Both.I can just imagine her saying "who tf are you" or just a floodgate opening
You work with reps as a beginner, not a lot of weight to prepare the cns, joints etc. for the harder exercises in the coming months.
- "using dumbells and increasing reps" Immediately tells me that the author doesn't work out since barbells are better, but hey, if you're using dumbells, any amount of workout is good.
- She's either nervous, but it seems like she got sick. It's probably the latter so because of course she suddenly gets sick.