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Hey Guys,
I have been asked my a female friend to train her and help her out.
First off I am not a qualified PT or anything like that, she knows this and is fine with it, just going to do some training with her and show her the ropes and setup with a program etc and some advice to get her started. I also know training a female should be no different to training a male.
She wants to drop a few KGs and tone up after some time off travelling Europe etc and get back into shape.
She loves the weights which is always makes things easier.
So I was thinking maybe a 3 or 4 day full body routine, 2 days on 1 off 2 on, with maybe some light cardio on off days. and maybe as she gets used to things 5 - 10 mins of HIIT at the end of her workouts.
thoughts or suggestions?
I might give someone general advise and point them in the right direction but I wouldn't train them.
You will get the blame for everything.
If they don't lose weight it's your fault even if they are eating a family pizza and a cake for dinner.
If they injure themselves it's your fault even though they were doing an exercise you didn't tell them to do.
It's your fault when they are not motivated enough to not want to go to the gym.
It likely won't be fun and most people won't listen to you and end up doing their own thing anyway.
Just my opinion.
1. How skilled is she?
2. If she hasn't exercised for sometime don't kill her on the first session
3. just use 5 or 6 exercises to start with, no dead's yet
4. work her every day and only start progress when you think her tech is good
5. after a time of good progression add #2 workout include dead's here
The way I'd generally work a women is with lighter weight and higher rep's, moving quickly between sets for the cardio/metabolic effect.
Cant count the number of times I've sacrificed my own time helping out people who 'ask for advice on diet and training' doing a program and diet and the person doesn't even start.
She can always start with just the bar, or even a light dumb bell version of it. Best way to get the groove down early imo.she does like squats and she gave deads a go but I suggested for her not to.
She can always start with just the bar, or even a light dumb bell version of it. Best way to get the groove down early imo.
Yeah I have no real issues with her deadlifting when starting out, especially if going lightweight, but it was her first time at the end of the workout and I didn't really have time to check form and show her etc etc, but I think I will wait a couple of weeks to introduce them, and if she is still interested then I will spend the time to introduce them
good idea, get her good at squatting.
The dead is a ripper exercise and hard on the back.
I think we've all had that experience to varying degrees. I love how after I 'trained' and given what i thought was half decent advice to my mates they go off and do the opposite. So now I use reverse psychology and offer terrible counsel, I'm sure they'll smarten up eventually. "nah too far down on the squats mate, go up!", and my favourite - "swing with all your might on those dumbells, try and knock yourself out"
@El Testicle ; can you write up a program for a fellow brah looking to shred for stereo? Will give many reps
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