I'm five eight and 145 lbs I pull 65 lbs on my bow NOW. When I started i had serious problems with 50#. However I kept at it and now I'm cranking it up every two weeks. I started with a goal, 20 arrows a day seven days a week (minutes and hours didn't matter). To date at 65 lbs I am shooting 60 to 100 arrows a day (still no matter to minutes or hours) and have a goal of 60 to 100 shots a day until I get to 70#. The pain I felt was worth the progress I made. Now I have no pain and am cranking it up 3lbs for next months regimen. Also I am shooting at 18 yards (that's as much room as my back yard allows SAFELY and hitting the 10 ring consistently (my ten ring is the plastic top off a "I can't believe its not butter tub") pinned to an Eternity target. Whatever you can glean from this post is yours for encouragement. Keep at it you will experience success.