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\nAnthony Festa arrived at a 6 a.m. solidcore class on a Sunday to find the studio empty and no instructor presentHe filmed himself completing a \u201cmakeshift private\u201d workout and shared the video on TikTok\u00a0Festa later alleged instructors pressured him to take the video down, which led to personal conflict and lingering frustration<\/p>\n

TikToker Anthony Festa arrived for a 6 a.m. solidcore class on a Sunday, expecting a normal workout, and instead found the studio completely empty, with no instructor in sight.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

He captured the moment in a now-viral clip<\/a> posted Nov. 30, asking, \u201cAm I the only one at solidcore?\u201d before adding, \u201cI don\u2019t even think the teacher\u2019s here.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

With no coach present, Festa decided to start the class himself and turn the strange situation into content. \u201cYou snooze, you lose. I was here on time. I\u2019m doing my class,\u201d he said in the video, later calling the session \u201ca very good makeshift private solidcore.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Stock photo of a solidcore fitness center.<\/p>\n

Stephanie Keith\/Bloomberg via Getty Stock Images<\/p>\n

Days later, Festa returned to TikTok with a more serious follow-up<\/a>, explaining that the fallout from the video quickly escalated behind the scenes. He alleged the instructor arrived halfway through the class and that he later began receiving urgent messages asking him to remove most of the footage.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce I left the class, the teacher started blowing up my TikTok, my Instagram, my phone,\u201d Festa said, recalling requests to keep only \u201cthe last 30 seconds\u201d of the video. Because it was Thanksgiving weekend, he said he did not respond right away.\n<\/p>\n

According to Festa, the situation intensified when his best friend called, warning that several coaches were panicking and feared losing their jobs, and Festa’s own membership could be in jeopardy as well. \u201cHe\u2019s like, \u2018You need to take this video down,\u2019 \u201d Festa said, adding that he hung up because he \u201ccouldn\u2019t even deal with this right now.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Festa later learned that one of the coaches had allegedly contacted his friend directly in an effort to reach him, something he said crossed a professional line. \u201cIf this girl wants to be involved in me and my friendships and reach out to my friends on behalf of her, then she needs to quit her job as a coach and become a client,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n

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When Festa returned to the studio the following day, he confronted one of the coaches about reaching out to his friend, calling the situation \u201ccompletely unacceptable.\u201d He later alleged a manager told him, \u201cI think we all learned some valuable lessons from this,\u201d a response that left him frustrated.\n<\/p>\n

Festa maintained that there was ultimately \u201cnothing wrong\u201d with the original video and that it was allowed to stay up. \u201cWhat really happened was someone didn\u2019t show up to their job on time,\u201d he said, alleging that the coaches tried to \u201ccover their ass\u201d by pressuring him to take it down.\n<\/p>\n

Stock photo of a man working out at a gym.<\/p>\n

Getty Stock Images\/Westend61<\/p>\n

He added that the incident caused a rift in his friendship and left him with \u201ca really bad taste\u201d about the entire experience.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

In a statement shared exclusively with PEOPLE, solidcore said, \u201cWe have been in contact with Mr. Festa regarding the situation and his experience, and have also addressed the situation internally. We value Mr. Festa as a long-time [solidcore] member and remain committed to providing a welcoming environment for all our clients.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

PEOPLE reached out to Anthony Festa, as well as the individual solidcore location, for comment.\n<\/p>\n