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The 4-Hour Body: An uncommon guide to rapid fat-loss, incredible sex and becoming superhuman: The Secrets and Science of Rapid Body Transformation [Paperback]

Timothy Ferriss
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27 Jan 2011

Do you want to lose fat, double testosterone, get the perfect posterior or give your partner a fifteen-minute female orgasm? Whatever your physical goal, The 4-Hour Body eclipses every other health manual by sharing the best kept secrets in the latest science and research to provide new strategies for redesigning the human body.

And you don't need to exhaust yourself. International bestselling author, Timothy Ferriss, helps you reach your true genetic potential in 3-6 months with a commitment of less than four hours per week. You can pick and choose from a menu of options, from simple to extreme, for dramatic body changes.

Based on over 15 years of research and with personal stories, amazing before and after photos, recipes and sidebars, The 4-Hour Body will give unbelievable results and change the way you look forever.


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  • Paperback: 592 pages
  • Publisher: Vermilion (27 Jan 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0091939526
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091939526
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 4.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (113 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,415 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Mr. Ferriss makes difficult things seem very easy." (NY Times )

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A revolutionary approach to body transformation from the international bestselling author of The 4-Hour Work Week

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73 of 77 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars "Be a student, not a follower" - Jim Rohn 26 April 2011
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This book unfortunately was a big disappointment for me. I absolutely loved the 4HWW but this book seems to be a hangover from his first book. "How to make money from selling information" and it seems that this book is the product of that philosophy.

Almost everything taught in 4HWW was used to promote this book including the use of competitions to sell more books during launch to get the book to the top spot in book sales. Asking this fans and followers to write reviews all to create more "credibility indicators" along with "real life examples". All of this has made me question the credibility/validity of this book.

In essence it's not a book thats getting good ratings for the merit of its content. So keep that in mind when making your decision about whether or not to purchase this book.

So onto the book itself. Having read all over the subject of personal health and nutrition I was hoping that this book would provide something new and remarkable in developing a system to improve results of sorts. However, this book seemed to be a bit of a hack job. Bits and pieces put together to create a beast of a book.

I especially enjoyed the titles: "How to lose 9kg in a month". Anybody who is significantly overweight that goes on a healthy diet would lose that kind of weight easily including myself. And it seems that many people who have seen these results have assigned its merit to the 4HB. Once again resulting in more ratings.

"Six Minute Abs: Two ab exercises that actually work" - A variation of the classic abdominal crunch and sucking your belly in, oh and get your body fat percentage below 12%.

"From geek to freak: How to gain 15.4kg in a month" - Supplements and exercises that promote Sarcoplasmic Hypertrophy.
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89 of 98 people found the following review helpful
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Ferris throws together a wide ranging and somewhat disparate ensemble of topics and offers some interesting insights into them all. Unfortunately he does so with incredible hypocracy. Scoffing at poor science he proceeds to offer anecdotal evidence for many of his claims and adopts a inconsistent approach to referencing.

Each chapter is a small essay on a different topic, and each jumps between narrative, product endorsement, unreferenced fact, and often, some very insightful ideas and jumping-off points on the subject.

As an introduction to the numerous topics, this book represents a great starting point for further research, and goes further than that in many places. More importantly, Ferris recognises the importance of what some teachers call "cues". Not necessarily focusing on telling you the facts, but rather what you need to hear to get results. In my opinion he frequently hits on very effective techniques that work.

Perhaps my biggest issues with the book are that firstly the chapters are hard to follow as serious advice darting as they do between ideas, and secondly often it reads more like the hype and marketing bumf he purports throughout to eschew. It's often less a "how to improve yourself" than a "how to make a lot of money from selling a book to suckers".

I'd give this book more stars for its smattering of insightful gems if only I hadn't been made to feel like a sucker!
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225 of 254 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Promises Far More Than It Delivers 30 Oct 2011
By Theo TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
The first thing the author of this book tells us is that we're not meant to just pick it up and read it all the way through. Instead, we're encouraged to read the introduction to establish a certain base level of knowledge, and from there decide for ourselves which of the remaining sections are relevant to us. The book has specific sections on losing fat, gaining muscle, improving sex, perfecting sleep, reversing injuries, running, getting stronger, living longer, plus a section called "from swimming to swinging", which covers a grab-bag of topics. Personally I focused on fat loss, so that's what I'm going to focus on in this review.

The section on fat loss begins with a chapter entitled "The Slow-Carb Diet I: How to Lose 20 pounds in 30 Days Without Exercising". Pretty spectacular stuff, huh? In fact, most authorities agree that weight loss that rapid is not actually healthy. So before I began I decided that if the program truly lived up to its hype, I'd only stick to it for a couple of weeks before going back to a slower weight loss program.

The diet is broken down into five rules:

1. Avoid "white" carbohydrates (e.g. sugar, white rice, white bread, potatoes).
2. Eat the same few meals over and over again.
3. Don't drink calories.
4. Don't eat fruit.
5. Take one day off per week and go nuts.

The author also advises dieters to emphasize high protein foods, legumes, and vegetables.

I took two serious shots at this diet. In the first I made one small change of my own, but in the second I followed the stated program TO THE LETTER. In neither attempt did the results even remotely live up to the claims made by the author.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars The first step towards body improvement 11 Jun 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
I really enjoyed reading the book, transported by Tim Ferris' enthusiasm and humour. The author is truly original and think out of the box.

The book deals with a very wide range of topics (from sex to diet, sleep, body temperature, how to swim and run faster, build strength etc...) in a fairly disorganised manner. And this impression of mess is amplified by the poor editing. Some topics are very detailed such as the one about the 15min female orgasm with its host of graphics; some provide just a few concepts but invite to learn more about the subject.

If you are looking for a step by step structured plan to improve your health, this is not the right book for you. I think this book is better used as a source of novel ideas and references.

As far as I am concerned, I was introduced to new concepts such as polyphasic sleep, low carb diets, manipulation of body temperature as well as tools like the zeo, Charlie Munger's almanach etc...And I am eager to pursue my research to know more about those.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not some boring weight loss tome
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A must-have ! You don't have to read it from start to the end, but rather pick infos here and there depending on what you're looking for. Great book !
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Published 1 month ago by G E Stacey
4.0 out of 5 stars Tim Ferris - crazy idea machine
Not for everybody but if you want to read about some health enhancing ideas that are off the beaten track then this is the book for you.
Published 1 month ago by Disgusted of Surrey
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
Yet another fantastic book by Timothy Ferris. If you want to know more about the body then it's a must
Published 2 months ago by Adam Juel-Blicher
5.0 out of 5 stars Followed the slow-carb diet plan and it really works!
This book was recommended by a friend who swears by it, thought I'd give it a go myself, have followed the slow carb diet for over 18 months, lost 3 stone and am keeping it off :)
Published 2 months ago by Emma Kelsall
5.0 out of 5 stars Lose weight and other randomness
This book is a testimony to the fact that Tim Ferriss is 100% geek, great read and I recommended the low-carb diet to a rather obese friend who has now lost 22 pounds in two... Read more
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