentially doing a decline, so I would have another guy stand in front of him and slap him in the nuts whenever he raised his ass and I'd grab the weight, he usd less weight after that and in a few weeks was handling more in perfect form than he was when raising his butt

 

[saint808]

I forgot to ask are you doing this for money or are you just doing it for a friend. The trainers at my gym told me I should start training even tho i think i am too fat right now. They said 90% of your clients will be people just needing to have their hand hld and be shown proper form... they also told me if i put them through my workout they would never come back... so... keep that in mind, because I have seen your workouts LOL.

 

[mrzap]

Put him on Body For Life. Best beginner routine IMO

 

[b fold the truth]

I forgot to ask are you doing this for money or are you just doing it for a friend. The trainers at my gym told me I should start training even tho i think i am too fat right now. They said 90% of your clients will be people just needing to have their hand hld and be shown proper form... they also told me if i put them through my workout they would never come back... so... keep that in mind, because I have seen your workouts LOL.

This isn't for me at all...I am just putting down a lot of my own ideas down on paper and I have some pretty decent ones about this subject at the moment.

B True

 

[gmanlax7]

one of the first things i would do is get them on this board and tell them to search search search !!

the best way to get some one interested and motivated is to keep their mind on their workouts OUT OF THE GYM

i know i'm already thinking and looking forward to monday's workout, which will make me lift that more focused and intense

 

[t3c]

I would do this:

get their diet in check asap!

then I would do a split simlar to this:

Day 1. Squat, ham string curls, legpress, abs

Day 2. Bench, triceps

day 3. Deadlifts, pullups, bent over rows, curls

Now heres my reason:

I would start them off with JUST the bar on the big three regardless of strength level, then add weight each week, but really stress form right from day one. The other excercises would just be accessory stuff. I would keep it nice and simple. Once they have good form on the big three (the basis of any GOOD training program) they are set.

tell them when they come to train to leave the ego at the door or don't come it with. I should take my own advice.

 

[saint808]

This isn't for me at all...I am just putting down a lot of my own ideas down on paper and I have some pretty decent ones about this subject at the moment.

B True

just remember to take it slow at the beggining, most people quit because they try tooo much too quick and don't see results fast enough... when i started training i abused my body for years and i realize that the town whore can't sit in the front row of church overnight.