Overtraining with large amounts of rest?

[harbinator]

If one were able to get 10-12 hours of sleep everyday should they be able to train longer/more often with the increase in rest?

 

[Tweakle]

I wouldn't, it would help you recover faster from the current workload but adding more work could just counter any benefits from the extra sleep

you can't sleep & eat your way out of CNS fatigue imo

 

[BiggT]

I agree.....calories and bodyweight contribute to greater strength gains and plenty of sleep contributes to recovery and providing yourself with a good environment to train in, however, CNS fatigue is what it is and a slash in training volume is the only cure I know of......if you're not sleeping enough, it may contribute to feeling overly fatigued sooner though and just being generally rundown.

 

[harbinator]

Work has just been terribly slow lately, maybe 30 minutes of real work per day, so I've been accidently sleeping in the storage room (Im the only one with a key haha). Just wondering with all this added rest if I should try and kick it up a notch in the gym, looks like Ill stick to what Ive been doing.

 

[automaticj5]

Dont sleep to much, that will make you lazy trust me, I know