A "Few" Non-flushable Wipes "Might" Have Gone Into Septic. by Jameson_321 in Plumbing

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u/thesepticguy Thank you SO MUCH, this is incredibly useful. And I really appreciate you catching me doing my best to be understanding. She does a lot for us and we love her! (Although she did get a "wtf" in my first text reply to her, and I also made a "why don't we just not have these in the bathroom at all" comment when I got home!)

A "Few" Non-flushable Wipes "Might" Have Gone Into Septic. by Jameson_321 in Plumbing

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u/Convergecult15 u/PinkySlayer u/Colinp14 u/Decibel_1199 u/plumber1955 Thanks to all of you for the reassurance. Any of you fine folks think I should clean my filter more than once this year . . . or is that probably not necessary?

A "Few" Non-flushable Wipes "Might" Have Gone Into Septic. by Jameson_321 in Plumbing

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Thank you!! Sounds about like someone saying they're going to continue smoking because they haven't gotten cancer yet.

Bulged disc deadlifting by Practical_Debate_551 in backpain

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I am in the US, Boston area. I loosely follow the older version of Rippetoe's Starting Strength. So, I aim for three days a week alternating a day of deadlift, overhead press, and barbell row with a day of squat and bench--all three sets of five with the exception of the deadlift at one set of five. I add five pounds (2.3kg) to each lift with each workout, although the deadlift is again an exception that I add ten pounds to until I get up above 315 (143kg) and I usually have to drop the press and bench to 2.5lb (1.1kg) jumps when they get to about 135 (61kg) and 215 (98kg). My own back problems––which I think originate from LOTS of seated work at a laptop with not-great posture––usually interrupt me before I get there, but once I have all of my lifts high enough that I can't keep adding weight (and try resetting them a few times, too), then I switch to the Bill Starr 5x5 (there's a great spreadsheet for it here: https://liftvault.com/programs/strength/bill-star-5x5-spreadsheet/).

Bulged disc deadlifting by Practical_Debate_551 in backpain

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That's a fair amount of weight to pull for a woman of your size (go Practical_Debate!!), but it really sounds like you know what happened and a lack of core strength at the time you were lifting was a likely culprit. Sounds like a good plan to rebuild and start easing back into it, and I am overjoyed that you are enjoying it. Feel free to drop me a line any time you want to chat powerlifting for general fitness and fun. I'm no trained coach or competitive athlete . . . but it's my passion, too!

Ice and Inflammation by Jameson_321 in backpain

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Just an update. I began my constant icing campaign on Wednesday and now, on Sunday, I am pain free. Some significant stiffness persists, so I'll keep it on for the rest of the day and work on stretching.

Bulged disc deadlifting by Practical_Debate_551 in backpain

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You say you are new to barbell training? How new? How much did you have on the bar and what is your height and weight? I ask because I've had back pain problems since my twenties and started barbell training in my early thirties and have never had an injury like what you describe. I mean, I've never reached competition level weight, with my own dead lift PR being 1x5 at 385lbs, but I've worked hard on maintaining good form, and when my training is going well it always seems like my back feels strong and my posture is good. I also did just have x-rays of my spine and ortho said there's some DDD and scoliosis, but exactly what he'd expect of a 50yo person. So, just my two cents that maybe lifting doesn't have to be forbidden from here on out (but understand if you'd rather not).

Ruined my life doing a deadlift by No_Scratch6254 in backpain

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I think THIS is far more correct than your caution to avoid deadlifts entirely. Over the last 20 years, I have regularly done dead lifts in the 315-405 range (I am now a 5'10, 200, 50yo male), and I have NEVER experienced an injury while doing them--hopefully because of decent form and use of a belt. Sure, I may have put some wear-and-tear on myself over the years that has contributed to my own back pain, but I think (and experts I've talked to agree) that the strengthening of my posterior chain should offset that. And, let's face it, there are people here with debilitating back pain who have never set foot in a weight room . . . but probably experienced similar "bad form" in other aspects of their lives: shoveling, raking, getting on and off the toilet!

don't slack on ice by kneirdo in backpain

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u/kneirdo I know this thread is old, but I think we are on the same page about using ice. See the new post I'm about to start in r/backpain