Tim Ferriss Visits Wine Country CrossFit!

Tim Ferriss of Four Hour Work Week fame stopped over recently, and he showed us how all that resting pays off! He recently tweaked his shoulder at Pavel’s ketttlebell cert, so we designed the workout around his range of motion. Deadlifts, box jumps, and knees to elbows since he wasn’t into any kipping pull-ups.10 of each exercise, for five rounds. You can tell by Marco’s post workout position that it was good for everyone.

Since I hadn’t yet read Tim’s Four Hour Work Week I asked him to give me the Reader’s Digest version. “It’s about putting your energy into the areas where you get 90% of your results.” So it’s not about minimizing your effort overall? I asked, but about ramping up the areas that propel you forward? “That’s right” replied Tim. “Take the Turkish Get-up for example. If you do just the early part of the movement, say just up to your elbow and back down, you get 90% of the benefit without the undue risk of dropping a heavy weight on your head.” In the end it’s all about focused work and maximized results.

Tim’s a great athlete and he has impeccable body awareness. We followed the work out with a feast, tales and photos of which can be found on his Four Hour Workweek Blog. Thanks for stopping by Tim, you are a pleasure to be with.

-Beth