@mayne70 If I see muscle and my lifts are going up, I'm happy.
I mostly lift for health reasons and to curtail stress, though. Looking great is just a nice perk.
@thornbearer Hey! If the pain is soreness then that pain should dissipate after a couple more workouts and only ever reappear when you maybe tryout a nee exercise that works a different muscle more/differently. (At least, in general).
The soreness you are feeling is completely normal. It...