5-Bullet Friday

[5-Bullet Friday](=) --------------------------------------------------------------- Hi All! Here is your weekly dose of “5-Bullet Friday,” a list of what I’m enjoying or pondering. Purchase I’m enjoying — I’ve been absolutely thrilled with [the XPO Trainer](=). Recommended to me by elite powerlifter Mark Bell (check his other gear [here](=); our podcast together [here](), it is effectively a “prowler” with mechanical resistance. I was initially skeptical, but now it’s one of my favorite torture tools. The harder you push, the harder it gets, and the wheels allow me to easily use this anywhere. Unexpectedly, it is much more difficult to use on asphalt than, say, grass, gravel, or loose surfaces, which suits my urban environment perfectly, and no weight plates are required. The XPO is not made in high volume, and it’s a bit expensive, so here are [a few alternatives](=) if needed. Bonus: If you want to see a walk-through of Mark’s incredible gym, [here’s a video]() we shot together. Something I’m experimenting with — I’ll keep this one short, as it’s related to the above. I’m experimenting with high-intensity interval training (HIIT) as prescribed by [Dr. Martin Gibala](=), one of the world’s foremost exercise scientists (Podcast: “[The One-Minute Workout Designed by Scientists](=)”). Most recently, I’ve been using the above XPO/prowler on asphalt with straight arms (at about 50% max grip height) to remove the variability of arm position. I find stationary biking about as interesting as watching paint dry, and the prowler is lower impact. I also suspect there will be some nice carryover to handstand work. Totally love it. What I’m reading — [The Four-Letter Code to Selling Just About Anything]() by Derek Thompson ([@DKThomp]() of The Atlantic. How can you learn to sell anything? Study an immigrant who did exactly that, of course. This piece is mostly biography but sprinkled with enough how-to that you can apply it to your own businesses (e.g. Spotify case study). Which is related to my next bullet... Most popular post on Facebook — Wow... just realized my [TED Talk]() from this year is about to cross 2M views! [Thank you all]() for taking it this far... Quote I’m pondering — “Be the silence that listens.”— Tara Brach ([@tarabrach]()) --- And as always, please let me know your requests and suggestions on Twitter. Which bullet above is your favorite? What do you want more or less of? Let me know. Just [send a tweet to @tferriss](=) and put #5BulletFriday in there so I can find it. Have a wonderful weekend, all! And don’t miss the below... Tim P.S. -- If this week has been stressful or heavy for you, here’s a short video that might help you decompress. I watch this whenever I’m taking things (or myself) too seriously: [Animal: What Makes You Truly Happy?](=) FORWARDED THIS MESSAGE? [SIGN UP](. [Tim Ferriss Photo] Join 2M+ monthly readers. Get exclusive content, private Q&As, giveaways, and more. No spam, ever. Just great stuff. DUE TO VOLUME, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. SADLY, WE ARE UNABLE TO READ 1,000+ MESSAGES PER DAY. To unsubscribe, just [click here](. To reply to Tim, please do so in the blog comments [here](). Seneca and Marcus, 60 29th Street, San Francisco, California 94110, United States