Hey memento,
Is all work we put in revealed but not necessarily in some linear sense. What I mean (if I can explain it) is if you take one Bib graph and one Bib and you say to that Bib here's the graph, only hang on the months that gains are shown, would these still be gaining months. Is all the other time wasted?
I think some of our effort is wasted doing the wrong things - working the wrong angles for us at the time, playing tug of war with our PC muscles, overworking, underworking, etc. But even when we are doing everything just right it still takes awhile - sometimes a long while - to break through a particularly tough barrier, and that time isn’t wasted. The trouble is we never really know whether we’re paying our dues or spinning our wheels.
Productive work can be going on even without seeing a monthly increase on the ruler. There is a good thread about this on PE Forums. It is a different explanation of what Bib has been saying all along about dividing and conquering.
Also if a broken up routine is less effective, how much less effective is it? Are you looking at doubling the time you spend hanging/stretching (whatever). Or do other factors come into play like increased speed with which ligaments will acclimatise to a particular stress under multiple daily sets.
All very good questions. Darned if I know. It probably depends on a plethora of variables.
Fuel,
3/4" since September is EXTREMELY good progress, but PE is a long-term project. Don’t be afraid to adjust your routine to accommodate life’s twists and turns. The important thing is that you stick with it.