This month we have something special to announce here at Solcana….. *drum roll*………. THE 1000 CLASS CLUB! We have two athletes, Kira and Mike, who have surpassed this incredible accomplishment during their years at Solcana. They are such dedicated athletes and we wanted to honor them this month!! They both live in the neighborhood in sweet Seward houses. Mike has two kitties and Kira has two pups! Kira works for the city of Minneapolis and Mike for Augsburg University, both managing teams helping it make their communities better. Staying motivated is not an easy feat, so here is what helped the ..read more

We are stoked to announce Sam Taitel as our December Athlete of the Month. Sam is as a total badass in and out of the gym. They can lift some pretty heavy stuff here and outside of Solcana they practice Aikido. Coach Hannah says “Sam is such an inspiration. They have been through so much in this last year, with overcoming an injury and dealing with a bunch of job stuff, and through it all they remained positive and steady. I always admire how Sam keeps their head down and pushes through, but does it with a smile.  They are always considerate and kind and ask people about themselves. They ..read more

So many congrats are in order! Everyone did incredible work on the fall challenge, and it was an honor to watch you all give everything you got to those lifts. The clean & jerk, bench press, and chin ups require technique, guts, and raw strength. We had 62 athletes sign up and saw SO MANY PRs all week. Congrats and thanks to everyone who took part! Time to announce the winners!   Top 10 highest overall scores: 1 Lara Friedman-Shedlov 2 Garrett Ferderber 3 Mike Grewe 4 Julian McFaul 5 Jeff Lockhart 6 Josh Kaplan 7 Bradley Machov 8 Chris Rodriguez 9 Brian Stepanek 1 ..read more

Hello everyone! First off, great job to all the folks that took part in the Fall Challenge. Whether you did the challenge itself or just took part in the programming, everyone did a great job and are making some BIG GAINS! We’ve reached what is always a bit of a weird time of the year in terms of programming. The holidays are happening in rapid fire succession, winter is upon on us, attendance drops slightly, etc. It’s just not an ideal time to have an ultra-specific focus like 2 rep max bench press, or a max set of pull-ups. This is not to say we will have NO focus at all in the next cycle ..read more

We are thrilled to announce our Athlete of the Month: Angelica Perez! Coach Hannah says, “Angelica is SO GREAT. She joined us from a silent auction win, and she has been a consistent member ever since! It was so fun to watch her compete in the powerlifting meet and absolutely crush her lifts. She has been a great ambassador for powerlifting and welcomed lots of new people into the fold as well. I don’t get the pleassure of coaching her that often as she is mostly an evening person, but I am always happy to see her smiling face.” Angelica joined Solcana after bidding on a membership during Pr ..read more

As we continue to rebuild after the last wild year and a half, our schedule continues to grow! We are adding more classes to our schedule starting this week, Oct 18th, 2021. Noon classes MWF in-gym with coach Garrett Ferderber 6:30 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays Trans Strength is back!!! Saturdays 9 am with coach Garrett Hoffman. Trans strength is a class only for folks who identify as Trans, who want to hang out and do strong-person stuff in a Trans-only space. This class will do all sorts of strength training, and just like our other classes, everything can be modified to fit your body and needs ..read more

We wanted to let you know that we are changing the schedule for our virtual classes Oct 18th The good news is that we are making our recorded classes easier to access than ever before. Now, our recorded classes can be accessed the same day, or you can access a back-log of classes through our private member portal.   Access the new Portal Here As a Solcana member you’ll have access to our entire library of workouts, right at your fingertips. The portal contains tons of workouts from the past, as well as the current week’s workouts. We also included bonus content such as mobility classes an ..read more

We are elated to announce that our October Athlete of the Month is (drum roll)…….. the fabulous Liz Behnke!! Liz is such a light in class so read more to hear about her experience at Solcana and what our coaches have to say. Liz says, “Previously to Solcana, my relationship with movement was that I was never ‘enough’ and that I needed to use movement to take up less space in the world (either conscious or unconsciously when engaging in movement). Since starting with Solcana I have begun to repair my relationship with movement: celebrating where I am (that I am enough) and finding strength and ..read more

Fall is here! September means that we are diving head first into our Fall Challenge. This year, we are focusing on two barbell movements, and one bodyweight strength movement. The challenge is: + 1 rep max clean & jerk, + 2 rep max bench press + max set of strict chin ups This total combines three movements that require a wide-range of skills. You have to be mobile, technical, and have raw strength to accomplish these three movements at a high level. It seems like the perfect combination for an exceptional fall challenge. You will be in the running to win prizes for best overall score and ..read more

We are pumped to announce Levi Weinhagen as our member of the month for September!! What a true gem Levi is!   Coach Garrett H says, “Omg Levi. First off, he’s funny AF, so that’s always welcome energy. Levi cares deeply for the communities to which he belongs and shows that through genuine engagement and investing time and energy in learning about people and building relationships. He is so fun to have in class – he challenges himself while listening to his body and making the workouts work for him.”   Levi started coming to Solcana because he spent years putting in tons of miles r ..read more