Well, I'm pretty much a newb around here but so far you guys have helped me pretty much nail a diet plan down as well as cardio planning etc. I also read about the 5x5 plan by 0311 and decided to give it a try starting on monday. Well I think it was a bad move to go from hardly any leg workout to the 5x5... cause I hurt alot... Its wednesday now and I'm still having trouble with stairs. (needless to say I didn't workout) When I did do squats before this program I never went down as far as the olympic squat that is reccomended. I'm just wondering if this is normal for starting out or if I'm not sleeping properly (could be?). Also, is there anything else I should do to prevent this extreme pain? I tried doing a bit a light cardio after hoping that it would loosen me up but I think that made it worse.... Any thoughts are appreciated.