They stayed.
Here's proof.

"I almost quit in week one. My hands were wrecked, my lungs were done. Coach Vega pulled me aside and told me that feeling meant I was in the right place. Three years later I'm still here."

"I'm a software engineer. I sit at a desk all day. APEX is the only hour of my day where I'm not thinking about anything except not getting hit. It's the best therapy money can buy."

"Two amateur fights. One win, one loss. Both fights I felt completely prepared. That's all I wanted — to not be surprised. APEX took the surprise away."

"Lost 34 lbs in six months. But that's the small part. I can move differently now. I carry myself differently. That's harder to put a number on."

"I played college soccer and thought I was athletic. The Engine Build program showed me I had zero understanding of real conditioning. I was humbled. I'm grateful."

"The application process felt weird at first — like who has to apply to a gym? But it meant that everyone there actually wants to be there. That changes everything about the culture."