Well there's a great deal of information, it's just sort of scattered all over the place on here so you need to know the right places to look. First thing you should realize is fat can never be converted into muscle because they're two completely different type of tissues, so some of the mass you have can't be "converted" into muscle but we can take add muscle mass while losing excess fat, although that proves to be difficult sometimes. However, the newer you are to the sport your body will start responding to training/dieting differently once it does start to adapt. Really you should focus on training properly, eating properly, and resting enough. If you're new to training you're not going to have to do a whole lot to get yourself going at first, but before I specific advice can you list what you're currently doing for weight training and what your current diet looks like?
Also, here's a list of links to other threads in this forum that you may find useful: List Of Good Websites
-Links to Outside sites with info
Split Training - All wrong?!?!
-Thread on Split Training
Going To Gym
-Recent thread of another beginner looking for advice on training
For anything else training related I would just page through the threads here in the training section and see if there are any specific problems you'd like to find out more information about, you could also use the search
For Nutrition, try these threads: Nutrition 101
-Nutrition 101
Nutrition Guide
-Guide to caloric content of certain foods
Once again, anything else you may want to know specifically
BBing Diet myths
-Article posted about "Bodybuilding Food Myths"
From these you should get a good basis of what you need to do, read up on these and any other thread you would like, then post a planned diet and training program. From there myself, as well as everyone else here would be happy to help you along your way. Just gotta do the research first, and stay patient and polite. Finally, as far as rest is concerned, listen to your body. Don't train if you feel fatigued or you're targeted muscles are still sore from a prior training session. Best of luck, and remember, don't be afraid to ask questions, no matter how much you come to learn. Take Care.
