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Anonymous wrote:From 8:01 up-page to the last two posters: awesome! I think you both nailed it. I've found the instructors and other clients to be mostly really down to earth. We're all on the struggle bus if we're doing it right. That's what makes it so great!

PP here from last night. I can barely walk today! Lol. The struggle is real.

It is! I'm well over 400 classes and my legs were shaking like crazy during our final move this morning. It's the absolute best. (And, at least IME, if you do it regularly you rarely get *that* sore. I feel it sometimes the next day, but not like when you first start)

Anonymous wrote:From 8:01 up-page to the last two posters: awesome! I think you both nailed it. I've found the instructors and other clients to be mostly really down to earth. We're all on the struggle bus if we're doing it right. That's what makes it so great!

PP here from last night. I can barely walk today! Lol. The struggle is real.

From 8:01 up-page to the last two posters: awesome! I think you both nailed it. I've found the instructors and other clients to be mostly really down to earth. We're all on the struggle bus if we're doing it right. That's what makes it so great!

I just took my first class after months of wanting to do it but feeling intimidated. For reference, I am a 48 year old woman who used to be in good shape but has totally gotten away from any sort of regular weightlifting routine. My usual exercise is riding a spin bike about 5 times a week.

Anyway, I wish I hadn’t waited so long to try it. Yes, it was really hard. But the instructor was great and there was enough variety that the time went quickly. I’m sore already and I just left the class an hour ago. I can see how the class is as hard as you make it. I can’t wait to go back (next week)!

I was initially intimidated by the image of it being almost unachievable or hard, but the reality was much more down to earth. Don’t get me wrong: if you’re doing it right, it’s hard. But the instructors are all helpful, nobody next to you cares if you’re killing it or barely holding a plank, and you get better each time. Getting on your toes and adding springs makes it much harder as you progress, and it’s kind of magical the first time you amplify it and you realize, ohhhh, that’s what makes this move off the front so challenging! If I could get the ear of whomever sets prices, I would graciously ask them to offer more discounts on classes.

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Anonymous wrote:I have to say, I don’t understand the adulation people speak about Solidcore. It’s not that scary. It’s not that hard. If you’re relatively in shape you’ll be fine.

If you don't find it that hard, you're not working hard enough. Move slower, amplify the moves, add or take off springs, etc. I'm one of the PPs on this thread whose done it for about three years, and I still find it very difficult, but I also consistently work very hard to make that way. Plenty of people choose not to.

I haven’t posted on this thread yet but I have 600+ classes under my belt and it’s still hard...I go four times a week and if I really try, it’s hard as hell. Yeah, if you dial that shit in, on your knees on one white spring? You won’t go anywhere. They cue amplifications and advanced spring loads for a reason. I have never felt like the workout gets any easier, you just understand more clearly what to do and your recovery is easier. If your hips are super elevated in obliques, you’ll feel it. If not, you can go through the motions and be all easy street. My time and money are valuable and I push myself in every class.
Anyone who thinks solidcore isn’t hard, I challenge you to take a class with a pro or master coach or training manager and see how hard it is. James, Jenny, Justin, Triana. I agree 100% with PPs who said they prefer the more veteran coaches...the training program used to be a few months but now is only a few weeks and it shows. Ask experienced clients who to take, they will be honest.

I love solidcore! I just wish it was less expensive. As someone who can’t jump around too much when exercising, it’s a great challenging alternative to some of the other fitness classes out there. I can’t bring myself to pay almost $40 for a class, though, and I’m not prepared to do the monthly membership, so the money factor has me going less than I would like.

Anonymous wrote:I have to say, I don’t understand the adulation people speak about Solidcore. It’s not that scary. It’s not that hard. If you’re relatively in shape you’ll be fine.

If you don't find it that hard, you're not working hard enough. Move slower, amplify the moves, add or take off springs, etc. I'm one of the PPs on this thread whose done it for about three years, and I still find it very difficult, but I also consistently work very hard to make that way. Plenty of people choose not to.

Anonymous wrote:I have to say, I don’t understand the adulation people speak about Solidcore. It’s not that scary. It’s not that hard. If you’re relatively in shape you’ll be fine.

