Hey mate. Finally got through all your logs and caught up.
Crazy the changes you've made!
Thank you brother! Yeah there is a few logs there in 1 year but i wanted to separate each stage and chapter, almost like a story line for my journey. I hope people can find some value in them in in whatever way.
I noticed you've tried a bunch of different splits from upper/lower to 5-ways. Do you have any thoughts on what works but for you or would you happily run any of them in the future?
It has been a game of trial and error and still dont haveit all figured out, but what i do know is the split im currently running i have made the most growth on.
Some things to consider though, i have a better base of knowledge for a few different areas and my personal repsonse to them as well.
My knowledge on nutrition, i spent a lot of effort to try and educate myself about the simple foundations of what the body fundamentally needs to recover and build muscle. Implementing these in different approaches to see what work for me personally *within* the parameters of what knowledge i had been able to gain by this point.
I had begun the use of Ped's, and have run a few different compounds. Not heaps by any means but more then a couple seen results and responses through bloodwork, changes in my body (not all positive ones either) and reflection on howni felt physically and mentally towards them.
I had breached into the adolescent stage of this area from a complete beginner and am now starting to better utilise and approach with what i have learned so far.
Now the training methods. I had tried a straight bro split with low volume at the start which worked well but keep in mind there is an influence of the "newbie gains".
I moved into a ppl split and cookie cutter sets and reps range and really enjoyed it.
It allowed me to cover more ground and hit muscle groups twice a week too. Time in the gym was longer though.
Though i just felt like i was going through the motions. I was still putting in great effort but didnt feel like i was getting it right in a way.
I continued researching, reading, watching, asking, peoples different approaches, points of views. Whether it be coaches on youtube, speaking with the community on evo, reading articles from different people in the fitness industry. Watching videos of pro bodybuilders train and listening to there mindset towards it all.
Decided to jump on with a coach, this was the biggest turning point for myself. Though i didnt spend much time with him (personal circumstances) he really set the new foundations of how i currently train and time my nutrition.
We moved into a upper lower rest split and would add double rest days when fatigue really set in. I continued this after parting ways but as the time moved on, my ability to recover just wasnt there. I work a physical job, wasnt getting enough time in the day for good sleep between hours work and travel to and from. I was burning the wick at both end and it was too much.
What did transfer is how i structure my sets and rep ranges on different exercises with more efficient and safer ways to push past failure.
I moved back to a essentially a bro split with smaller muscle group top ups on relative days. It allows me to hit smalle muscles twice a week and really hammer the bigger muscle groups on their given days. Also with 2 rest days a week and spending less time in the gym. This was a double win, i am able to efficiently train before work and allow more time in the evenings to get to bed earlier and prioritise sleep and recovery.
This is a very long winded response so well done if you made it all the way lol.
I just didnt want to give an answer without proper context as i dont believe it is that simple.
So ultimately yes my current split has been the most productive and effective but it has to be taken into consideration that my approach to nutrition and its timing and also my approach to ped use too.
All splits have they're benifits when structured properly and some are better suited at different times too. One might not be the most effective for the whole year for instance depending on what your goals are.
Just remember
Nutrition is the fuel and foundation,
Training is the stimulus,
Recovery ties it all together,
Ped's are just the enhancement.
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brother everything is better when the recovery is there for sure.
yeah i got really lucky with her bro she is one of the best 
train ride into work each morning is like 1hr40mins so gives me plenty of time to update the log? Smash some food and get a snooze in 
