r/SolidCore

2010’s era members - what is the biggest difference in class style now vs when you first joined? I joined in 2022 and think I’ve seen a big difference over the past 4 years, specifically in coaching quality, but what was it like before?

I was excited to try Terracut (a former SC coach opened a studio and has recruited a lot of NYC SC coaches) to get that OG experience. I did see a lot of teachers I like move, but then I saw one coach I absolutely can’t stand start teaching there. They’re MEAN and their class is extremely chaotic. I almost cancelled my membership because they kept teaching my usual time slots and I started becoming injury prone.

Now I’m wondering: was solidcore actually like this back in the day? Are teachers too soft now?

Hi! I’m at 150 classes, or somewhere in that region, and I’m starting to notice a pattern: I get a lot of shoutouts when I take classes past 10am. I’m by no means trying to be the fastest transitioner or the best in the room. I’m usually zoned out and lip syncing to the coach’s playlist. My consistent classes are at 5:45am and with either a Pro coach or SMC (and pretty much the entire class has 200+ classes under their belt), but sometimes I have some wiggle room to take late morning/afternoon classes. Am I just used to moving really fast with more experienced coaches? Do I just process the info faster?

Are we supposed to be working so hard/heavy that we take quick breaks every 3-4 reps throughout the workout? Or only once we hit second stage muscle failure? Also, when your muscles start shaking, is that second stage?

Most exercises performed with the black or grey cables feel to me like one side is slightly longer than the other. Enough to make the move feel a bit different/harder on one side.

Is this something anyone else has experienced? Should I be doing any adjustments before class with these? Its happened on both sides of my body so I feel fairly confident ruling out an imbalance in my body.

It’s mostly clear to me during upper body moves (front raise, bicep curls) and I’m just wondering if I’m the only person feeling this.

I have yet to have a solidcore class I didn't love but the sequences today were just weird. Is this something new or was it just a coach thing? No hate at all, I've just never had such a repetitive class and wanted to see if others have had a similar experience. I was excited for center glute day but we only did 2 glute exercises.

We did black side core, black side obliques, gray side core, side plank, platform lunge right, side plank, platform lunge left, black side core, black side obliques, platform lunge left again, platform lunge right again, bungee both sides, plank on the black side, kneeling shoulder raise, two other shoulder moves...and another plank to finish.

Arguably, i don't eat well enough at all, but I try to fuel my body before my solidcore class. Is there any snack or food you eat before class where you've really noticed a difference with muscle mass or definition? Or a meal plan you follow that really helps you feel like you can take on more during class?

I went to my first sc class while out of town and i geel so embarassed. I am truly shocked at how i am able to stand erect given my lack of ab strength. Someone tell me its going to be okay. I literally just watched everyone because my point of exhaustion was like the second rep. ​

I feel like my home studio (NJ market) has had fewer and fewer theme classes over the year. Is this happening across other markets? I know SC has a list of pre approved themes new, so I’m wondering if that has something to do with it?

I have just one the size of a fingernail. I'm curious if you had a fibroid of a similar size removed, I'd be curious how long it took for you to feel well enough to do solidcore again. :)

i took my first starter50 a couple of weeks ago, and have been hooked ever since!

i know it's recommended to take around 3-5 starter classes and then you should be good to move up to the signatures, but i've been avoiding the signatures because i was scared it'd be really intense.

i'm 16 starter classes in now (yes, 16, lol) and feel like i'm ready for a bigger challenge, so i finally signed up for my first signature class! i'm taking it with my favorite coach and she knows that i'll be there, but is there anything else i should be doing to prepare? or just any words of wisdom y'all can offer lol i'm nervous!

I usually use dove spray and deodorant and found the solidays salt & stone duo under my sink and decided to try it out.

Man this deodorant ruined so many tops and bottoms.. when I drip sweat it’s like a bead of milk going down my clothes!!

Also it gives me underarm ACNE LOL!!! Anyone else?! This is a shitpost if you can’t tell just wanted to see if anyone else had bad reactions to it!

I’m in a new-ish studio and it seems like the schedule switching they do with coaches is crazy. Coaches disappear, objectively popular coaches get reduced classes, etc. I know coaches all have other job(s) and things change - that’s fine - but one time a coach mentioned they hadn’t seen me in awhile and when I said “yeah you stopped teaching [day] [time]” their response was something along the lines of, “it wasn’t my choice.” Most coaches are fine but there are some I actively avoid and as much as I love solidcore it’s really becoming more difficult to feel like there are enough classes with the good (for me, personally) coaches. Is this a nationwide thing?

I’m new to solid core and was told by an employee that I should wait to purchase a membership for the Black Friday deal. I was explaining to her that I was torn between getting unlimited or the eight classes, but my worry is that with the eight classes, I’m going to go through them pretty quickly and still want to attend more classes. But I read online that with Black Friday deal it’s 8+2… which I think would be perfect. Can you let me know what your thoughts are? Should I wait or just get a membership now? and when does the Black Friday deal actually start?