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The 4-Hour Body: (Quickly) Hacking The Human Body

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Re: The 4-Hour Body: (Quickly) Hacking The Human Body

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Post by dantheman »

AndrewWarner wrote: post #9
noodle wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

as someone who took his advice a few years ago about weightlifting, i can tell you firsthand that what he said then was reasonably accurate. my efforts, by generally doing what he suggested, produced generally similar results.

Now what I need to do in my future interviews is get an understanding of the 5% of my guests' work that produces the big payoff. It can't be the only thing I focus on, or else the interviews won't have depth and integrity. But if I can pull that out, I can give my listeners a payoff for the hour they invest in my interviews.

You can't get everything, but you can pull out things that you found especially interesting and surprising. The interview is there for anyone who needs an introduction to the subject with everything spelled out, the summary should be for those who are familiar with it.

Re: The 4-Hour Body: (Quickly) Hacking The Human Body

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Post by poppysan »

edw519 wrote: post #20

Andrew, I think mixergy is one of the coolest things on the web. You've done great work bringing so much content to inspire us. So I'm surprised and a little disappointed to see you interview the likes of Tim Ferriss. Don't get me wrong; I understand that you're a journalist and want to keep an open mind. No question about the popularity of this person and his subject. I just don't think that he or his message are ve…

Ive seen a few "Marketers" and such on Mixergy that I don't exactly trust their methods, but it does fit with the goal and purpose of the show.

Re: The 4-Hour Body: (Quickly) Hacking The Human Body

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Post by bodybuilder »

Tim Ferriss is correct that it takes 4 hours to get a body like his. However, to be accurate, he should have said 4 hours per DAY.

2 hours weights + 2 hours cardio will get you in shape like him. Not drinking milk and expecting to lose 10 lbs = fail.

the guy is a sales/marketing genius.

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Post by PStamatiou »

dchest wrote: post #17
steve19 wrote: post #16

The reviews on Amazon look really suspicious. http://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Body-Uncommon-Incredible-Superh... In the past few hours since the book was put on sale, there have been 90+ five star reviews. Either this is one of the best book every published, of the publisher/author has been organizing or paying for reviews.

Some publishers/authors really organize reviews by sending preview copies of books to reviewers.

I am one of those. I had an advance copy, loved it and posted my review. Feel free to challenge anything in my review: http://amzn.to/hDRfVB

Re: The 4-Hour Body: (Quickly) Hacking The Human Body

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Post by FluidDjango »

edw519 wrote: post #20

Andrew, I think mixergy is one of the coolest things on the web. You've done great work bringing so much content to inspire us. So I'm surprised and a little disappointed to see you interview the likes of Tim Ferriss. Don't get me wrong; I understand that you're a journalist and want to keep an open mind. No question about the popularity of this person and his subject. I just don't think that he or his message are ve…

I appreciate my life choices for not having such a fellow on my radar (spelling is Ferriss - I discover by searching on Amz).

Yet I wonder how I could have become so cynical as to doubt the "socially redeeming value" of an ~author~ who gets a book published by including claims such as:

> YOU WILL LEARN (in less than 30 minutes each):

> How to lose those last 5-10 pounds (or 100+ pounds) with odd combinations of food and safe chemical cocktails.

> * How to prevent fat gain while bingeing (X-mas, holidays, weekends)

> * How to increase fat-loss 300% with a few bags of ice

> * How Tim gained 34 pounds of muscle in 28 days, without steroids, and in four hours of total gym time

> * How to sleep 2 hours per day and feel fully rested

> * How to produce 15-minute female orgasms

> * How to triple testosterone and double sperm count

> * How to go from running 5 kilometers to 50 kilometers in 12 weeks

> * How to reverse “permanent” injuries

> * How to add 150+ pounds to your lifts in 6 months

> * How to pay for a beach vacation with one hospital visit

Re: The 4-Hour Body: (Quickly) Hacking The Human Body

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Post by WillyF »

edw519 wrote: post #20

Andrew, I think mixergy is one of the coolest things on the web. You've done great work bringing so much content to inspire us. So I'm surprised and a little disappointed to see you interview the likes of Tim Ferriss. Don't get me wrong; I understand that you're a journalist and want to keep an open mind. No question about the popularity of this person and his subject. I just don't think that he or his message are ve…

I realize that there is a lot of hate directed towards Tim Ferriss and his tactics, but you can learn a ton from him. Even if you ignore everything that he says and writes, just watching him in action will make you a better entrepreneur. I haven't watched/listened to the interview yet, but it seems like Tim is a great fit for Mixergy.

Re: The 4-Hour Body: (Quickly) Hacking The Human Body

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Post by steveklabnik »

edw519 wrote: post #20

Andrew, I think mixergy is one of the coolest things on the web. You've done great work bringing so much content to inspire us. So I'm surprised and a little disappointed to see you interview the likes of Tim Ferriss. Don't get me wrong; I understand that you're a journalist and want to keep an open mind. No question about the popularity of this person and his subject. I just don't think that he or his message are ve…

Ed, I respectfully disagree. Tim Ferriss is a hacker. All of those things are _exactly_ the kind of "creative playfulness" that embodies the hacker spirit.

I find Tim way more inspiring than "yet another discussion on how $TECHNOLOGY_X is {dead,the hottest thing since sliced bread}."

YMMV.

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Post by gursikh »

edw519 wrote: post #20

Andrew, I think mixergy is one of the coolest things on the web. You've done great work bringing so much content to inspire us. So I'm surprised and a little disappointed to see you interview the likes of Tim Ferriss. Don't get me wrong; I understand that you're a journalist and want to keep an open mind. No question about the popularity of this person and his subject. I just don't think that he or his message are ve…

One of the things I appreciate about HN is that when people shoot something down, they provide an intelligent and well-researched rationale to support their arguments. With that in mind:

* Have you read the book?

* Do you have thoughts of your own about why Tim Ferris's methods cannot be applied to exercise?

If so, I would be genuinely delighted to read them.

Re: The 4-Hour Body: (Quickly) Hacking The Human Body

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Post by nodata »

dchest wrote: post #17
steve19 wrote: post #16

The reviews on Amazon look really suspicious. http://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Body-Uncommon-Incredible-Superh... In the past few hours since the book was put on sale, there have been 90+ five star reviews. Either this is one of the best book every published, of the publisher/author has been organizing or paying for reviews.

Some publishers/authors really organize reviews by sending preview copies of books to reviewers.

If that's true, then this should be easy to test. Are the kind of reviews this book is getting statistically different to the kinds of reviews other new books get?

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Post by alexyim »

In this article,

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_trai...

It claims that your body can only synthesize about 2 pounds of dry muscle mass per month.

34 pounds in 28 days is roughly a pound of muscle per day. I've always found myself wanting more evidence to back that up, or even just seeing more examples of people saying they've done that. The closest I've heard to getting that kind of result are people who add drinking a gallon of milk in addition their regular diet, and even then they gain a fair amount of fat in addition to muscle and it's way less than that number.

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