workout routine question

What are your fitness goals?

This...

Obviously, doing anything is better than nothing. I find a lot of good beginner type workouts by just Google-ing "beginner weight workout" or something similar. Something like this is helpful. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/beginner_weight_training.htm

Just make sure you aren't lifting to the point of comprimising on your form. And if your budget can swing a few sessions with a personal trainer just for the knowledge base they can provide, I would do that. A lot of gyms offer a complimentary session with a trainer, not sure about Planet Fitness. Something to think about through.

Good luck and great job getting out there!

i dont really have any...

im about 360, so pretty much to lose weight of course, but for working out, i just want to do enough to feel accomplished- basically to go until i'm sore the next day.

i dont have ambitions to be a body builder by any means, but i want to do everything in my power to feel better about myself.

if that makes sense...

# 1 priority>>> Calorie deficit
# 2 find some goals
# 3- try Nerd Fitness beginner body weight workout
# 4 loook up starting strength, strong lifts, new rules of lifting- all will be limited at Planet Fitness due to their chain philosophy on fitness- BUT you should be able to take and apply concepts/principles and get somewhere with DB's and what's available.
# 5- take a moment and realize you are awesome for getting started.

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Also protein, if for no other reason than it keeps you feeling full longer than carbs and fat.
http://stronglifts.com/5x5/

Also check out Fitocracy.com. It is basically MyFitnessPal for working out, and has lots of folks willing to give advice, groups for different types of workouts, etc.

You might want to rest more than 20 seconds before doing the repeat sets. You probably want to rest at least a minute. Since you are new to weight lifting, perhaps up to 2.
Planet fitness doesn't really lend itself to the stronglifts type program. When I first started out I used the machines. The biggest thing you will want to do is to try to get some type of a program with some type of a progression> I am sure if you do a google search for "beginner weight machine workout" you will get lots of hits. You will want to do mainlty the multiple muscle exercises, such as Bench press, militatry press,Lat pulldown, Rows, leg press, and not concentrate so much on the single muscle exercises such as biceps curls, triceps curls, etc.
Here is an example of one of the google searches:
http://www.workoutbox.com/workouts/muscle-building-workouts/rookie/beginners-muscle-building-workout-using-gym-machines/

This is quite a few exercises to do every day. I might alter it by doing 3 sets, and dropping a few of the exercises, such as the curls, knee extensions, pec flys, abd crunch and tricep pushdowns. Do the weights 3 days a week. Consider doing cardio on the other days, and take one day a week off. Atlernatively, you could do an upper and lower body split, and do the weights 4 days a week.
Mike,