I hate swimming for the sole reason that it dries out my skin. Same reason I try to time my activities so I only need to shower once daily, though that can change with summer and myself starting to go to the gym again soon.

Anybody recommend a workout for beginners for just an overall weightloss + balanced building (until I feel like halting the growth anyway)?

The whole rotation thing seems... annoying. You guys seem to either be switching on a weekly, or 6-weekly basis.. Is there anything wrong with switching between certain programs?

(eg 6-weeks program#1, 6-weeks program#2, 6weeks program#3, 6-weeks program#1)