i started lifting around january of '04 and here i am now, so roughly 2 years. enjoy, and prepare to be amazed lol.
lil stats when i first started:
before my bench was less than 115x10
squat was 185 (good day)
curl 45lbs - ez bar
now:
bench (rep) 275x6
squat 495x7
curl is 135 -ez bar