As a former coach, I would recommend avoiding absolute takes such as this since they can easily sound right but be wrong. Just as you exemplified yourself, it i

As a former coach, I would recommend avoiding absolute takes such as this since they can easily sound right but be wrong. Just as you exemplified yourself, it is often better to start out small and then work your way up. Much more so for people with no athletic history, joint and/or weight problems, etc, doing just a few reps of easier exercises regularly rather than going all-in-and-bust on day one is the healthy way to go.