In my experience, solidcore can be as difficult as you make it. It's usually very challenging for me if I use all of the amplifications. It takes some experience to know what all of the amplifications are. If the workout is not challenging enough, you can ask your instructor about them.

The other issue is variation between instructors. I've gone to solidcore classes for about 3 years. In the past there was a wide variation of difficulty between instructors. I don't see as much variation now, but it exists. It is good to try several different instructors to see which ones are a good fit.

I have to say, I don’t understand the adulation people speak about Solidcore. It’s not that scary. It’s not that hard. If you’re relatively in shape you’ll be fine.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm currently on an unlimited membership at one of the VA studios from a deal they ran a while ago - $199 a month for unlimited (astronomically lower than what they say their unlimited package costs on the website). Do they ever run deals like that at the DC studios? My friend was asking if it ever drops below the $399 for unlimited in DC.

They had a sale earlier this year--summer, maybe?--where unlimited for DMV was back to the original $299 price. I fell on that like a ton of bricks. I usually take four times/week, so classes are under $20 each for me. Totally worth it.

My guess is they'll have that sale once a year at most.

Got it thank you for the response! Glad I live in the burbs haha.

You’re welcome

Is your package only for your studio? Mine is for all of them, so it feels very worth it. Our assistant studio manager told me the plan is for it to be unlimited at every solidcore studio, with the exception of NYC. I’ve already taken in Chicago and Minneapolis while on business trips, so that’s music to my ears!

While it's still out of my pay range, that's amazing and worth it with the option to go to any studio. I lucked up and got in on Barre3 when it was brand new at 99/month but its studio specific.

Anonymous wrote:Bumping this thread because I just signed up for my first class this Wednesday. Nervous/excited. Looking to transform my body. I can just hold a traditional plank for a minute. I’m really not that strong. I hope I can make it through.

I took my first class today. I’m not sore at all. It was a hard only because it was hard to understand my instructor also I doubt I was doing the moves correct. It’s not easy trying to concentrate and challenge myself while looking around at other people to see if you’re close doing the moves correctly. I’ll try another class.

Bumping this thread because I just signed up for my first class this Wednesday. Nervous/excited. Looking to transform my body. I can just hold a traditional plank for a minute. I’m really not that strong. I hope I can make it through.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm currently on an unlimited membership at one of the VA studios from a deal they ran a while ago - $199 a month for unlimited (astronomically lower than what they say their unlimited package costs on the website). Do they ever run deals like that at the DC studios? My friend was asking if it ever drops below the $399 for unlimited in DC.

They had a sale earlier this year--summer, maybe?--where unlimited for DMV was back to the original $299 price. I fell on that like a ton of bricks. I usually take four times/week, so classes are under $20 each for me. Totally worth it.

My guess is they'll have that sale once a year at most.

Got it thank you for the response! Glad I live in the burbs haha.

You’re welcome

Is your package only for your studio? Mine is for all of them, so it feels very worth it. Our assistant studio manager told me the plan is for it to be unlimited at every solidcore studio, with the exception of NYC. I’ve already taken in Chicago and Minneapolis while on business trips, so that’s music to my ears!

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Anonymous wrote:I'm currently on an unlimited membership at one of the VA studios from a deal they ran a while ago - $199 a month for unlimited (astronomically lower than what they say their unlimited package costs on the website). Do they ever run deals like that at the DC studios? My friend was asking if it ever drops below the $399 for unlimited in DC.

Sorry, IDK the answer to your question, but I’m curious how often you go. I did a class on Tuesday last week, a Peloton ride on Wednesday, and another class on Thursday. I thought my legs were going to collapse! I need tips on faster recovery!

I try to go 3-4 times a week. At the $199 a month, unlimited is "worth it" (vs. paying for individual classes) with fairly few classes per week. It would definitely be different if I was paying the $399.

As for recovery, you get used to it after a while. I'm still in the under 100 club (around 75 classes I think?) and find myself getting sore after particularly bad classes. But it isn't as 'can't-walk-up-the-stairs' sore as it was at the beginning. If I do a class two days in a row, I try to make one a Buns/Guns or Arms/Abs to add some variety. I also like doing the 30 min express classes - as an unlimited member their price doesn't bother me.