Here is a great video of Charles Staley coaching the snatch. Charles is the developer of EDT (Escalating Density Training) and is a firm believer in the olympic lifts. Enjoy and as you can see, you don’t have to be a young to learn the olympic lifts.

I think that doing rounds on the heavy bag is a great training method for developing and learning how to apply your power and it’s also a serious energy system workout. You can use the bag like a boxer or a kickboxer. If you’re after an energy system workout, I prefer kicking the bag because of the amount of muscle used. As always, if you haven’t used a heavy bag before, get some training and start slowly. The power and speed will develop over time. Have fun!!!

The IFBB has released the schedule for next years mens pro shows. Hopefully there isn’t as many cancellations as there were this year. One thing to be happy about, is that we don’t actually have long to wait for the first show of the new year because the Ironman is being held in January. An interesting addition to the lineup is the Joe Weider Pro World Cup being held shortly after the Olympia.

Iron Man Pro
Date: January 24th
Los Angeles, California
Prize Money: $30,000
Top 5 Qualify for the 2009 Olympia

Arnold Classic
Date: March 5th-7th
Columbus, Ohio
Prize Money: $265,000+prizes
Top 6 Qualify for the 2009 Olympia

Australia Pro Grand Prix
Date: March 14th
Melbourne,Australia
Prize Money: $20,000
Top 3 Qualify for the 2009 Olympia

New Zealand South Pacific Men’s Pro
Date: March 15th, 2009
Aukland, New Zealand
Prize Money: $20,000
Top 3 Qualify for the 2009 Olympia

Europa Show Of Champions
Date: April 17th-18th, 2009
Orlando, Florida
Prize Money: $20,000
Top 3 Qualify for the 2009 Olympia

Pittsburgh 202
Date: May 2nd, 2009
Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania
Prize Money: $7,500

New York Men’s Pro And New York 202
Date: May 16th, 2009
Open Prize Money: $35,000+
Top 5 Qualify for the 2009 Olympia
202 Prize Money: $6,000

Jacksonville 202
Date: August 1st, 2009
Jacksonville,Florida
Prize Money: $6,000

PBW Championships and PBW 202
Date: August 7th-8th, 2009
Tampa, Florida
Open Prize Money: $21,000
Top 3 Qualify for the 2009 Olympia
202 Prize Money: $6,000

Europa Super Show And Europa 202
Entry Deadline: August 10th, 2009
Dallas,Texas
Open Prize Money: $30,000
Top 3 Qualify for the 2009 Olympia
202 Prize Money: $6,000

Houston Men’s Pro And Houston 202
Date: August 22nd, 2009
Open Prize Money: $20,000
Top 3 Qualfy for the 2009 Olympia
202 Prize Money: $6,000

Atlantic City Men’s Pro And Men’s Masters 40+
Date: September 11th-12th, 2009
Open Prize Money: $40,000
Top 3 Qualify for the 2009 Olympia
202 Prize Money: $10,000

MR. Olympia
Date: September 25th-26th, 2009
Las Vegas, Nevada
Prize Money:
Top 6 Qualify for the 2010 Olympia

Joe Weider’s PRO WORLD CUP
Date: October 3rd-4th, 2009
Berlin, Germany
Prize Money: $100,000
Top 3 Qualify for the 2010 Olympia