mytriplek
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- Oct 18, 2012
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If she's going to be lifting weights, I would definitely get her in with a personal trainer to make sure she's taught correct form. The best way to get hurt is to start lifting free weights blind and do something incorrectly. That's how many Crossfitters get hurt--jump into an exercise without an understanding or regard for doing it correctly. I lift heavy weights 4 days a week, and it was absolutely beneficial that I had a trainer show me the proper way to lift and also the variety of exercises to work each muscle group.
Once you get an understanding of what exercises work different muscle groups, you start to feel more comfortable doing variations of exercises and creating your own routine. That took me a few years. Until then, see if a trainer can give her a full body circuit type workout, supersetting different exercises to maximize time and get a cardio workout as well.
ETA: I agree with the above poster. Free weights, when used properly, have shown to increase my personal strength much more steadily and rapidly.
I can try to get her back in with a trainer to show her the proper technique. They weren't working with free weights when she was working with a trainer last