Does The 4-Hour Body Still Work After 40? (I’m 49)

Tim Ferriss · · 9 min
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Slow-Carb Diet Strong yes

"The slow carb diet, 100% stand by it. And I still use the slow carb diet myself if I need a reboot. That is certainly one of my top picks... It is still for my money the simples..."

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Intermittent Fasting Strong yes

"My default, however, is actually a hybrid of those two, which is slow carb diet with intermittent fasting, where I am fasting for at least 16 hours and then I have an 8-hour win..."

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The Happy Body Strong yes

"They have a book and a program called The Happy Body. And they're in their 60s, they can run up trees and grab kites... they credit most of it to this daily practice of doing a ..."

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Fierce Intimacy Strong yes Books

"There's an audiobook called Fierce Intimacy by Terry Real. I find Terry to be a beacon of clarity in a world of hand-wavy relationship advice... you can get a lot of his greates..."

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0:09 The 4-Hour Body · "Yes, 100%. There is very little in that book that I would rescind or revise. It has been shockingly stable..."
2:26 How to Lose 100 Pounds on the Slow-Carb Diet · "And people can look up how to lose 100 lb on the slow carb diet and that'll bring up a blog post. Read it..."
3:21 PAGG Stack · "The one caveat is the PAGG stack. This is a supplement combination. I have no stake in any of it... The..."
5:44 Crucial Conversations · "You could also look at Crucial Conversations, which I mentioned earlier, but if you had to pick one, I'd..."
7:06 Indo board · "He can load a barbell, get on an Indo Board, one of those balance boards, and do a full snatch landing ass..."
7:56 Tools of Titans · "You can look up Coach Chris Sommer, S O M M E R, he's in Tools of Titans."
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