The 4-Hour Body - An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman - Timothy Ferriss
miles of running. It was par for the course in the endurance world, but it wasn't good for the
body, his relationships, or much of anything else. He was severely overtrained, his wife was
unhappy, and he had no life.
unhappy, and he had no life.
In 2001, he was introduced to the controversial Dr. Nicolas Romanov, a gure we'll revisit,
which marked a turning point. Brian began to question the logic of high-volume, low-speed
aerobic training and started to commit sacrilege in the world of long-form punishment. He
decided to focus on less.
In June of 2006, he ran the Western States 100-mile endurance race, which has more than
17,000 vertical feet of climbing and more than 22,000 feet of downhill knee destruction. He
nished in just over 26 hours. Compared to the mere 11-hour Ironman, he'd reduced his
training from 30 hours per week to 10.5 hours per week.
But the 10.5 hours per week was still too much, and his body was still su ering, as was his
marriage.