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Exercise selection for beginners isn't all the complicated, you just need to cover your bases.
✅ Vertical pulling (Lat Pulldown)
✅ Horizontal pulling (Cable rows)
✅ Pressing (Chest press)
✅ Quad focused leg exercise (Leg Press)
❌ Hinge movement. You cover your hamstrings with leg curls, which is fine, but you're may be missing out on glutes depending on your leg press style.
Extra spice:
✅ Biceps (Biceps curls)
✅ Triceps (Triceps pushdown)
✅ Abs (Crunches)
❌ Lateral shoulders
While you don't need the big compound lifts if you don't like them, you should consider including a hinge movement (RDL, deadlifts, good morning) in your exercise selection. It's a fundamental human movement pattern.
All in all it's a fine selection, but if you're a beginner, why not pick an exercise program? What you've provided isn't an exercise program, it's just a selection of exercises. A proper program would included reps and sets, and a method for progression.
With that said, you can't really go wrong with an exercise program for general health. Just doing something is infinitely better than doing nothing, good luck on your journey 🙂
I do 4 Sets of 10 in all exercises... once I can eadily do 15 I increase weight a bit