Hmmm... maybe I should have phrased what I wrote earlier a little better. I have no doubts as to what my wife can do in the gym, and I know that she can do the workouts because I have seen it. I have also seen her put too much weight on a bar and try to do a set of squats and almost hurt herself trying to do too much. Bad form, too much weight to start with could seriously hurt her. Thats why I thought that it would be best to start with bodyweight exercises for a couple of weeks, for her to get used to doing the exercises with proper form and to see and feel what its like. It would also provide her muscles with some adaptation and allow them more leeway when trying to figure out how much weight to put up.
It would complicate things alot more I think, if someone who has never done resistance training tries to figure out how much weightn to put up as well as getting your form right...
Just my two cents. And I am not saying this just for women, but for all of us out there that don't know are way around a gym.
Cheers
