The push press resembles the shoulder press with one key difference: the introduction of power from the hips. By recruiting larger muscle groups and moving quickly to generate momentum, you’ll be able to press heavier loads from your shoulders to overhead while building strength, speed and power. Points of Performance: The Push Press The points [...]
Drum roll, please… Rhapsody Radio Season 3 is here! Coach Whitney Dunn from Rhapsody Radio Season 3, Episode 1. Hosted by Trinity Wheeler and Alan Shaw, Rhapsody Radio features stories, stitches and somethings of significance from the collection of characters this pair have gathered along the way. To their left co-host, Mary [...]
You might look at Grace and think, ”That’s it?”. Yes, that’s it. But like other benchmark WODs, do not be fooled by the simplicity. While the workout itself might look simple, the Clean and Jerk is one of the most complex and challenging movements you’ll learn. The Workout 30 Clean and Jerks (135/95 lb) [...]
By Alan Shaw, Co-Founder and Head Coach of Rhapsody Fitness in Charleston, SC Welcome to Box Building! Follow Rhapsody Fitness Co-Founders Alan Shaw and Trinity Wheeler as they continue to build one of the fastest growing gyms in South Carolina. Answer the hard questions, explore various approaches, dive into strategy and share lessons learned [...]
The shoulder press is one of the nine foundational movements in CrossFit. It's also known as the strict press or the overhead press. The shoulder press is called a “strict” press because you get no assistance or transference of momentum from your lower body when moving the bar overhead. However, the core and hips are [...]
By Alan Shaw, Co-Founder and Head Coach of Rhapsody Fitness in Charleston, SC Welcome to Box Building! Follow Rhapsody Fitness Co-Founders Alan Shaw and Trinity Wheeler as they continue to build one of the fastest growing gyms in South Carolina. Answer the hard questions, explore various approaches, dive into strategy and share lessons learned [...]
To honor those who have fallen, CrossFit pays tribute by naming workouts after these men and women. DT is a benchmark “Hero WOD” that is done to honor one of our fallen heroes. The Workout 5 Rounds 12 Deadlifts (155/105 lb) 9 Hang Power Cleans (155/105 lb) 6 Push Jerks (155/105 lb) DT is [...]
Malachy Friedman from Black Label Martial Arts Academy is coming to Rhapsody Fitness in Charleston on Friday, January 8 at 7:15PM to teach his No Victims Self-Defense seminar. Women's Self-Defense Do you know what to do? In 2005, the National Institute of Justice commissioned a report where researchers examined cases of physical and sexual [...]
The overhead squat is a squat performed with weight held overhead. It’s a complex movement that demands full-body strength and mobility. Not to mention it is a killer core exercise that also builds balance, coordination and body awareness. Take the time to learn how to properly squat with weight over your head. Start with [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evx0PKjmo74 We all love a comeback story. We always have, we always will. When something sparks and the momentum changes. When odds are overcome and a champion emerges. It speaks to us. It speaks to the deep part of us that knows we are made for comebacks. But the thing is...comebacks never happen [...]
