Advice for beginners?

Mommyof2loverof1

I have always wanted to build muscle and maybe even enter a bikin competition one day. I have watched a lot of videos and read every blog/article out there about building muscle. One of my problems is that I perfer to workout at home instead of the gym. Also figuring out the types of workouts to start with and the calorie intake. What advice would you give a beginner like myself about body building? Fyi....we are a military family living in Japan so a personal trainer is hard to come by.

rdl81

do you have gym equipment at home? what is your current body comp like do you need to loose fat first before looking to build muscle?

ndj1979

Do you have access to barbells, a bench, and a squat/power rack?

If you want to gain muscle you need a calorie surplus + macro/micro adherence + structured lifting program with progressive overload...