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A review by annaka
The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss
challenging
informative
slow-paced
2.0
For a book that's meant to benefit men and women, it really seems to be written to men. Women feature heavily in sections, but in more of a things happen to us than in a human way. I have many concerns about his advice and how much it can apply to the ordinary person. I used his slow-carb diet ideas back when they were trendy in my community (around 2009 I believe) and decided to pick up the book when my husband noted interest in trying the diet. I did lose a good bit of weight when I did the diet the first time but gained it all back after I stopped because it was feeling unmanageable. My husband and I briefly tried it again earlier this year but again found it a bit too much for day to day living (especially if you want to enjoy your days). I think we'll look into things like the blue zone for more balanced diet/life advice.
The rest of this book came off as Ferris being a bit full of himself. He seemed to give a good deal of advice but it was hard to focus on the advice itself and not the pacing and attitude of the book itself (likely made worse by the fact that I listened to it as an audiobook and only referred back to the ebook I purchased years ago when I thought I'd read it prior to doing the slow carb diet). In Ferris' defense, he does recommend only taking the book in in sections based off of what you want to "hack" at any given time and perhaps the book would have been more digestible had I used it that way. Overall, I think there are better resources out there, especially if you are looking for a more balanced perspective or are female.
The rest of this book came off as Ferris being a bit full of himself. He seemed to give a good deal of advice but it was hard to focus on the advice itself and not the pacing and attitude of the book itself (likely made worse by the fact that I listened to it as an audiobook and only referred back to the ebook I purchased years ago when I thought I'd read it prior to doing the slow carb diet). In Ferris' defense, he does recommend only taking the book in in sections based off of what you want to "hack" at any given time and perhaps the book would have been more digestible had I used it that way. Overall, I think there are better resources out there, especially if you are looking for a more balanced perspective or are female.