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The 4-Hour Body

Tim Ferriss · 2017
Mentioned 59 times across 6 podcasts · 2018–2026
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20182026
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2026
#877: Q&A with Tim — The Art of Male Friendship, Mini-Retirements, Higher-Resolution Living, Reinvention in The Age of AI, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 2026 · 31:13
what workouts from the four hour body are you still prioritizing in your routines ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
5th Year - 626: Mastering the 2-Hour Job Search That Generates Dream Interviews with Steve Dalton
How to Be Awesome at Your Job · Jul 2026 · 3:13
i had just finished reading the four hour body by tim ferris
#845: How to Use Ketosis for Enhanced Mood, Cognition, and Long-Term Brain Protection — A Practical and Tactical Guide with Dr. Dominic D'Agostino (Plus: Deconstructing Tim’s Latest Keto Experiment)
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jan 2026 · 11:01
the reason that the ketogenic diet became doubly interesting to me is that when i had lyme disease the second time which came with all sorts of coinfections like obebiosis and so on and this isn't chronic fatigue or depression searching for a diagnosis that is external i feel like sometimes the cottage industry of diagnosing and treating people for quote unquote lyme disease can ▶ tap to hear this moment · 25s
2025
#835: Ben Patrick (KneesOverToesGuy) — 20-Minute Workouts That Produce Wild Results, From Chronic Knee Pain to Dunking Basketballs, Lessons from Charles Poliquin, Bulletproofing the Lower Body, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Nov 2025 · 34:48
and charles ended up in the four hour body he introduced me to myofascial release and active release technique ▶ tap to hear this moment · 8s
#826: Q&A with Tim — Supplements I’m Taking, Austin vs. SF, Training for Mental Performance, Current Go-To AI Tools, Recovering from Surgery, Intermittent Fasting, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 2025 · 24:56
if i were to update the four hour body that's the only thing in the entire book where i'm like evidence was split ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
#817: 4-Hour Workweek Success Stories — Charlie Houpert on Building “Charisma on Command” to 10M+ Subscribers, From Charging $10 for Seminars to Making Millions, Living in Brazil, Critical Early Decisions, and The Secret to Freedom
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2025 · 8:43
sorry i'm i'm in town i'm just doing the four hour body i've got some meetings tomorrow so i can't do it and politely excused yourself ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
#812: The Random Show — New Health Gadgets, Tim’s Latest Adventures, How to Drink Less, Zen Retreats, AI + Your Genome, and Colonoscopy Confessions
The Tim Ferriss Show · May 2025 · 10:01
there's a book called bad science that i actually excerpted for the four hour body at one point ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
#811: 2x Olympic Archery Medalist Jake Kaminski — Lessons Learned and Mantras Used After 1,000,000 Arrows
The Tim Ferriss Show · May 2025 · 126:02
i wrote about this in the for our body ▶ tap to hear this moment · 2s
#804: Robert Rodriguez, The Wizard of Cinema Returns — The "Fear-Forward" Way of Life, How to Overcome Self-Doubt, Learning to Love Limitations, and Counter-Intuitive Parenting That Works
The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2025 · 4:57
way back in the day in twenty ten i published a book called the four hour body ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
#785: The Random Show — 2025 Predictions (AI, Aliens, BTC, and More), New Year’s Resolutions and Strategies, Smart Fitness, The Spinal Engine, New Apps, and Much More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jan 2025 · 31:21
in the case of say the four hour body the occam's protocol and a handful of compound movements still does the trick ▶ tap to hear this moment · 8s
2024
#784: Dr. Becky Kennedy — Parenting Strategies for Raising Resilient Kids, Plus Word-for-Word Scripts for Repairing Relationships, Setting Boundaries, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2024 · 3:18
in twenty ten i published a book called the four hour body ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#778: Q&A with Tim — What’s Next for Me, Asking Better Questions, Career Reinvention in The Age of AI, Practices for Joy, Getting Unstuck, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Nov 2024 · 12:05
and that's not what the publisher said but they were more excited for me to stay in my lane the four hour body then proved to me i could experiment outside of the lines ▶ tap to hear this moment · 12s
#769: Q&A with Tim — Reinvention, Visualization Techniques, Making “Risky” Decisions, Parenting Considerations, Intuition, New Hobbies, Dating, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 2024 · 53:30
it's all straightforward from four our body and then super slow ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#755: Hugh Jackman and Esther Perel
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 2024 · 40:30
