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That depends on the muscle or muscle group.
On my chest I generally do 3-4 exercises depending on my energy level.
For example:
4 x 8 sets normal bench press (Or dumbbell press, try to vary)
4 x 8 sets incline bench press (Or dumbbell press, try to vary)
4 x 8 sets chest flies (with dumbbells or in the cable machine.)
20 x as many as I can push-ups to burn away the rest of my energy in my chest.

For my back I generally do 2-3 exercises for every major muscle group in the back. Start VERY light here. Before you have gotten used to the various exercises and can do them properly you shouldn't be adding weights, it can ruin your back.
Besides, you have to build quite a bit of stamina to be able to get through a proper back routine. I, at least, felt quite sick towards then end when I started out.

Also, don't just focus your chest. Really. It's not a good idea and it looks horrible with a just a well trained chest and a bad back. Train your back at the same time as your chest and shoulders. If you don't, you'll just look slumped and that won't boost your confidence one bit.
Your back is what makes you look big and strong and will improve your posture, which in turn will emphasize your chest and shoulders.

@waalex.

If you're going to just work chest you're going to look awful. It seems like you want to look aesthetic, and if you want to achieve that the sexiest muscles to work is the traps, delts, serratus, and chest. I would try to incorporate some of that into it, but just bench pressing is going to leave you with a weird body. Also, please work the legs, no one likes chicken legs

Oh and when I first started working out I used this guy for a lot of my motivation to keep at it. Maybe it'll do the same for you

I'm gonna stick to trying to find more information and understanding;
how to make myself an exercise schedule and routine (because thats the one that I don't understand yet)

Plus some of you motivate me, but others bring me down on the chest thing and just makes me hesitate on working out even more.

There is nothing to hesitate about. Just work out evenly, and not just your chest and it'll be fine. An evenly trained body is always more attractive.

A routine or schedule isn't something you need to prioritize when you're a beginner. Go to the gym and try out new exercises, explore and build a bit of a base strength in your entire body. After a while when you get more used to training you can start thinking about that stuff really.
What's important is that you go there and get started.
Also, be patient and go regularly over a period of at LEAST 3 months, probably more, before you can even start to see a difference in your body.

I lift weights at home, it's nice because I can train listening anime music which motivates me a lot

Only protein? Proteins are the easy part, in our societies eating the amount of protein you need is really simple, my body needs 120 gr of protein and I easily get them in breakfast, lunch and dinner...But what about antioxidants that increase the muscles recovery? Vitamin C and Green Tea that increase the amount of fat burned? Good carbs to use as energy? Good sleep?

Here we are amateurs, not freaks that live just to lift weights...Skinless chicken, brown rice and broccoli 4-7 times per day for amateurs? You read what you recommend?

Thank you! ^^

@sukha
DYEL?

Sunday - curls
Monday - curls
Tuesday - curls
Wednesday - curls
Thursday - barbell curls
Friday - curls
Saturday - rest
Curls, contrary to popular belief, are a whole body workout. You have to stand up while you do this, and your shoulders gotta help support the weight that you are using. You dont need to focus too much on barbells (help chest) because the chest doesnt take that long to develop so you will be killing like 8 birds with one stone using this workout routine. This is me after following this routine for two years.
https://imo.im/fd/E/kSRbZRFPLe/20120714220615.jpg

I've just been doing a schedule for the past year, im strong as hell now(in comparison to my old self) but it seriously doesnt show on me. I look like a nerdy skinny kid but in reality i can actually do some damage. It's sweet cause people underestimate me and i can give them a big F you over it. What were we talking about again?

@dizzy
Switch to a split if you want it to show

No...

Also it depends what you want to do of course.


I've been working out on and off for the past 7 years: started because of football, after that I just kept going for the sake of not losing it.

167 and 5'9. Hmm.. I'm the same height and 16-something, but I have quite a bit of muscle. I'm gonna guess that you might have some fat deposits on you then, huh? Think of that as extra energy.

For the sake of discipline start running (I prefer outside as opposed to a treadmill). If you want to do just some basic exercises and get your body acquainted to resistance exercise: start benching (Start with 4 sets of 8 with 95-115 pounds), doing dumbbell curls (3 sets of 8, just find a weight that is doable, but difficult), dumb bell presses (basically vertically pushing dumbbells up and down; 3 sets of 8, decide your weight), a back exercise (rows, pull-ups, back-lat pulldowns, and a few other ones I can't name are all good choices), preferably back-lat pulldowns or pull-ups (3 sets of 10), and an ab workout (look one up that has a few simple exercises).

