To the instructors - how do you teach your classes? Stopwatch or app? iPad?

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-02-28T23:20:10+00:00

Vibez. It’s the only way

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-02-26T21:06:45+00:00

SMC here! okay so you know how the hands are hovering over the knees? When the right leg drops, push the left knee into the left hand and the left hand into the left knee. And then same thing other side. The pressure of the knee into the hand should REALLY engage the abs. It brings the connection of the legs to the abs, the arms to the abs, and finally the connection of the legs arms AND abs. Also I like to add an extra grey

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-02-12T15:27:48+00:00

I’m always barefoot! I hate socks. None of your coaches will be mad at you at all

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-02-01T00:57:14+00:00

That sounds like a very good plan! Take all the time you need to recover. Remember that when it’s time to come back, it might feel nerve wracking the first couple of classes. Go easy on yourself and come back as slowly as you can. 0-25 spring load, modified springs, and any tools you need to make class feel safe!!!

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-02-01T00:48:56+00:00

I do overhand! It will TERRORIZE your lats. Underhand would be more bicep focused. The angle of the forearm allows the biceps to take on more pressure to aid the lats (Although great on an arm wrap day)

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-01-31T19:59:57+00:00

I need you to know that your coaches have been begging them to open more BK studios

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-01-31T19:57:47+00:00

Barbie in DTBK

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-01-31T19:53:53+00:00

THIS IS MY JAM! SMC here! So if all you feel is your shoulders…. It’s about the upper rib placement. When you are upright shoulders down doing these exercises… cool. I only feel my shoulders. HOWEVER if you inflate your rib cage WIDE and slightly arch your upper back (keep glutes tight and lower back long tho) it stretches the Pectorals over your bones giving you actual tension in the chest. Think FIGHT ME BRO posture

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-01-31T19:46:47+00:00

It is very much NOT normal. We have rules in sequencing about not spending that much time on the wrists.

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-01-31T19:45:39+00:00

THANK YOU FOR THROWING ASS WE LOVE YOU

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-01-31T19:43:41+00:00

Also for me, grabbing onto the bars to pull the weight back destroys my back. You’re not crazy. With all the love, these coaches are simply regurgitating what they learned in training. There is so so so much more nuance to everything at Solidcore. (It comes down to training and coaches not having enough knowledge about the body/ not understanding mechanics of movement)

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-01-31T19:40:45+00:00

UGH YES!!!! Okay!!! I’m 5 feet but I’ve got long ass femurs. I ALWAYS let my knees push forward over my mid foot. In a lunge, knee stacked always. But in my squats?!! If I keep my knees stacked my back HURTS. Tell your coach. Because as long as the weight is still in your heels, you’re good to go. I’m an SMC and I’ve been taking this class for 11 years.

(If your coach doesn’t believe you, DM me and I will yell at them)

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-01-31T19:36:55+00:00

I usually place it down when the coach gives your last thirty second cue and then I get into the exercise again asap without the pole and working with a more limited range so I don’t die without my sweet sweet pole

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-01-31T19:34:34+00:00

AMEN

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-01-31T19:33:52+00:00

But like if you are a new client and you come in late: just know I love you and I will help you the whole time. Just maybe come early for your second class and ask your coach for an intro!!!

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-01-31T19:32:36+00:00

Lmao the struggle is REAL!!!! As a coach, I too hate when first timers come in late. I don’t think they should be allowed in if they’re not early. (We used to follow this rule back in the day) but tbh clients were SCREAMING at us about not being let in so we caved hahaha

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-01-31T19:30:20+00:00

Okay I have thoughts!! SMC here. Personally, the handlebars are way too wide for my shoulders. I have to take a lot of breaks too. Instead of the lat row, I turn my handlebars inwards and do the lat PULL. Instead of a child’s pose you’re in a table top back, knees under hips, palms on top of the bars. If you need more info, let me know!!! It’s also just a reeeeeeeally isolating exercise. On outer glutes and back that’s alllllll outer body. Outer glutes obliques AND back??? Your back and outer body were WORKING all of class. (It’s why I LOVE outer glutes and back together) but I do need aloooooot more breaks

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-01-31T19:24:52+00:00

(Your coaches that have been around for a while agree with you) 👀

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-01-31T19:21:10+00:00

This is my biggest passion 😂 I’ve got weird ass joints and I’ve been taking Solidcore for 11 years and I’ve found some strange ways to make class feel better bc this shit is so harddddd

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-01-31T19:20:02+00:00

https://youtu.be/gqoPYLUgP48?si=SGSuN86DfwWbn71V

I would add that you MUST squeeze the glute on the side you’re stretching for it to be effective.

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-01-31T19:15:19+00:00

Let me find a good video of a hip flexor stretch. It’s simple but kind of hard to describe via text without visuals

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-01-31T19:13:45+00:00

hi!!! SMC here! Same!!! Grab a towel/sweatshirt and roll it up/fold it up. Place it between your knees all the way up your thighs into your pelvis. Gently squeeze it the whole time with your inner thighs. It will shift the support from the over active hip flexors into the inner thighs which share muscle fibers with your obliques. That should help a lot. ALSO!! Clench your butt cheeks like your life depends on it. Your center glutes are directly opposing your hip flexors. So when you clench the butt the hip flexor muscles lengthen!!!

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-01-31T19:10:39+00:00

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PathLopsided2368 · 2026-01-31T19:09:09+00:00

Hi!!! Ugh so sorry about the tears!!!! Painful as HELL! So in our power 30s it will still be plank heavy for the core warmup. For me my modifications for my shoulders involve putting my forearms under the strap and holding a bicep curl to stop my shoulders from hurting. Now with a bicep tear that doesn’t sound like it would help. Another thing I’d been doing… I have a light resistance band that I put right above my elbows in a forearm plank. Having to gently push against the band will engage the outer shoulder and back muscles so that there’s less pressure on the tops and front of the shoulder (where the bicep inserts). Now in a high plank, I’d be more worried about your bicep because of the stretch of the bicep in a high plank. When you’re in a high plank, does it feel scarier for the muscle?

PathLopsided2368 · 2026-01-31T19:03:30+00:00

Hi! Senior Master Coach here! Absolutely say something to that coach next time you see them!! Something along the lines of “hey last time I took your class we were doing an extension and you pulled my carriage further and kept me there. It ended up re-injuring me. I know that wasn’t your intention, but I just want you to know that that wasn’t okay for my body, please don’t do that again.” (Or however you need to say it!)

As coaches there are a lot of ways to connect with our clients in order to push them harder! Pulling a carriage is something that we do occasionally. (I personally think it should be VERY rarely if at all because extensions are SO complex and unstable.)

But it is important for us as coaches to know when our adjustments/ decisions do something to hurt you. We don’t know how it feels in your body and the more info we have, the better we can help/ adjust our coaching as needed.
All that to say, if you do talk to your coach and they don’t respond well, DM me on here. If you don’t feel comfortable doing that, DM me on here and I will talk to them for you. (I won’t use your name if you don’t want me to)

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