and i learned a lot of this from your book and i worked at a gym by the way yeah the four hour body ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#748: Pavel Tsatsouline and Christopher Sommer
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2024 · 18:05
it can be something from your book the for our body ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
#717: Noah Kagan — How to Launch a Million-Dollar Business This Weekend
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jan 2024 · 110:40
four hour body i go back to it all the time for various things ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
Blake Eastman: Learn to Read Anyone
The Knowledge Project · Jan 2024 · 60:51
four hour body had just came out a four hour work week ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
2023
This Hedge Fund Manager Got Away With Insider Trading… Then Made Billions
My First Million · Oct 2023 · 63:08
tim ferris did that a little bit with the four hour body where he tried things that weren't crazy ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#695: Shane Parrish on Wisdom from Warren Buffett, Rules for Better Thinking, How to Reduce Blind Spots, The Dangers of Mental Models, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 2023 · 71:37
my father for instance has in the last it's been very fast actually maybe in the last two to three months has lost fifty pounds and he's done that by following the slow carb diet in the four hour body or as described by the four hour body ▶ tap to hear this moment · 15s
#682: Bill Gurley Interviews Tim Ferriss — Reflecting on 20+ Years of Life and Business Experiments
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 2023 · 13:10
and i would say that's probably when i made the pitch for the four hour body ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
Tech All-Star Game, Milk Road Pro and Big Box Strategies
My First Million · Jul 2023 · 9:48
and then tim ferris in the four hour body was like no no no protein right away right when you wake up ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
A conversation with David and Ben from the Acquired podcast
Founders · Mar 2023 · 47:30
i remember the way i did did four hour body changed my life ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
#661: Dr. Peter Attia — The Science and Art of Longevity, Optimizing Protein, Alcohol Rules, Lessons from Glucose Monitoring with CGMs, Boosting Your VO2 Max, Preventing Alzheimer's Disease, Early Cancer Detection, How to Use DEXA Scans, Nature’s Longevity Drug, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2023 · 27:02
when i published the four hour body and no doubt you're gonna get a lot of these types of requests if you haven't already i had a number of not morbidly obese ▶ tap to hear this moment · 11s
#660: Dr. Andrew Huberman — The Foundations of Physical and Mental Performance, Core Supplements, Sexual Health and Fertility, Sleep Optimization, Psychedelics, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2023 · 24:21
i did i did a muscle biopsy and videotaped the entire process in the sports science institute of south africa yeah tim tartar is what i called it when it came out so good turns out my muscle enzymes are uh if it's possible to be below some type of graph representing homer simpson like citrate synthe and these various elements that would be very helpful for endurance which i seem to lack but you're you're built for explosiveness i'm built for very short duration explosiveness ▶ tap to hear this moment · 31s
#650: Dr. Matthew Walker, All Things Sleep — How to Improve Sleep, How Sleep Ties Into Alzheimer’s Disease and Weight Gain, and How Medications (Ambien, Trazodone, etc.), Caffeine, THC/CBD, Psychedelics, Exercise, Smart Drugs, Fasting, and More Affect Sleep
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jan 2023 · 96:04
i've felt this way for a long time since predating the four hour body i went to the first quantified self meetup ever ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
#648: James Clear, Atomic Habits — Simple Strategies for Building (and Breaking) Habits, Questions for Personal Mastery and Growth, Tactics for Writing and Launching a Mega-Bestseller, Finding Leverage, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jan 2023 · 99:10
similar to what you did with four hour body and so on i did like a series of bonuses ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
2022
#647: Mark Manson — The Path to 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck,' The Ups (and Downs) of Success, The Craft of Writing, Personal Reinvention, How to Build a Lean Team, Protecting Boundaries, Decompressing with Fiction, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2022 · 42:11
realized i didn't want to get painted into the corner of being the x hour work week guy forever yeah but i had the optionality at that point which might not come again to try something totally different because i knew publishers would take the gamble just based on the audience that i built so i did the four hour body ▶ tap to hear this moment · 19s
#645: The Random Show, Mega-Holiday Edition — 2023 Resolutions and New Tools, Extensive Bullshitting, Booze and Ethanol Alternatives, The “Yearly Delete,” A Million Sidebars, Ayahuasca Revisited, Recapping the COCKPUNCH Saga, and Much More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2022 · 51:31
