Doesn't need to be that complicated. IMO, the only variable you should be concerned with is the load on the bar. Don't change the rep range, change the weight, slowly and progressively, for as long as possible. You may only start out with the empty bar, but this will give you the fastest results. You'll drive up your intensity and strength base faster. You'll get hypertrophy and the faster strength gains will provide more potential for hypertorphy in the near training future. Plus you body will increase it's recovery capacity and workload tolerance more efficiently since you won't be changing the metabolic demands every two weeks for no reason.

At this stage of the game, whether you are coming back after a long absence or have never lifted before, whatever rep range you choose, if you progress at it will raise your strength, or, in other words will raise your one rep maximum. You should be able to pick one rep range and progress on it for a good while with simple linear progression. There is no need to arbitratily change rep ranges every two weeks through some linear periodization scheme when you could progress faster through a simpler method. It will not result in a greater strength base.

The only thing that will be affected by your previous experience or lack thereof will be the time that this type of linear progression on one rep range can be done. I'm not saying that no other rep ranges should be utilized such as perhaps higher rep ranges for accessories but I see no advantage in programming rep ranges in the systematic way that 0311 described. There are faster and simpler ways to get to a stage of lifting at high intensity, which you will NOT be at when you first start.

Start out simply with squats, deadlifts (with less sets), bench press/overhead press, and rows/chinups.

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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.