The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog. Tim is an author of 5 #1 NYT/WSJ bestsellers, investor (FB, Uber, Twitter, 50+ more), and host of The Tim Ferriss Show podcast (400M+ downloads)
The Slow-Carb Diet need not be boring. Moreover, it doesn’t take much to jump from repetitive to inventive. In my case, even as a grass-fed beef aficionado, I grew weary of flank with nothing more than salt and pepper. Game meats made things more interesting, but the real gold was struck when I began experimenting …
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(Photo: Felipe Morin) Holy crap. The 4-Hour Body (4HB) has ended up producing an avalanche of questions. There are definitely a few gems hidden amongst the rubble, and more than a few typos were unearthed in the process. This post — mostly how-to with a few bits of entertainment — is purely for tying up …
Is it possible to remove fat from specific areas of the body? (Photo of low-fat legs: Kirikiri) (Preface: This is one of the “bonus chapters” for The 4-Hour Body. My sincerest apologies for the confusion! All bonus materials can be found here. Enjoy! New forums and more coming very soon…) I’m allergic to food. Every …
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Tracy: 100+ lbs. lost with 2–3 sessions per week. In The 4-Hour Body, I profiled Tracy R., a mother of two who lost more than 100 pounds. The secret wasn’t marathon aerobics sessions, nor was it severe caloric restriction. It was the Russian kettlebell swing, twice a week for an average of 15–20 minutes. Her …
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(Photo: Garland Cannon) It was just past 5pm EST in Manhattan, and I’d been on pins and needles all day. The report was coming in any minute. All attempts to nap earlier, despite two hours of sleep, had failed. There would be no rest on this Wednesday. Now, in the lobby of the ACE Hotel, …
The following is an excerpt from the appendices of The 4-Hour Body, which explores a common question: Can self-experimentation be valid at all, compared to placebo-controlled studies? As we shall see, self-experimentation need not be extreme (I do the extremes so you don’t have to), and you can make significant discoveries with a sample size …
A taste of things to come… (Photo: Blackbox Cases) I’m excited to present the full table of contents from The 4-Hour Body, as well as the first chapter. Enjoy! …
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform.” – Mark Twain, 1904 notebook For The 4-Hour Body, I wanted to do things a little differently. The above video trailer is one of those things. This also marks the launch of the official 4-Hour Body site. It was directed, …
Two days ago, I saw the following tweet: @tferriss so self-promo by referring to yourself in the third person can work. It’s ironic given the content of this http://su.pr/3BZbFL This was in response to my tweet, which read: Inc. Magazine – Tim Ferriss on the Pitfalls of Personal Branding: http://su.pr/3BZbFL Ironic? Not really. Let me …
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(Image: X-ray Delta One) Some of you have no doubt noticed that I’ve been experimenting with advertising for several months, whether at the top-right, through skyscrapers in the sidebar, or even under posts on a rare occasion. It’s been a learning experience. Sometimes, it doesn’t turn out totally awesome. Case in point: I think I …
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