If you’re a fan of Tim Ferriss, you’ll know that his new book, The 4-Hour Body, was just released today. I haven’t read it yet (it’s on order,) but I’ve been following this guy by way of his blog and twitter since I read his great first book, The 4-Hour Workweek.
In this new one he covers all sorts of fitness and health-related “hacks.” Here’s the pitch from the publisher:
The 4-Hour Body is the result of an obsessive quest, spanning more than a decade, to hack the human body. It contains the collective wisdom of hundreds of elite athletes, dozens of MDs, and thousands of hours of jaw-dropping personal experimentation. From Olympic training centers to black-market laboratories, from Silicon Valley to South Africa, Tim Ferriss, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The 4-Hour Workweek, fixated on one life-changing question:
For all things physical, what are the tiniest changes that produce the biggest results?
There’s been some overlap between Ferriss and the paleo crowd recently, as he’s been promoting dietary guidelines with some paleo commonalities. In fact, he recently did a guest spot on Robb Wolf’s weekly podcast. Tremendous stuff.
Looking forward to reading the book.
Check out this video he did today on Facebook, answering live questions and basically just discussing the new book. Great introduction to Tim Ferriss if you’re not familiar with him already…
If you can’t see the video for whatever reason, here’s the link to his Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/timferriss?v=app_142371818162
And here’s one more chestnut for today:
Tim mentions the front squat in the video, which I’ve become a big fan of over the last few months.
It’s a good variation on the tried and true back squat, and one that favors quad development. Take a look at this video from Hollywood Crossfit for a look at the front squat…