Sorry for the semi-wall of text. What I just typed above is my bare-minimum 'I'm-going-to-workout-because-why-not-but-I-don't-wanna-put-in-to-much-effort' workout. Just 2 times a week, usually takes 1-1.5 hours with what would be considered long rests in between sets.


Oh, and if you want to do legs: good on you. Start simple with that as well. My 'OK-fine-I'll-do-legs' exercise is just 4x8 squats, 3x8 leg curls, 3x8 leg extensions, and calf raisers if you don't like odd numbers.

I do upper-body on Monday and Wednesday and used to do lower-body on Tuesday and Thursday, but am lazy/busy so lower-body got dropped.

Hope this helps, good luck. Discipline is the key to being successful.


P.S. - Make sure you are getting good protein intake. You don't have to really worry about supplements or anything until you really start shaping up and want to continue, just make sure you're eating some chicken and drinking your (chocolate) milk here and there.

Only master level can do this!

「New Update:」

I have almost everything set!
I found a gym very close to my house, like 15+ minutes of walking.

And actually this supper (today) [now; 3:01pm and after 5pm] I'm going to work-out with my friend, Daniel.
Who is going to show me and explain some things on working-out/ using the machines.


For the sets and reps things I'll have to check on google which is which for the exercises I'm gonna do.
I'm gonna test my strength on how much I can lift. And also go to a site of Scooby1961 where it says how much calories to take.
And all I need after that is to choose the exercises I want to do, their proper form.

Then actually work out! x3

Not sure how relevent this topic is anymore or if someone already stated what I'm about to say, but since this is something i know and read a million articles on every day I figured I would chime in. Honestly if you want to get started weight lifting go to stronglifts.com that's where I got started. It's really helpful. Basically don't start with body building start with strength training to build muscle thickness and density I've been lifting for a while now, and still haven't moved on to body building movements. Start with only compound exercises, mainly the squat, deadlift, bench press, overhead press, and rows. Do not do isolation yet. That is mainly for sculpting an already developed muscle. Don't worry about your body type because these lifts will pack on lean muscle for anyone. The only thing to worry about is your diet. If you gain weight slowly and are very skinny then eat anything you can, and I mean a lot. Stick to calorically dense foods like pasta, milk, and don't be afraid to eat some junk. Add lots of carbs to help you gain weight if your having trouble, but remember your proteins and fats too. If you gain weight easily then just stick to a cleaner diet and don't eat nearly as many carbs. Go to stronglifts.com honestly it helps a lot and will outline everything. You can download a free e-book there I believe. if you have any questions message me. I'm happy to help

And after reading your latest post I just wanted to add do 5 reps for 5 sets as the website outline. Honestly it will help. I think in my first 9 months on the program it got my squat up to 270 lbs for 5x5 which was good at my body weight of 157 lbs(did that while cutting during the summer and lost 10 pounds while moving up in squat weight on this program) start with low weights to get use to the movement and gradually move up. It's not as hard as you think. The website will outline everything. It's a simple program to implement and keep up with and it is the perfect beginner program to gaining size and strength. Hope I could help

I only do squats and leg workouts because I want to jump higher.

I also go to the park to play basketball nearly everyday for a few hours listening to japanese music. Honestly it gets me more pumped than the rest of the music I listen to... I dont get it

Agreed. At my gym we have meat heads like that. Meatheads are people who have chicken legs, my legs are massive and I am getting my upper body there. Right now I bench 140 and leg press 1200. Such a big difference but I hope to get to benching 375+.


Also @EvilRobot Would you consider 20 pounds and 3 sets of 20 light for the back? I started that way and now I do 6 sets of 20 90 pounds for back bends. You should know what workout that is.

EDIT: Also to the person posting Zyzz, is on my dislike list. Zyzz is a weak minded lump who is now dead, furthermore he used the way of wimp and did steroids to get that muscle.
Zyzz is a disgrace to bodybuilding.

I circuit train at a gym 3x a week and hit every muscle group...after a time I gradually increase the weights that I am doing. I also do floor exercises like situps, pushups, planks, squats etc.