Originally Posted by
rms13
Train smarter not harder. I think most people that are serious about a sport overtrain. Gains are made in recovery from rest and diet, gains aren't made from training for hours a day. I've been involved in various sports for 25+ years from cycling, martial arts, weights and team sports and I think people are just catching on.
While technically true...that's missing the point a bit. Gains are produced as a response to overtaxing your bodies physiological systems. Sure, gains come after youre done training and are resting, but the way you word it makes it sound like just resting 24 hrs a day will produce maximum gains.
this is probably getting too pedantic lol
Gains are a response to training, not resting. You rest to maximize the gains that are triggered by training.