UPDATE: [Solidcore] informed me that their machines are not megaformers but patented [solidcore] machines. (But they do look very similar to megaformers, if that’s what you’re familiar with!) I visited their website to get the 411 on these pretty ladies.
Michelle Obama’s Arms (all caps because they’re a proper noun in my heart) are enviable. I remember reading that was was a regular at a DC-based studio called [solidcore] and my interest was piqued. [Solidcore] has studio locations in Philly, the DC area and Atlanta.

![[solidcore] on Chestnut Street in Philly](https://cuckoolemon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/fullsizerendersc.jpg?w=676)
(Sidebar: SLT cost $40 smackaroos and has no new student specials. [Solidcore]’s newbie deal was only $18 and a regular-priced class is $32.)
[Solidcore]’s Center City studio was small but fashionable. They didn’t have a locker room but everyone seems cool with shoving their belongings into a drawer under a bench in the waiting area, so I did too. (And it was totally fine.)![the [solidcore] studio](https://cuckoolemon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_5983.jpg?w=676)
Working on a megaformer is very tough and no matter what the move, you’re always using your abs in some sort of way. We spent more time on obliques then I have ever done in a class. We held side planks on the machines and made small painful motions to challenge our stability. We also did tons of lunges and squats making my butt severely sore the next day.
Unlike at SLT, the machines at [solidcore] had clear markings on them, so the instructor was able to direct us to move in distinct amounts which I felt was useful.
![party lights at [solidcore]](https://cuckoolemon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_5986.jpg?w=676)
The bathroom in [solidcore] had a giant permanent market and people had tagged the floor. I decided to leave a little Cuckoo love behind.

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