Originally Posted by Kane

You gotta start somewhere man. Your hips will hurt if your legs are lacking (which yours are) because ultimately your legs are holding up all the weight. Mine used to hurt like a somanabitch until my squats starting improving. Do Not drop deads from the routine, regardless of how much you think they work or don't work your lower back.

I'm gonna be blunt, Verb is right, who gives a flying fuck about how much you put up on each exercise. Use the proper weight, build your strength and the numbers will come by themselves. Don't fall into the trap that alot of people seem to do, stay away from using heavy weights at the expense of form and it will make all the difference in the world. I started with an empty bar...If you can't swallow your embarassment, you will never hit the big numbers.