if you're just starting out, you wanna start with the top 5 compound exercises. I'd recommend "starting strength" by mark ripetoe. There's thousands of exercise

if you're just starting out, you wanna start with the top 5 compound exercises. I'd recommend "starting strength" by mark ripetoe. There's thousands of exercises you can do at the gym but you'll get 80% of the output with just these 5 exercises. squat Hits everything from the legs to the core to the upper back. deadlift alos hits everything as well as the pulling muscles so it really builds your back pullup works your upper back muscles and arms pushups/dips works your arms and chest plank the ultimate ab excercise. Honestly, the best advice I can give is to hire a personal trainer for the first few sessions. Get one that knows strength training specifically to watch yoru form and make sure you have that mastered BEFORE you start lifting any serious weight BACKSTORY: so a few years ago I sheared my knee. I could not walk more than a few yards before my knee started grinding. I had resigned myself to eventually need a knee replacement. a few months of working with a personal trainer on the squat fixed that. Its like the injure never happened at this point.