I've just started getting interested in weights at the gym, think it could be a great alternative to cardio for me there - I can cycle to work and walk a lot anyway.
I thought, great, there's actually a board on mn for this, I can get loads of advice.
To find that loads of the threads are about losing weight 
Do people find this board annoying for that? It seems like some thread police are needed 
Anyway, I'm very excited about discovering the weights machines at my gym, and finding out that the person I asked for help, and the machines, weren't scary or intimidating in the slightest. Not actually sure why I thought they would be