Whats a good gym routine?

Get on a beginners lifting program. Full body 3x per week would be good. Something like Strong Lifts 5x5, Starting Strength, Ice Cream Fitness, All Pros.

No offense but...is there a reason you're afraid to bench by yourself? Many of us do. At least until we are up near our max.

bf2311786 wrote: »

Lol I'm mainly embarrassed that I've never really lifted. So I feel awkward trying. Stupid I know. But I feel like everyone is staring at me struggling with the tiniest bit of weight lol. No underlying issues at all I just need to push myself out of my comfort zone I guess. Thanks guys!

Watch a lot of form videos before you go in. The day before, day of...hell, I've watched form videos of the lift I'm doing right there in between sets. Start with a warm up with the bar and just start adding weight slowly.

Have fun! I had to teach myself to bench press too, so I get it. Look into some of those programs. The Strong Lifts website has great form videos and there is a phone app to go along with the program that tells you what to lift, when, and how much.

bf2311786 wrote: »

Lol I'm mainly embarrassed that I've never really lifted. So I feel awkward trying. Stupid I know. But I feel like everyone is staring at me struggling with the tiniest bit of weight lol. No underlying issues at all I just need to push myself out of my comfort zone I guess. Thanks guys!

Practice perfect form and.......practice perfect form (mainly by executing compound movements if you're a complete beginner). Leave your ego at the door, lift a weight that you can handle and get enough rest for your body to recover between sessions. Injury is the last thing you'd want to happen. Injury prevention should actually be treated as a primary concern, because your ability to train and build muscle hinges on the fact that your joints are healthy enough to do so in the first place.

Keep a log book and track progress from workout to workout.

If you're new to all of this, always remember that...

EVERY "fit person" out there with that "awesome physique" was a complete beginner at some point too!

Don't let your mind be fooled by the "finished product" that you see in other people. It might appear "unattainable" or out of reach right now, but those people do not possess anything special that you don't.

They're simply another person who had a goal, followed a process and got a result. They were a complete bodybuilding beginner or fat loss beginner at one time too, who knew absolutely nothing about how to get into shape.

Genetics obviously do play a role in determining what sort of "ultimate body" a given person can achieve... but unless you're in the very lower percentile, ANYONE out there can build muscle, lose fat and achieve an awesome physique.

The reason why this realization is such a huge source of bodybuilding motivation is because it creates a strong "certainty of outcome" within you right from the outset. It helps you see the end-result as 100% inevitable and shows you that as long as you put in the effort, you WILL get to your bodybuilding goals given enough time.

If you feel uncertain because you're viewing all these other "fit people" as being in some special class above you, it's going to drain your gym motivation and make it much less likely that you'll stick with things.

You must understand that simply following the steps of proper training and nutrition literally guarantees your muscle building or fat burning results.

Always remember that ANYONE can do it, and it's just a matter of execution.

If you have never really lifted I would use body weight circuits and exercises to gain an initial level of strength. Jumping into weight training isn't always the best idea, especially if you are not confident. You'll go into exercises concerned or with poor form and you're more likely to get injured and take a few steps back than to excel and gain confidence in lifting.
People might jump on this but I've always said if you are going to move onto bigger lifting like bench pressing you want an experienced gym goer giving you hints/tips or a PT for a few session to show you perfect form.

The circuit I usually throw at newbies is as followed.

30 Squats 20 Push Up
30 Push Ups 25 Sit Ups
10 Swiss Ball Rollouts 10 Pull Up
30 Lunges 10 Dips
10 Pull Ups 15 Flutter Kicks
10 Knee Raises 10 Pull Up
30 Squats 20 Sit Ups

I go with this one as its very easy to adapt, really you wanted to complete all reps with as little rest as possible. When starting out focus on your form and completing all reps regards of how long it take or you need to rest. As you progress increase intensity and if you feel as if you are beginning to plateau change the exercises up, rotating push up, various grip pull ups, explosive squats, hanging leg raises the list is endless.

Some people have mentioned some different workouts you can always find more to at bodybuilding.com they have lots of workouts for all levels along with videos.

I absolutely agree with the watching lots of videos on good form.

Don't worry about being new or how much you can lift. I've found the only people who are being judged are the people who are lifting way more weight they can handle and have bad form and do half reps because of it.

Start light, if it's a barbell lift start with just the bar and add weight slowly from there. If you don't have a spotter then just lift what's comfortable and if you start struggling stop the reps and lower the weight.

Excellent form videos for beginners on the big compound lifts (squat, bench, deadlift, row, etc.)

Read your about me. I could have written it myself. I feel the same way about the gym. I'm always afraid I'm not doing something right but I do it anyway. You'll get there Taking the 1st step is the hardest.