Training of 1A and 1B Newbies

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CT you teached me one thing: fun is important!

When I train my friends-newbies, I sometimes spend just one or two trainings with them. So I just teach them 1 fullbody training. They know just few movements, but know them well.

There is not much intensity, explosiveness nor variety. But if they are dopamine dependent, should there be?

How to train total newbies to give them, what they want?

It can be some fat lady craving heavy power cleans, but how to not give her goblet squats 3 times a week and keep her motivation up, till there be the proper time for heavy power cleans?

If 1B wants to do all movements “neurally”, for example cheat little bit in curls and lateral raises, should I allow it from the beginning?

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Newbies are a special case: they should focus on form and technical mastery. If their neurotype calls for intensity they shouldn’t go there until technique is not only solid but is stable when the loading increases.

However I’d still use lower reps (6 for example) for Types 1A and 1B newbies, just not load the movements maximally. They still have a low tolerance for volume. With a 1A I recommend a slow eccentric to increase the time under load without having to do more reps.

A 1B can do jumps as activation.

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