Yea, I've been doing it like 3 times a week and crap at home.
Most people follow a workout routine. For me, it's:
DAY 1:
Chest/Triceps
DAY 2:
Back/Biceps
DAY 3:
Shoulders/Legs (Throw in abs if you want)
DAY 4:
Rest
If I follow this routine everyday, (which I do) that means I workout 6 days a week.
If you're starting to workout, don't quit. ABSOLUTELY NOT. Beginners usually develop what veterans call "noob gains". That is, the period in which the individual starts working out and sees rapid muscle growth.
I started working out 4 months ago. I started at a 30 pound dumbbell chest press at each hand. Now I'm plateauing at 60 pounds per hand. Within 4 months, I doubled my lifts in almost all my muscles.
So yes, like the first responder said, DEDICATION. When I first started, working out felt like a chore. I would think "Oh fuck, it's time to go to the gym now
" But now, I fucking LOVE working. I actually quit gaming because I love working out so much. I get pumped everytime I hit the gym. Eventually, if you stick to the gym and you see your gains, you will fucking LOVE working out.
I won't lie, I'm a fat fuck. I'm not really trying to lose fat, just trying to build muscle. But you have to have at least some mental control. I limit my carbohydrate and junk food intake as much as I can. Usually I limit carbs to lunch only, and consume mostly protein filled foods for breakfast and dinner. And even when I consume carbs, I try to ignore the "shit carbs" (white bread, rice, etc), and stick to "clean carbs" (whole wheat, brown rice, etc).
If you really want to pursue this, then a gym membership is definitely the place to start. You're not really going to get far with the few petty things you have at home.
ANOTHER TIP:
If you currently don't lift much, don't be discouraged when you go to the gym and you see HUMUNGOUS fucks in the gym bench pressing 150 pounds. I felt that when I started. I was discouraged and I didn't want to workout. But my friends encouraged me, and I gradually began to ignore the other huge people in the gym. They actually don't care about how much you lift as much as you think they do.
Here are some general noob rules of working out:
If you can do 12 reps with ease, you're not lifting heavy enough
Exhale on
Effort. (For instance, if you're chest pressing, exhale when you push the weights, inhale when you bring them down.)
Don't worry if you don't feel the muscle being worked. Eventually you will.
FIND A WORKOUT BUDDY! Seriously. This is flipping important. Workout buddies encourage you, AND help you spot when you can't get the weight up. SO MANY PEOPLE lift waaaaaaayyyy too light because they don't have a spot there to help them.
TL;DR:
1. Build a routine
2. Dedication
3. Mental strength
4. DGAF about what other people think.
5. Get a workout buddy! *SUPER IMPORTANT*