Sorry, Kemosabe; wrong on all counts. Just another set of 'arguments from ignorance'.You cna't do maximum effort, and be able to perform for any length of time.
Also, without recoverytime, the body will not develop quickly, and will be suseptable to injury. You cannot go 100% 7 days a week, and expect to perform at your full potential. You get more development during rest that you did during the exercises you are resting from.
This has nothig ot do with Chinese, or Western thinking, it's a biological fact that cannot be disputed.
You guys don't know the exceptions because you confine yourselves to the everyday, commonly accepted 'facts' and approaches to training. The old Chinese, thankfully, did not.
Sweet dreams.