help for a 43 year old beginner

[skinin_bonz]

I got a clean bill of health from two doctors. we were trying to get life insurance. My heart lungs liver cholesterol whatever they could think of to check they checked and I'm in good shape accept the way I view myself in the mirror. 1m 43 ,six foot tall I graduated high school 140 pounds always been skinny now after 10 years of a job where I sit on my ass,I'm 190 on a good day. I look like a snake that ate a rat. everyone loves muffins but its not a good look when you take your shirt off. my last job kept me very active I was never big or strong but I was much healthier than I am now. I found a beginners workout on Muscle and Fitness website its a four week plan for people like me that are reentering or going for the first time its pretty basic,full body week 1 upper and lower split week 2 .I never got any farther than that. midway through week two I had an ATV accident and my shoulder was destroyed and I'm 6 months out of the gym while I heal up.4 pins and some strong cord is holding everything together while I heal but the doctor says 100% recovery if I do it the way he tells me to.apparently until I get enough post under my belt I'm unable to put links to websites on my questions here. but a Google search for beginners workout with Muscle and Fitness and you can look at what they had me doing. many of you are considered experts at health and fitness so I wanted your opinion if that workout was a waste of my time or if there was a better way for a beginner. I know that no one gets huge or strong overnight and I really don't expect that I just want to maximize my time in there. I'm not scared to get sore I'm not allergic to sweat and I've already made the decision that the day I walked in for the first time was the weakest I would ever be again. it was embarrassing to have the ladies in there working off the weight from their last pregnancy lifting more than I was but I held my head high I got in every rep and just did what I could do . I know the key is to not get discouraged and leave.any advice or any direction as to where to look so that I can see results and get more excited about my workout would be helpful I don't want to be sore...work my ass off and in the end not see any difference. I imagine that is discouraging. thanks for reading all this any help is appreciated

[KBall32]

OP- The most important thing is that you have the will to get back in there. I'm 44 and I can tell you I left the weight competition at the door long ago, and trust me the results will be better with focus on correct form! I don't care if a 90 yr old grandma is lifting more than me. After a hip replacement and several injuries from playing college basketball, I simply want to be the best me that I can. Your only competition is the old you!

[Khazima]

I only looked at the full body workouts but it's looks great in terms of a beginner program. Only thing is you go from full body workouts to upper/lower to push/pull/legs then a bodypart split, you should stick with full body 3x per week for as long as you can while making progress then switch to upper/lower then push/pull/legs and leave the bodypart splits for when you're on gear and actually get full benefit out of low frequency training.

You should always use the minimum dose required to make consistent progress while being in it for the long haul. This will allow you to maximize progress while minimizing injury risk or stalling out.

First, you need to recover. Then i'd recommend something like starting strength or jason blahas hypertrophy program/or his 5x5.

I've got plenty of clients in your situation and they're making sensational progress on full body workouts in their first few months before switching them to upper/lower. In saying that, you'll grow off anything in your beginning stages, but just because it works doesn't mean it's optimal.

[hellomycognomen]

When you go inside a gym you should leave your ego at the door. Dont focus on what other people look like or how much they can lift. You need to only focus on yourself and your own goals and improvement over time. Everyone starts at the bottom. Additionally no amount of gym time will make up for a shitty diet. Both are equally as important.