hey, I am seventeen and have been doing overall muscle workouts + cardio for four weeks and have been eating protein and have always been appropriately sore atfer my workouts.
What type of rest are you allowing inbetween your workouts?
Getting sore isnt necessarily an indication you had a good workout, but at the same time it CAN be. For example, my Chest muscles TO THIS DAY (and nearly, not quite, but close to two years) still get sore after a workout, but they get stronger and progress (its the ONLY body part that does, and I dont know why, exactly)
What is your current workout like? How many days during the week. And, what exactly you are doing.
Have you determined our calorie Maintenance Line?
How long do you think it should be before I can really see results and how long should I leave between sets of benching around 10 reps to failure?
This is a debatable and depends on alot of factors (diet, weight training stimulation, and your body's rate of recovery, etc)
Generally in the rep range specified and for muscle growth as the focus, its generally understood to allow 2 to 3 minutes between sets, but this isnt a written in stone rule.
Like I stated previously, state what you are currenly doing, and answer my questions.
Best wishes to you, my friend
Chillen