Just out of curiosity. I'm 100% sure that two months ago, the coach who I took class with was a SMC. But today when I took her class again, the apps shows her title is Pro Coach. I never saw things like that
I was blessed to have found the most amazing coach ( of course she only teaches in my studio one day a week) that has dynamic sequences and When we’re in the work it’s constant changes never the same. Whether th way she counts her beat or making it a combo after starting with just one exercise
. I am never bored or wondering when will this sequence be complete. Ya know when you’re doing plank extensions for what feels like forever ? Never will that happen. I know she’s a senior master coach so obviously she’s has access to certain moves that regular coaches may not have. But I’m spoiled now and no other coach is like her. Even the other coaches that Teach the same Studio, who have been there for a long time who are great coaches still are queuing high plank, extensions, side plank extensions low plank extensions for it seems like hours.
Or maybe it’s just me :)
Just wanted to post this as a bit of a pride point. First pic is yesterday and the second is from July 4th last year. I started doing solidcore around September and I realized yesterday what a difference it’s really made when some picture memories came up. I remember feeling like I really needed to make a change in lifestyle after last summer and am so proud of where I am now. Stick with it!!!
I know there have been similar posts in the past, but for those who have been doing this consistently for a while (year +), what is the best non-solidcore workout you have found to supplement solidcore (or vice-versa) and what is your ratio?
I do Orange Theory 5-6 times a week and SolidCore 2-3 times and find they supplement each other really well, but have been thinking about tweaking my ratio. Also always on the lookout for other recommendations and opinions.
I recently moved from Philly where I have been doing Solidcore for about a year. I absolutely loved the coaches and the community there. Since moving to nyc I just haven’t found my footing yet when it comes to the coaches
I can get to Chelsea, Upper West Side, and Greenwich Village, does anyone have any coaches that they love? I’m definitely a coach follower so I’m just trying to find ones that I can start plopping myself into their classes regularly
so i’ve been consistent with solidcore for about 2 months now and i see my ab definition and i love the workouts. my friend wants to try mat pilates and i heard it’s harder than the reformer. is there a good beginner class in san diego/ chula vista area? good coaches? pros and cons?
I’m coming back after almost a 4-week break because I got sick. I’m an unlimited member and normally take 4–5 classes a week, so I’ve been doing Solidcore consistently for months.
I expected to be sore coming back, but my lower back is absolutely killing me. The rest of my muscles just feel normally sore, but my lower back is on another level. It wasn’t really hurting during class—it got much worse at night. Now im not POSITIVE this is from SC but nothing else it could be really.
Has anyone experienced this after taking a few weeks off? Is this just normal soreness from returning, or could I be overusing my lower back or doing something wrong? I’m not sure if it’s just DOMS or if I should pay more attention to my form.
OK this is a very late post but there was a woman in my class today just doing the randomness shiz! Like everything qued she wouldn’t do and was just doing her own arm exercises etc…and then when class was over lights went up everyone’s wiping down machines she literally had the bungee around her foot & was doing donkey kicks…..like IM SORRY that is so strange to me??? I’ve heard of people doing this but never seen it…idk as a coach I feel like I’d be irritated? & I attached an email with studio reminders we just got too!
EDIT** I’m not saying when someone goes a little off or does a modification, I’m talking about COMPLETELY DIFFERENT^^ plsss read the whole thing especially since solidcore sent an email abt it too!
like personally i HATE drake and if it comes on it completely ruins my vibe otherwise i really don’t think of it !! so it got me curious about what you guys consider good or bad music?
I was in class today and instructor said at the end “happy July 4th to those who celebrate, I personally don’t celebrate but good for you if you do”
Like get the fuck out of here. No one asked you to be in America if you don’t like it! Also didn’t ask to take a class and hear about your views
How insane would it be to bring a mini portable fan to put inside my carriage ?
Im SICK of being so sweaty in class. Im over 110 classes and I love the results but it makes me want to quit going. I am a sweatier person in general while working out but gd is it unreasonably hot recently. I’ve noticed this over the past 6 months so it doesn’t feel as if its just the summertime. The past two classes I am sweating before the center core warmup is over.
