Free weights – advice needed

Sounds like a good plan to me. :happy:

This looks like a whole body routine. This will work fine for a beginner.

Some exercises you might like:
Lateral raises (Side deltoids)
Stiff legged deadlifts (Hamstrings)
Incline Barbell press (Upper chestt
Dumbell flyes (chest)

Have you got an iPhone? I have three excellent apps that would give you a thorough and well rounded workout, from beginner to expert levels.

The exercises look good
5x5 I've heard alot of good stuff about (doing 5 sets of 5 reps) starting on a weight that's easy to do, and moving up every week by 2.5kg (as long as you manage 5x5) I couldn't do this as I plataued very easily but I know several who've have had good progress with it - it's usually just done with bench, squats and deadlifts + alot do it for shoulder press too.
I do my own program where I lift a weight I can lift for 4-5 reps, each set usually goes down a rep, sometimes stays the same for 2 sets. 5 sets total. When I get to 8 reps I move up by 2.5kg. I just do bench, squat, deadlifting and shoulder press regularly, but do other things on random days like incline/decline press, bicep curls, tricep extensions + dumbell rows.
I think when you start out its just trying out a few things and working out what works best for you

arms - curls, triceps extensions
shoulders - front raises, upright row, lateral raises
chest - flat press, fly
back- bent over row
abs- crunches
upper legs and glutes- lunges, squats, something for hamstrings (i use a leg curl machine for this)
lower legs - calf raises

i use dumbbells for all the above except the leg curls and crunches

i have problems with tendonitis so i do higher reps with lower weight; 3 sets of 20 upper body, 3 sets of 12 legs, 4 sets of crunches, 3 days a week

that's my routine- i'm not a body builder but i have pretty good muscle tone for an old guy

Agree with Crux, you need a cage if you plan on getting serious with your weights. I'd love one myself but I don't have the room, I guess its time to go back to a gym

Clean and jerk, snatch, squat, deadlift, push-press, bench-press, and power-clean are all basic building blocks with the barbell. Skull crushers, tricep kickbacks, bicep curls, preacher curls, hammer curls, shoulder fly variants, Arnold presses, military presses, rows all with the dumbbells are cool as well.

Body weight exercises like push ups (many many variants of these), pull/chin ups, plyo (particularly one legged), crunch variations all have their place and are very useful to build strength in the early stages.

Don't forget to work the core during this period as well as it is fundamental to staying injury free. Practice the form with empty bars at least once through the routine to make sure you have the correct technique, as the weight gets higher the chance of injury will increase.

I would break it down into three workouts each working complementary muscle groups, total body stuff doesn't give as good results and is mostly if you don't have time for multiple weights workouts. I work Shoulder and Arms, Chest and Back, Back and Biceps at the moment, I would suggest swapping Back and Biceps for Back and Legs, I'm currently happy with my legs so I don't work them directly for my current 90 cycle and rely on Plyo for that at the moment.

Speaking of cycles you should break down what you want to do into 60 or 90 day cycles and review every 30 days or so to make sure you are progressing. I'm a fan of changing my routine every 30 days within that cycle. I also pick a starting weight I can only do 6 reps with then try to add a rep or two each week till I get to 12 then I increase the weight and start again.

What are your goals with lifting weights? If you just want big muscles then stick with isolation moves, if you want functional strength then look at compound moves like lunge presses.

It really depends what you are trying to achieve. For weight loss and general toning, I don't think you can beat low weight with lots of reps at different speeds. (Like body pump if you've tried it, if not you could consider going along to one class at your gym to get an idea?). For building up, there would be a completely different approach.

More leg work. And dead lifts. Careful with the wrist curls.

arms - curls, triceps extensions
shoulders - front raises, upright row, lateral raises
chest - flat press, fly
back- bent over row
abs- crunches
upper legs and glutes- lunges, squats, something for hamstrings (i use a leg curl machine for this)
lower legs - calf raises

i use dumbbells for all the above except the leg curls and crunches

i have problems with tendonitis so i do higher reps with lower weight; 3 sets of 20 upper body, 3 sets of 12 legs, 4 sets of crunches, 3 days a week

that's my routine- i'm not a body builder but i have pretty good muscle tone for an old guy

Straight leg dead lifts, if you have no access to a leg curl machine.