I've been training with weights for almost a year now, but before that. I would do 50 press ups every day, and 50 sit ups. That make a massive difference to my body, I'd say while it can be useful getting all the right kit, the most basic parts can be done without any equipment at all, just yourself.Another important part of doing weight training I will mention is to make sure you don't move too fast, for example, you are doing bicep curls. You curl the weight up, then let your arms relax to move down. I was making this mistake for a few weeks until someone noticed and told me a different way. You've got to resist the gravity even when you're moving towards it if you get what I mean. A lot of the time you may find your tempted to relax as you bring the weight down, but then you'd only be cheating yourself, if you want the results be strict with yourself and picture yourself ripped, keep at it, In the last 2 years i've changed my physique and I feel so much better for it, I'm not totally ripped but even from the moment you start to see definition, you see your arms getting pumped, your chest coming out, signs of abs, you'll get a burst of inspiration to keep it up, the hardest part is getting started because you don't get results quickly. Keep at it bro!