Beefcake!

I've been pretty hardcore about weightlifting and nutrition for a year now. It's been a life altering experience so far. I dropped around 35 lbs (going from over 20% bodyfat to about 8%) earlier this year, and now I've been "bulking" for about a month.

Right now I'm doing a high frequency routine. This week I'm building up to a three rep max in a variety of lifts, and after that I move on to lifting twice a day, four days a week. So that's eight full body sessions a week, which is pretty intense but I'm very excited about it.

What I really recommend is staying away from machines almost entirely. Use free weights. Definitely get an experienced personal trainer to show you how to deadlift and squat and all that. Make sure your gym has a few squat and power racks. Personally I use my school gym, and we only have one squat rack, which is a pain in the ass.

My favorite resource is T-Nation. They put up a new article every weekday (about nutrition or a new training protocol, for example), and they have a great message board.

Jam it back in, in the dark.