The 4-Hour Body - An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman - Timothy Ferriss
at the trends rsthand. From a sel sh Darwinian standpoint, I didn't care about Heinrich's balls
in Copenhagen. I cared about my own.
It all started with a trip to a sperm bank in 2008 (see sidebar in this chapter), when I had no
intention of trending anything.
I'd had a few too many brushes with mortality, witnessed a 30-something friend get testicular
cancer, and decided it was a good idea to begin freezing my swimmies while at their healthiest.
Unlike ne wine, sperm count does not improve with age. After all, what if I got married and
then had an accident or needed chemotherapy? I wanted a worst-case scenario insurance policy.
Getting an accurate sperm count never occurred to me as important. My blood work was
immaculate. I was a strapping 31 years young. My diet was as clean as a Mormon's breakfast,
and I was hitting new personal records in the gym. Why would I bother to think about it? It was