Charles Staley has been called the “the guy the coaches call in when they’re stuck and need results -- fast.” (Click here to download the full-page ad Men’s Health ran offering all their readers a chance to win a week with Coach Staley).

Charles has written over 400 published articles for such magazines as Muscle Media 2000, Inside Kung Fu, Muscle & Fitness, Martial Arts Training, Ms. Fitness, and several others. He is also author of The Science of Martial Arts Training, a training textbook for combat sport athletes and coaches. His new book, Muscle Logic, will be published by Rodale Press in September, 2005.

Charles began his exploration of strength and athletic performance as a martial arts instructor and competitor in New York State during the 1980's. Charles subsequently studied and coached the sport of Olympic weightlifting, eventually producing several state and national level competitors in that sport. Along the way, Charles has also coached track & field, and has competed as a Master's level discus competitor, placing 3rd. in the Master's Nationals in Provo, Utah, in 1994.

Since 1992, Charles has developed policies and course content for the International Sports Sciences Association, and currently teaches several certification seminars per year for the ISSA.

Visit his website at: http://www.StaleyTrainingSystems.com