By Alan Shaw, Co-Founder and Head Coach of Rhapsody CrossFit in Charleston, SC Because long lines, watered down cocktails and cover charges are overrated, come on out to a new kind of club – Rhapsody Barbell. Spoiler alert, I’m obsessed with Olympic weightlifting. Few movements demand such strength, precision and, ultimately, finesse from an athlete. [...]
By Alan Shaw, Co-Founder and Head Coach of Rhapsody CrossFit in Charleston, SC It’s hard to stay sane with all the noise. From podcasts and blogs to tweets and posts (or lack thereof...), there’s a lot of chatter around the future of CrossFit. With the 2020 CrossFit Games Open around the corner, it seems [...]
At Rhapsody, our goal is to provide the most supportive training environment possible to help you reach your health and fitness goals. In order to do this, we prioritize workout tracking – recording weights, reps and times after each workout. This measurable data is your key to longterm success. Zen Planner recently acquired the [...]
By Alan Shaw, Co-Founder and Head Coach of Rhapsody CrossFit They say the days are slow and years are fast. At Rhapsody CrossFit in Charleston, my experience is that the days are fast and the years are faster. The three of us can barely wrap our brains around celebrating our first anniversary. It seems [...]
By Alan Shaw, Co-Owner and Head Coach of Rhapsody CrossFit Sweat. In the world of fitness, drips and drops are a universal symbol of work – whether you think of it as equity in or weakness out, sweat is the first sign that you showed up. At Rhapsody CrossFit, we are so big on [...]
By Alan Shaw, Co-Owner and Head Coach of Rhapsody CrossFit in Charleston As a CrossFit coach, you can be pulled in a thousand and five directions at any given time. From helping an athlete fine tune her clean to mopping sweat equity off the floor, every minute of every day demands attention from all [...]
By Alan Shaw, Co-Owner and Head Coach of Rhapsody CrossFit in Charleston WHAT FUELS YOUR FIRE? Scott Stefanelli, Founder of Coyote Nutrition. When it comes to health and fitness, what you do in the gym is only a piece of the greater puzzle to becoming your best self. Day in and day [...]
By Alan Shaw, Rhapsody Head Coach It’s Open season, sports fans! The CrossFit Open kicks off February 21 and we are rallying here at Rhapsody CrossFit in Charleston. Pause. What is this CrossFit Open thing everyone is talking about? The most important thing you need to know is that the CrossFit Games Open is [...]
Rhapsody CrossFit and Hobart Custom Rhapsody CrossFit in Charleston is proud to follow Hobart Custom programming developed by James Hobart. A legend in the CrossFit community, Hobart is a two-time podium finisher in the Northeast Regional, Affiliate Cup Champion and a former member of CrossFit Mayhem Freedom when the team claimed its 2015 + 2016 CrossFit [...]
Guest post by Mary Beth Henderson, Rhapsody CrossFit Member I AM A CROSSFIT ATHLETE You have never seen me in a competition, I have yet to get a muscle-up and, at first blush, you probably wouldn’t believe I can deadlift more than twice my bodyweight. Nevertheless, CrossFit is a significant part of my life [...]