Not sure if I care if I look insane but also I overthink things?¿
just a vent. it's so exhausting living in new england and being middle class and prices of EVERYTHING are going up. i don't have the disposable income to pay for a membership but now i can barely take classes. prices have risen so much the past 2 years. literally the same studios i was paying $28 a class in 2023. ive supplemented this by doing at home youtube pilates but i really prefer the group energy of a class and being connected to a fitness community. it's like they only want rich people or tech girls that get free memberships from their jobs. sucks so bad.
I should've known I was about to be in for 50 minutes of pain when this was the first exercise. He started us in a plank, had us go to the platform bar, then the floor, then back up, and had us continue for ~a minute. I was like oh goodness gracious.
I had a kind of weird experience with a new-to-me coach today and I'm wondering if I was in the wrong. Because of the holiday, I'm sure a lot of us had sub coaches at our various studios. I took class from one who doesn't normally teach at my home studio.
Prefacing this to say that I have a healed collarbone injury that my regular coaches know about because I was taking from them when it happened. It is 100% better now, save for minor occasional soreness, but I've found that there are a few amps that actually work better for me these days.
Today's opened class with a grey side plank crunch. Hands on the platform bar and toes is one "amplification" that I've actually found lends itself best to me on this side post-injury, at least for a few reps and then I'll typically drop to knees. As soon as I was there, the coach said something over the mic about "giving our bodies time to warm up" and repeated the options of elbows and toes or elbows and knees multiple times... Until I dropped down to my knees myself.
For me, this is a warm-up as it keeps my chest more open and reduces tension on my right clavicle, where my injury was. As it's not an active injury and I know how to modify, I haven't been saying anything about it to coaches I don't know well, but should I be? I didn't want her to think I was ignoring her instruction but I was doing what felt right for my body today. 🤷 My regular coach always emphasizes that amps are just options and you should "try one on" to see what fits you best, so I was a bit surprised to feel criticized over taking this one.
I am someone that always cleans the machine before because I don’t trust people to do a deep clean especially with the limited time we have after class, and I always see people rush out while I’m still wiping machine…. But I always go to same machine in class…
And I see this MAN who is SWEATING BUCKETS. Like sirrrrr if you are sweating that much, you better take the time to wipe your machine. And no shame to people who sweat, but just clean it extra. This is just ONE SPOT that I took a pic of. But there was way more on the machine. And I’m so grossed out. I cleaned the machine twice with wipes. But it takes time to disinfect. We started the class with core and then went straight into dead bug, and I felt like the machine was sticky even after wiping it twice. I really am so disgusted with people’s mannerisms. The machine was also on every spring and a wipe in front of it on the floor (as shown in pic) that he didn’t dump. 😫😫😫😫
Question for coaches - are team teaches just for fun or are they also training mechanisms? One of our Senior Master Coaches is doing a ton of team teaches lately and I am just curious if it’s to keep the boredom at bay or if she’s doing a refresh with more junior coaches?
Why would he go back to a place that had banned him? 🤦🏻♂️ He says he thought he was unbanned because they lifted the ban on the app and started sending him text messages. So he booked a class, went in (wearing his Meta Rayban glasses of course) and started his class. Then 4 Westport police officers came in mid class and escorted him out. He says the front desk girl called the police on him without knowing that corporate had unbanned him. Either way, it’s mind boggling to go back in, get kicked out by the police and post about it on TikTok. This is after he posted several TikToks crashing out last week on a situationship he had with an older man who broke things off with him unexpectedly. After watching this video and the ones from last week, I’m positive this man needs serious intervention and help. He lacks self-awareness and is becoming more and more unhinged as time passes.
i really wish that santana row and mountain view had more advanced50 / advanced65 classes :( i know there’s one but i think it’s mid day on friday
i saw that other studios have them at peak times and i feel like that would be so cool considering there are a lot of advance clients here now too
Any other rave girlies going to solidcore in the area?? Does anyone know of any coaches in Philly area that play dubstep or heavier house music in their classes?? Mainly I go to Bryn Mawr or Center city but lmk if there’s anyone at NoLibs or Rittenhouse you recommend!!