Steve Hamp
NoWeightsWorkout Instructor

My name is Steve Hamp. I have been involved in exercise for as long as I can remember. One of my first inspirations was the great Jack La Lanne. I watched his television show as often as I could. When I started going to school and wasn't able to watch his show, I would make sure that my mother tuned in to tell me what exercises he did that day.

I was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1962. The middle child of five. My mother was a single parent, so we grew up in a very economically depressed neighborhood. When I tell people how I grew up, and where I was raised, they think that is the reason for me getting involved in the martial arts. It wasn't.

I began martial arts training in 1974 when I was twelve years old. I trained two hours a day, six days a week. I loved it and never missed a class. When I was fourteen, I was given my very own children's class to teach. It also was two hours a day, six days a week. Afterward, I would have a ten minute break then begin my training in the adult class. I was there five hours a day. It was my life.

One of our Presidents, Thomas Jefferson said, "Everyone should devote at least two hours a day to physical exercise". I have lived by these words for most of my life. I have thought about these words often, wondering what foresight he had. To see the country in the shape it's in today.

The only weight lifting I have ever done was some bench presses in a friend's basement. I have seen many injuries from improper weight training. Don't get me wrong, I think weight training can be good for you, if done properly. When asked how to develop strength, the common answer is weight lifting. Ask yourself how was strength developed before weights? How is it that our grandfathers and fathers developed so much power?

These ancient exercises are time tested. They develop functional muscle. They start developing the muscle from the bone, and work their way out. They build the muscle from the interior, then the exterior.

All it takes to develop this type of dynamic strength is consistency and intensity. Do the exercises daily, the recuperation time is minimal. Try working the same muscle group with weights on a daily basis. The No Weights Workout are ancient exercises for modern times. They can be done by all ages, and sexes. They can be done sitting in a chair, even in a bathroom.

Good luck to you, and just do them.
Steve