sick username, welcome.
curious, how was your experience at API?
peace
Thanks, Im a fan of your work. My experience at API was good however I would say that any amount of time spent at API should be immediately followed up with a serious d-load week. Im of the opinion that corrective movement session, followed by a 1.5 hour Olympic Lifting based workout, followed by cold tub, followed by movement and turf agility drills (1.5 hours), followed by some type of metabolic conditioning (within your pre determined VO2 "zone") followed by cold tub, is overtraining.
Yet I do understand that the clientele are mostly agents of athletes or teams who want to quickly prepare an athlete who may have been sedentary do to injury, free agency, or get them ready for a draft. They do a good job of locating whatever weakness you have and trying to train your weakness (core stability, inflexibility, injury recovery, power symmetry etc.)
A few of my constructive criticisms is obviously the day in, day out volume of work and its ability to cause a neurologically overtrained state. (for which cold tub contrasts, foam roller therapy, and physical therapy do almost nothing to help). I didn't care for the constantly trying to shove EAS products down your throat (every 3 hours they have a protein shake with your name on it), as Im a big fan of just eating real food.
Overall it was good training, they're very knowledgable and accommodating, just be ready to do work. Some people don't like individual attention from strength coaches on every little thing they do, I found it easier to stay motivated that way. They also had a program called the Eagle, or Fallen Eagle program ( i can't remember the name now) for these special forces guys, that had been blown up or shot in the line of duty. They take these guys all full of scars, shrapnel and injuries over a few months they send them back to work stronger, faster and leaner. I give mad respect to API for running a program like that to true warriors.
