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The API facility was a buzzing nest of giddy students as we walked through the stations, guided by Scott. As he explained each station, it seemed that each one was progressively harder than the next, and it was intense. When we had progressed around the gym, Scott walked us outside and said “Then you will run out,” he paused with a menacing smile, “and run around the entire complex where you will conclude the test right back here!” My jaw not only lowered, but my eyes must have popped out like Homer Simpson’s, as it was a really large complex. It was a killer long run that we had to do after the biggest, baddest circuit we had yet to be put through.

At that moment, I had mixed emotions, as I knew I had a tough road ahead of me, but I was going to go all-out to prove to everyone that I had it in me and most of all to prove myself that I was indeed a warrior. I was paired with a U.S. military soldier who was built like Arnold Schwarzenegger, which is why we had nicknamed him “Arny.” He was one of the most conditioned in our class, aside from an ex-navy seal. I thought it was great that I would pace myself with him, as we would bring the best out in each other. We were paired together because some of the exercises such as dead lifts were determined based on our body weight, and because we were the two heaviest guys in the class, we were paired together to lift the heaviest weights ... lucky us!