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I recently contributed to an article "4 Metabolic Health Mistakes That Tank Your Energy" for The Vitamin Shoppe blog about common training mistakes that quietly hold many men back from improving their strength, performance, and overall health. The articles covers something that we talk about here at AIM Athletic all the time. Training needs to build you up, not wear you down. A lot of men, and women for that matter, fall into the trap of doing too much high intensity conditioning, staying in a calorie deficit for too long, or chasing endless cardio instead of focusing on getting stronger. Others skip the big compound lifts in favour of isolation work because it feels easier or safer in the short term, or they simply push harder and harder without allowing the body time to recover. These patterns can lead to plateaus, nagging injuries, low energy, and in many cases even hormonal disruptions that make training feel harder than it should.
This is exactly why our approach at AIM Athletic is built on thoughtful programming, progressive overload, and recovery that is planned instead of guessed. In our small group training sessions we rotate intensities and volumes so that you are not red-lining your nervous system every time you walk through the door. Our personal training and active rehab members are guided through compound lifts that restore and strengthen movement patterns so the body works as a whole rather than fighting itself. In our hockey training programs, strength and power always come first, with conditioning layered in strategically based on the demands of the season and individual needs rather than simply doing more for the sake of more.
The bigger message is this. Training is not about grinding yourself into the floor. It is about building capacity. Muscle supports your joints. Strength protects you as you age. Recovery allows your body and hormones to stay balanced so you can keep performing not only in the gym but at work, at home, and on the ice. If your training leaves you depleted, sore in all the wrong places, or frustrated with lack of progress, it is not a sign that you need to push harder. It is a sign that the plan needs to be better.
If you have not read the article yet, it is a quick and worthwhile overview of these points. More importantly, if any of this resonates and you feel like your training has hit a wall or moved in the wrong direction, we can help you course correct. Whether you are training to get stronger, returning from injury, or preparing for the hockey season, we build programs that support your long-term progress and keep you moving well. Always in motion, always progressing.
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