This is why I posted- I knew there would be some gigantic, obvious fundamental missing like Water Intake

Good call!
On the other stuff, since is this is geared toward someone who's never touched a weight or exercised before (or much), do you think stuff like pre and post workout nutrition could initially be information overload for such a person? As in the simpler it comes across, the easier it is to motivate someone to do?
I know pre and post workout nutrition is a HUGELY important factor and plan to write up some easy to read stuff on that as well, but do you think it might overly complicate this article, and maybe should be linked to from it instead?