and the saddle is not intended to be sat upon i have two antique saddles at home that i know that were my rewards those were my first real reward i gave myself in any meaningful way for anything i did and it was for the four hour body hitting number one new york times ▶ tap to hear this moment · 21s
#628: Q&A with Tim — Revisiting 15+ Years of PR and Marketing Lessons, Time Dilation for Deep Relaxation, The Art of Setting Ultra-High Prices, The Low-Information Diet, Studying Animal Communication, My 3-Day Fasting Protocol, Tools for Handling Adversity, Selling to the Affluent, My Current Coffee
The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2022 · 18:00
way back in the day to try to get on the homepage for launching the four hour body because i understood the power of dig at that time ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
#614: Q&A with Tim on Wealth and Money, Book Recommendations, Advice on Taking Advice, C.S. Lewis, Relationships, Behavior Change and Self-Awareness, Why We Are All (Mostly) Making It Up as We Go, and Much More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2022 · 103:45
and the four hour body and that is using accountability and incentives ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#606: Balaji S. Srinivasan — 5-10-Year Predictions, How to Start a New Country, Society-as-a-Service (SaaS), Bitcoin Maximalism, Memetic Warfare, How Prices Are Born, Moral Flippenings, The One Commandment, and The Power of Missionary over Mercenary
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 2022 · 55:35
i put it into f the four hour body when i wrote it in two thousand eight two thousand nine ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#588: A.J. Jacobs — How to Be Less Furious and More Curious
The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2022 · 29:06
my book on health which was the much less selling four hour body per version ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
#586: The Random Show with Kevin Rose — Current Books, Men's Groups, Tuna Helper, the Latest in NFTs, Fierce Intimacy, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2022 · 0:11
ever since i wrote the for hour body as many of you know i've been starting my day with roughly thirty grams of protein ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
#577: Hugh Jackman on Best Decisions, Daily Routines, The 85% Rule, Favorite Exercises, Mind Training, and Much More (Repost)
The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2022 · 9:12
yeah from your four hour body book i was getting ready for wolverine ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
2021
#557: Q&A with Tim — Tools for Better Sleep, Musings on Parenting, the Different Roles of Fear, the Delight of Deepening Friendships, the Purpose of College, How to Boost Your Mood, HRV Training, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2021 · 12:06
tim it's been over a decades since the four hour body if you had to revise it what would you change ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#549: The Random Show — Biohacking, Tim’s COVID Experience, Holiday Gift Ideas, Favorite New Apps, Bad Science, Quarantine Delights, and a Small Dose of NFTs and DAOs
The Tim Ferriss Show · Nov 2021 · 107:29
i took a number of excerpts from that book with his permission with publisher's permission and put it into the appendix of the four hour body so if you have the four hour body or you buy the four hour body you can also find a a very succinct appendix ▶ tap to hear this moment · 14s
Dr. Andrew Huberman’s Path to Fame, Money, and Total Human Optimization
My First Million · Nov 2021 · 61:34
for our body ▶ tap to hear this moment · 1s
#527: The Random Show — Life-Extension Misadventures, Blockchain/Crypto Investing, NFT Experiments, Dogecoin, Zen Buddhism, and Weathering Sharp Elbows
The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2021 · 4:12
things i wrote about in the four hour body and it allows me to do these things ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
#526: B. Jeffrey Madoff — Dealmaking, The Hidden Persuaders, Working with Ralph Lauren, and Finding the Secret to Life in the Mojave Desert
The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2021 · 12:58
you helped with the for our body many many of the photographs from the photo shoot and photo shoots that we did related to exercises were a product of your help ▶ tap to hear this moment · 12s
#518: Q&A with Tim — Current Morning and Exercise Routines, Holotropic Breathwork, Ambition vs. Self-Compassion, Daily Practices for Joy, Ontological Shock, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2021 · 11:24
this is nothing fancy it's something along the lines of say an occam's protocol in the four hour body ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
2020
Author and Podcaster: Tim Ferriss
How I Built This with Guy Raz · Dec 2020 · 69:04
i mean you did the the four hour chef and the four hour body ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#453: The Random Show — Zen, Investing, Mike Tyson, Artificial Intelligence, and the World's Best Beers
The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2020 · 10:58
