You can outwork a beginner. You can outwork an intermediate.
Once you become advanced, working hard is the bare minimum.
The hard work gospel, hustle culture, go one more, pay the man message is for getting people off the couch. If you're an advanced athlete, time to start ignoring it.
After working with hundreds of advanced athletes I've seen where the real margins are. They're in your rhythm, fuel, sleep and lifestyle. And then measuring progress in those with subjective and objective testing (body composition and blood biomarkers).
