This is very good advice, but mainly for people who are already in shape.
However, this set of articles seems targeted at couch potatoes. You can't get started doing much of anything until you can do the basics: a 4 mile run, 20 pushups, 60 situps, 5 pullups and 50% bodyweight squats (less upper body for girls, I guess). Once you get to that point, optimize for bodybuilding, powerlifting, etc. But reaching that basic level of fitness will be the same for any sport.
By the way, here is a very good document on reaching that basic level of fitness:
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This is very good advice, but mainly for people who are already in shape.
However, this set of articles seems targeted at couch potatoes. You can't get started doing much of anything until you can do the basics: a 4 mile run, 20 pushups, 60 situps, 5 pullups and 50% bodyweight squats (less upper body for girls, I guess). Once you get to that point, optimize for bodybuilding, powerlifting, etc. But reaching that basic level of fitness will be the same for any sport.
By the way, here is a very good document on reaching that basic level of fitness:
http://sill-www.army.mil/bolc2/FM%2021-20%20(PT).pdf