this was probably two thousand eight or two thousand nine when i was working on the four hour body and i thought i can work with a weight vest ▶ tap to hear this moment · 8s
#446: Blake Mycoskie — TOMS, The Hoffman Process, Conscious Uncoupling, and Psychedelics
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 2020 · 0:34
ever since i wrote the four hour body starting my day with at least thirty grams of protein has been part of my routine ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
#444: Hugh Jackman on Best Decisions, Daily Routines, The 85% Rule, Favorite Exercises, Mind Training, and Much More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2020 · 10:46
another thing i learned from you that from your four hour body book ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#439: Tools of Titans — Derek Sivers, BJ Miller, and Christopher Sommer
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2020 · 19:43
my original intention with the four hour work week the four hour body and the four hour chef was to create a trilogy ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
#424: Brian Koppelman on Making Art, Francis Ford Coppola, Building Momentum, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2020 · 57:42
second book second book i would have been writing in two thousand eight uh probably l last part of two thousand eight two thousand nine was published in two thousand ten so the first book was four hour work week that came out two thousand seven and then four hour body came out in two thousand ten ▶ tap to hear this moment · 14s
#410: Ryan Holiday — Turning the Tables
The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 2020 · 80:51
i excerpted some of those chapters in the appendix of for our body because i think it's so important ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
#405: Penn Jillette on Magic, Losing 100+ Pounds, and Weaponizing Kindness
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jan 2020 · 77:54
ray knows a lot about thermodynamics uh and he then became the profile for a chapter in the four hour body about using cold exposure to accelerate fat loss ▶ tap to hear this moment · 12s
2019
#400: Books I’ve Loved — Tim’s Four Must-Read Books
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2019 · 0:54
you might recognize the name because kelly was in the four hour body ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#394: Q&A With Tim — On Wealth, Legacy, Grief, Lyme Disease, Gratitude, Longevity, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Nov 2019 · 22:11
i want readers to pick that up and do something better and with with every book so far from the four hour work week all the way through to shrub mentors ▶ tap to hear this moment · 9s
#390: Q&A With Tim — On Happiness, Dating, Depressive Episodes, and Much More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2019 · 24:59
do the workouts in the four hour body still apply if on a keto diet ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
2018
#353: Patrick Collison — CEO of Stripe
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2018 · 0:49
illustrations for my multivolume the tau of seneca and other graphic design projects and i've been really impressed by the quality of their designers and the designs that i've ended up using most recently i used 99 designs to update the illustrations and layout of my five morning rituals ebook this covers my most consistent morning routines and rituals and i offer that as an incentive for people to sign up for my newsletter so this is a pdf bonus that acts as a carrot to increase ▶ tap to hear this moment · 33s
#348: Dave Elitch — How to Get Out of Your Own Way
The Tim Ferriss Show · Nov 2018 · 111:08
i finished the final line and the final pass of the four hour body in a samovar tea shop at san francisco ages ago ▶ tap to hear this moment · 8s
#333: Random Show — Fasting, Biohacking, and Tony Robbins
The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2018 · 32:06
after reading the four hour body and so on that i'm just like i i walk around with a drip iv bag ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
#325: Lessons from Richard Branson, Tony Robbins, Ray Dalio, and Other Icons
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 2018 · 61:42
book covers related to the four hour body ▶ tap to hear this moment · 2s
#306: Discipline, Sex, Psychedelics, and More — The Return of Drunk Dialing
The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2018 · 33:56
i think it was a time just after you had published uh four hour body ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
#304: How to Prioritize Your Life and Make Time for What Matters
The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2018 · 0:30
and i have tried just about everything since well before the four hour body
#302: Own the Day, Own Your Life - Aubrey Marcus
The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2018 · 4:10
some mockup for the fourhour body which went on to become a number one new york times bestseller
#298: Dr. Gabor Mate - New Paradigms, Ayahuasca, and Redefining Addiction
The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 2018 · 147:56
some mock ups for the fourhour body which went on to become a number one york times bestseller