Rest training and you

There is a constant question that plagues the minds of people new to training everywhere. That question is if I want to proceed further with my training and goals then I should train 10 times as long right? Wrong. If you train too long it does not give your body the adequate time that it needs to recuperate. I once had one of my friends ask me if he should do push ups every single day along with his weight training regiment. If you want to be soar all the time and experience little if no progress then go ahead was my response. Progress is defined outside of the gym not inside the gym. When you are resting you are recuperating for that next workout to push out that extra rep or add that next five pounds to that particular movement. So the actual progress itself is achieved outside the gym in your house while you are resting not in the gym. This principle is also why nutrition plays such a pivotal role in the whole picture. even if you rest as much as possible and train the way you are supposed to if you do not eat right you are only getting it half right. Would you as a construction company to build you a house with little or poor materials?Than why would you ask your body to do the same thing and then be surprised when you you get less than satisfactory results? Train eat rest and grow. That is how it goes.