I'm starting with skinny little legs.
And I think my 7 years of pushups gave me a head start on my upper body strength.
BYW, My deadlift is 230 lb. and I'm real proud of that. I leave the weights on the bar a little longer than I need to to show off a little (no one does dead lifts at my gym so they don't know is "only 230").
But I'm honored that you, Sentinel, noticed my journal. It was your post, Guide to Novice Training that got me going with a structured goal orintented program. So far you and Eric have been a great help and inspiration.