My lower back gets cranky every now and again but this morning it was way worse than usual. It kept me awake for quite a bit of the night. I haven’t had that much trouble moving in a long time. It kind of felt like my pelvis was out of place. You should really get you back looked at. A potential bulging diak is nothing to mess with. Especially if you lift heavy.
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3/3/26
5/3/1 The Triumvirate Cycle 5 Week 3
Training max 205 lb.
Ball throws 20
Trapbar Deadlift
Warm up sets
Working sets
155 lbs. 75% x 5
175 lbs. 85% x 3
200 lbs. x 3 Lifetime PR
RDL
70 lb. 5 x 10
Sit-ups
5 x 15
Fantastic! Today was the last deadlift day for this program and it called for 195 for my top set but I really wanted to know if I could move 200. Turns out I can. 
I don’t think there is really much more to say at this point. I am absolutely ecstatic.
Today is a good day!!
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BOOM!!!
Congrats on the PR—that’s the result of solid, consistent effort. Well done!
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LET’S GOOOOO 
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Holy cow, look at you go!!!
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That might be overstating but I am pretty excited.
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PR Party 
Congratulations!
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Outstanding work!
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For starters, I think I’m screwed either way if I actually end up with a serious issue. I’ve never met anyone who had a back surgery and got better. It just shifted the problem. The word I’ve heard around physical therapy offices is “Oh, you’re getting your _______ (insert number here) surgery?” because it’s never one. I don’t really want to go down that road.
Second, and call me stubborn, I dealt with a pretty significant injury back in 2014. My disc swelled, pinched a nerve, caused shooting pain around my hip and down my medial quad, my shin went numb, and eventually my medial quad stopped firing (that was a strange experience). I had nerve testing, MRI, and all the things and luckily they told me I would go back to normal once the swelling went away.
I feel like that experience taught me what kind of radiating nerve pain you can have with a disc injury. I don’t have any radiating pain. All of my pain is on the sacrum or where it lines up with the pelvis. As far as anatomy goes, I have no idea what could be messed up down there because it’s mostly ligaments.
But I am playing with the idea of another MRI; I just need to decide which doctor would be best to see first so they can order the correct imaging.
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I agree with you here. I just meant that maybe it would be easier to treat and deal with if you know where the problem is. Maybe if it is your tailbone it could be a tight ligament or tendon pulling on that area? I hope you get it figured out. Back pain is awful.
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Move 200? Girl, you did 3 reps, you destroyed 200! Fantastic job.
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Goodnjob!
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Noice. Very nice.
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@SvenG @Moonflower @EmilyQ @ChickenLittle @T3hPwnisher @unicornsandrainbows @Friedrich @unicornsandrainbows
Thanks everyone! I was super excited and I appreciate the kudos. 
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3/4/26
5/3/1 The Triumvirate Cycle 5 Week 3
Training max 105 lb.
Ball throws 20
Bench Press
Warm up sets
Working sets
79 lb. 75% x 5
89.5 lb. 85% x 3
100 lb. 95% x 3 Lifetime PR
Inclined DB Bench Press
25 lb. 2 x 15
30 lb. 3 x 15
DB Rows
25 lb. 2 x 10
30 lb. 3 x 10
Side Bends
25 lb. 2 x 10
30 lb. 3 x 10
This is why I wanted to run this last cycle of 5/3/1. It has been nice to see weight PRs in the end. I’ve lifted more weight this week than I ever have. That’s a pretty good feeling. I have one day left (squats. Ugh). Then I’m on my way to new and exciting things. I plan to cycle back around to some form of 5/3/1 after The Quest of the Endless Kettlebell Swings. I’m not sure what program I will run, but it will most likely be something different. I’ve got plenty of time to make sense of 5/3/1 Forever and figure out what to do. Although, it will be summer. Maybe I will shift to a running based program for a few months with lifting as a support for that. The options are endless. Lol.
Today is a good day.
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Another PR Party!
Congratulations!
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Several months of nothing special to get one week of “Hell yeah!” Totally worth it.
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Congrats, Beth!! This has been such a great week for you and I’m happy for you. 
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That’s the beauty of 531.
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Several months of hard work and dedication is pretty special IMO. And it’s what the PR represents.
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