[matwood]

The beauty of weight lifting is that you just have to do it. When I was seriously powerlifting my favorite exercise was the dead lift. After dealing with complex things all day, here was something so simple. Pick up this weight. I did that simple thing over and over for many years until I could pick up 500+ pounds.

A beginning book I always recommend is starting strength. But, depending on where your current fitness is at you may need to check with your doctor first and/or find a good body weight program to get started. Burpees, pushups, pull-ups, thrusters for 20 minutes will destroy even the most in shape athletes. It's really not something you need to over complicate.