The 4-Hour Body - An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman - Timothy Ferriss
Rural China, where I continued experimentation with CQ, provided high-volume rice meals
combined with sweets at mandatory sit-down meals, 35 times per day. It was the perfect fat-
gaining environment.
CQ preserved my abs. I saw measurable fat-loss and anabolic e ects once I reached 2.4 grams
(2,400 milligrams), three times per day 30 minutes prior to meals, for a total of 7.2 grams per
day. Is that the magic dose? I had approximately 160 pounds (72.7 kilograms) of lean
bodymass, so there might be a trigger at 45 milligrams per pound lean bodymass, or it could be
an absolute e ective dose regardless of bodyweight. Until long-term side-e ect studies are done
at these higher doses, I don't suggest exceeding 7.2 grams per day.
In Beijing, after three weeks of eating like a Peking pig.
For those who can a ord it, I believe CQ is very e ective for minimizing unwanted fat gain
while overfeeding