Thread: Too much for a 'begineer'??

Ok, my little brother has recently decided he wants to start going to the gym. It's not a *true begineer in the sense that he's never lifted anything in his life .. as he has had experience through gym class in school. But not frequently .. and it was around a year ago.
He's 16 years old, 5'8 - 5'9 and 135 - 140lbs.

So I layed out this routine for him ..

Workout A
Squats ~ 4-5 sets + 1 w/u set (8-12 reps)
Db or BB Bench Press ~ 4 - 5 sets ( 8 - 12 reps)
Seated Cable Row ~ 3 - 4 sets ( 8 - 12 reps)
Straight Arm Pulldowns ~ 2 - 3 sets ( 8 - 12 reps)
GHR or Lying Leg Curls ~ 2 - 3 sets (8 - 12 reps)
DB or Military Press ~ 2 - 3 sets ( 8 - 12 reps)
+ / - any direct arm work / calves (2 sets for each max)

Workout B
Romanian DL ~ 4 - 5 sets + 1 w/u set (8 - 12 reps)
Bent Over BB Row ~ 4 - 5 sets ( 8 - 12 reps)
High Incline DB or BB Press or a Fly ~ 3 - 4 sets ( 8 - 12 reps)
WG Lat Pulldown ~ 2 - 3 sets ( 8 - 12 reps)
Leg Extension or Step ups ~ 2 - 3 sets ( 8 - 12 reps)
DB Side Lateral Raise or Rear Cable Flies (or both) ~ 2 - 3 sets ( 8 - 12 reps)
+ / - any direct arm work / calves (2 sets for each max)

Mon - Workout A
Tues - Cardio or Rest (depending on if he feels like doing cardio)
Wed - Rest
Thurs - Workout B
Fri - Cardio or Rest (depending on if he feels like doing cardio)
Sat - Rest
Sun - Repeat (workout A)

I've also told him for Cardio, 5 - 10 minute warm up with 30 minutes at around 6mph then another 5 - 10 minute cool down will be more than enough. And to just roughly do something similar to that.

Everything sound good? I was concerned it might be a little bit too much volume for a begineer, but since he's had a bit of experience in the past I figured it'd be alright ..

Originally Posted by Tom_B

He HATES training legs, if he had it his way he wouldn't train legs,

dont we all, at least as beginners! At least i did

Originally Posted by Tom_B

P.S. Always thought for begineers they should work in the higher rep range , 8 - 12? (sometimes even 12 - 15 ..) so they can develop good form and range of motion of the movements and ultimately reduce risks of possible injury?

I wasnt suggesting very heavy. That range is fine. But you could break it up as 8-10/10-12 or even 8-10/10-12/12-15 (adjust the number of sets) But as a total beginner, that rr is fine until he gets his form right.

I would suggest 1 major exercise per movement. e.g. somethine like this..
A (3x 10-12)
squats
Flat bench
seated or DB rows

B (3x 8-10)
Leg Press
Pull downs
Decline

C (3x 10-12)
DL
BB bent Over rows
Incline

+/- some minor arm/calves/ab work spread over the 3 wo's if he wants.