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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 05:01:00 No.7216398 View View Reply Original Report

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What does /sci/ think about Tim Ferris and the Four Hour Body?
I'm currently reading his book, half way through- Some of the things in the book are legit (from diets to sleep enhancement), however I feel his methods of weight lifting are somewhat unorthodox. Anyone?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 05:02:00 No.7216411 Report

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>>sci
/fit/ sorry lol

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 05:03:00 No.7216426 Report

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just post what's in the book already. I've seen like 10 of these threads and we just hurp durp about what's on the cover.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 05:03:00 No.7216429 Report

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He's a hack.

He payed people to buy his book so it would end up on the best sellers list.

He thinks he's some bad ass who is finding shortcuts and 'thinking outside the box' but in reality he just makes shit up and people eat it up.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 05:04:00 No.7216439 Report

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the only literature we subscribe to is the sticky and starting strength

his book sounds like a piece of shit though

Ex2

Ex2 Mon 02 May 2011 05:04:00 No.7216442 Report

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throw it out and read a real book on nutrition

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britf?gf?g !AzreLlubEU Mon 02 May 2011 05:05:00 No.7216457 Report

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skinny cunt who is regurgitating well known info to idiots for profit.
if his methods worked past noob gains he wouldn't be stuck with 14 inch arms and little overall development despite having trained since his teen years.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 05:05:00 No.7216458 Report

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taken from his site

>YOU WILL LEARN:
>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 reverse "permanent" injuries

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 05:07:00 No.7216475 Report

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I can tell he pretty much just copy pastes shit and changes up the words a little bit sometimes, but most of what i've read so far is legit (assuming the case studies and medical papers i read are also legit).
For instance, he talks about the low carb diet, the atkins diet, how to increase strength performance, running endurance, sexual performance (by increasing testosterone and libido naturally through foods that stimulate certain hormones)

but like I said about the weight lifting thing, he says you can build 30 pounds of muscle in 4 weeks by lifting 30 minutes at a time every 3 days... wat? He gives you the supplements and set/rep combo, but it still doesnt sound legit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 05:07:00 No.7216478 Report

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I read some of the weightlifting. It's somewhat okay for lazy bastards. He advocates the low reps heavy weight and what not, but makes it seem like weightlifting is something even lazy people can do.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 05:09:00 No.7216509 Report

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>>7216475

It doesn't say how YOU can gain 34 pounds of muscle in 30 days, it says how TIM gained 34 pounds of muscle in 30 days.

He basically used all sorts of dietary and physiological tricks to get to that number, but it is a legitimate number.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 05:10:00 No.7216512 Report

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>>7216478
lazyfag here. I can confirm even I am not too lazy to lift stuff and put it back down.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 05:10:00 No.7216518 Report

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>>7216458
>>how to reverse "permenant" injuries
>Mr. Ferris repaired my spinal cord!

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 05:12:00 No.7216540 Report

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>>7216478

Well, if you actually ARE lazy, lifting heavy shit just a couple times a week is the best way to get some modicum of strength development.

Look at it this way: who's going to be stronger, the guy who does squats and deadlifts 30 minutes twice a week, or the guy who does nothing but cardio?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 05:12:00 No.7216543 Report

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Something worth mentioning that i also read in his book was the Damage Control chapter, it tells you how to prevent gaining weight if you know you are going to be eating an unhealthy meal (like thanksgiving dinner, or getting the munchies while baked)

things like eating a globe of garlic 30 minutes prior to eating the food
or small things like putting cinnamon in your coffee as opposed to sugar, to help your metabolism (?)

but most importantly, doing 40 air squats and 40 tricep dips. He claims this opens up storage cells in your muscles for the extra calories to go to replenish what was just expended, instead of those calories going into fat cells. Sounds somewhat logical, it couldnt hurt

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 05:19:00 No.7216627 Report

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The reason Tim has 14" arms is because he's not a body builder. You don't have to be a body builder to be a fitness enthusiast.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 05:26:00 No.7216709 Report

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It's a bunch of horse shit. There's a reason books like these sell big but then fade away. It's not the first time it's happened, it's not the last time it will happen.

The fitness industry thrives on inventing new methods to lose or gain weight. But we already have all the answers. They're here, in the sticky, they're easy to find in a lot of places online. Yet every mainstream fitness magazine or website constantly come up with new and improved methods and ideas to help you get where you want to go faster and easier.

They do not work, and never will. This guy sells bullshit and ideals to easy manipulated minds who are not willing to put in work and dedication. And yes, I've read the chapters in the book about bodybuilding and strength training, even though I had to force myself.

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