Dude I feel you. Its the same exact reason I started the 5/3/1: I was never really 'strong', so I wanted to get jacked up in that area. Its great b/c it does have you pushing some big weight. You'll definitely surprise yourself. The last time I ran it, I did it for 3 cycles worth (3 months). I was dieting down at the time and was still able to add 5-10lbs per cycle and hit/surpass the numbers. This time I'm not necessarily dieting down so we'll see what happens. I expect big things. I'd say going into the 3rd cycle is when you see the weight on the paper and you're like 'damn, OK, I need to do this this week?'. And then the day comes and you just rip it up.