Four Hour Body

I heard about The Four Hour Body, by Tim Ferriss, yesterday and did a little reading on it. It seems like a great book for a beginner, but not necessarily worth it for someone who already knows about diet and training. One person said that the info isn't new info, just a new perspective on old info... I don't doubt that this guy knows a lot about what he's talking about, but I'm not sure whether it's worth buying considering I already know basically what to eat (for the most part) and I'm sure as heck not going to switch from GB workouts to his.

This is the link to the website:

http://www.fourhourbody.com/

And this is the link to the product on Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Body-Uncom ... roduct_top

Tim Ferriss has also authored The Four Hour Workweek.

Honestly there is no such thing as new information (some minutia here and there but I am talking about the big picture). What worked 100 years ago to get people to do amazing feats of strength is the same stuff that works today.

Having said there is so much crap information out there it's not even funny. It literally took me years to find and learn what works for strength training, something that should be easy to find but it's hidden under loads of hype and gimmicks. Honestly I buy and read every book on training that is based on solid advice and old principles, did Wendler invent something new with his 5/3/1 book? of course not, he doesn't even try to claim that he did. Hell he even says that if you aren't lazy to research old time strongman training you don't even need to buy his book. But the fact still remains that his book is one of the best and most highly recommended.

My point is that don't base on weather you read something if it offers some new revolutionary approach, that's a sure fire way to get into a lot of gimmick books. Instead ask people around if the information in the book is solid and proven. Tim is a knowledgeable guy with a fun writing style and I'll be reading the book to check it out but I won't expect to be as impressed with it as I was with Wendler's or some other classic strongman training books.

I agree with you wholeheartedly, Alex. Thanks for your comment.

If you do end up reading the book, tell us what you think of it.

I read the 4 hour body several weeks ago and found it very interesting. Some of the information he references has been brought up here on this forum, such as ART, the Egoscue method, Vibrams, etc. Poliquin is quoted and mentioned as well. Even so, it was a fascinating read and it brought a new perspective to a lot of things that I had been thinking about. There was also a lot of stuff that I had never heard of, such as the temperature aspect of weight loss. The book is massive- with huge sections about weight loss, muscle growth, strength, etc. If you have any specific questions about it, feel free to ask. I'll answer to the best of my ability.

Alex - I don't know if I will, but if I do, I'll definitely write a review.

Thanks for the insight, Snowis. That's good to know