This might be a dumb question, but I honestly don’t even know where to start.

Get off couch. Walk or drive to gym.

I have a membership, but I don’t know what to do, how many sets, how many reps.

3 sets, 8 reps, 5-10 mins apart, doesn't matter much.

8 reps means "I can only just do 8 reps". If more than 8, increased weight.

Do squats, pench press, bicep curls, literally everything else you can find or see.

Then do 20 mins cardio.

I don’t know how to eat or live outside of the gym when trying to bulk or cut.

Bulk: you have 10% fat and need to put on muscle

Cut: you have 11% fat and you need to lose fat.

For most people, you don't need to do the bulk/cut cycle until your fitness is up, your strength is up, and your fat is way down.

Where exactly do I start when focusing on a healthier lifestyle?

AT THE GYM.

Food: get lots of protein, control if need to lose fat.

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Go to one, wear a mask so no one bothers you and do cardio first then get lifting second. Then just keep eating and keep lifting

You got to start by stepping in the gym first.

Muh stronglifts in 3...2...1

I have no personal experience with this, but I recently found out there’s a bunch of powerlifting gyms near me that will coach you and design a routine for you. These aren’t CrossFit gyms, they’re legit powerlifting gyms that will teach you the basic lifts. It’s a bit pricey but you’ll just do it in the short term.

Honestly if I had to do it over I would go this route.

There's this thing called "YouTube search bar". Just type "workout routine" in it and you'll get all the answers you need

I paid for 3 trainer sessions when I first started. I did pay a good amount for them but it was really helpful for me and worth it. Basic coaching on proper form with a barbell for a variety of basic compound lifts. The money spent was worth it.

I'd recommend you could do the same, don't need a trainer for ever and ever, but get coached up on the basics for starting. It's only a few sessions at most.

This might be a dumb question

Ya think?

but I honestly don’t even know where to start. I have a membership, but I don’t know what to do, how many sets, how many reps.

That's not your problem. You are connected to the fucking internet.

Your problem is you are too chickenshit to just websearch a program and get started. You want someone to hold your hand in order to ease your anxiety.

Overcoming that anxiety is an essential part of the process, numbnuts.

Get a personal trainer for a few times to dial you in into a routine. Who cares if they’re weird.

Might be really valuable and worth it to get a personal trainer for even a short amount of time. Will help you in beginning stages so you know atleast what to do.

ALL you need to do it to somehow motivate yourself. Read TRP, read books, watch bodybuilders, talk to a strong friend that has fucked anything that's hot.

After you're motivate, you just go to the gym. That's it.

read Bigger, Leaner, Stronger - Mike Mathews and Mark Rippatoe's: Starting Strength.

the fitness subs are fine with lots of info, but do find a plan and stick to it for a few progressive cycles at least (ie: 4-5 weeks x 4-5 cycles) to see how it's working. don't give up too soon before changing. variety of exercise is useful for fatigue management and new connective tissue building, but jumping too often limits long term gains (ie: myonuclei recuitment) so stick with something for a bit before changing.

Starting a basic novice program will be the best idea. Plenty of them around

But the important thing is, just start going, even if you’re ducking around, just make ahabit out of it, and you’ll likely figure things out

Start with a basic workout plan probably 5x5 stronglifts. If you have a friend that knows how to do compounds-- fantastic learn from them. Otherwise just have a standard push/pull/leg cycle.

Push- triceps, shoulders, chest

Pull- biceps, back

Legs- quads, hamstrings, calves.

Since you are a beginner, your body will likely respond to any workout you throw at it. Eventually you will plateau so the sooner you get an actual regime and compounds in, the better.

Otherwise while you are still learning, isolation workouts are fine. The most important thing is to actually build the habit of going to the gym first. You can start by going at least 3-5 times a week depending on how fit you already are.

Make sure to have rest days for your body to recuperate. Eat roughly 1g of protein per lb of bodyweight you have.

Plenty of resources on what exercise to do per muscle. Just search up the muscle you want to workout and you can learn from there. Hell you can even learn from just watching people at the gym.

Head over to the fitness subreddit, they have a lot of great info to get you started (routines/macros etc)

best bet if you dont want to pay for a PT is just asking a friend that works out to teach you the form on the main compound lifts

Do reddit PPL routine. Easiest shit to follow. Just don't overthink it. Start it and stick to it.

I’m still a beginner lifter myself but I’ve started out with the stronglifts 5x5 routine.

Simple full body routine and progression to get you started.

Starting out, I wouldn’t worry about what you do too much. Find a routine, and just start going. Thats the important part. From there you can make changes

YouTube channel Athlean X . Take a day off and binge watch.

You will know everything you need to be doing.

It's hard to fuck 5x5 up. If you are only doing 5 lifts, you should be getting really good at all of them.

Stick to the basics bench press pull ups shoulder press dips dumbell rows squats deadlifts. Work on form probably be shaking on your first few sessions on the free weights then once your sound, add 2.5 kg every week to every weight to keep the progressive overload and built muscle watch YouTube vids on good form on them exercises. Rome wasn’t built in a day probably take you at least 2 month to feel like you’ve got somewhere keep at it