Bodywork

In the world of sport and bodybuilding, there's a great deal of interest in techniques and methods for improving training, optimizing nutrition and the latest performance-boosting food supplements. These are undoubtedly key elements for success in sport, and no athlete will deny it. However, an equally essential element is all too often relegated to second place: sleep.

When you start bodybuilding, you think that the more you train, the more muscle you'll gain and the faster you'll progress. But the reality is completely different. And those who have stuck with it often regret it, because the body just won't let go. Our bodies need rest to progress, and we need to give them time to "overcompensate". This is the key to building muscle and strength. Recovery is an important part of progress in bodybuilding, along with training and nutrition. The sports session...

Good nutrition is essential for success in bodybuilding. Along with training, it's one of the keys to achieving your goal, whether it's muscle gain, weight gain or fat loss. It's what we eat that enables us to rebuild and recover our muscles after an effort.

Building muscle isn't easy, it can be time-consuming and difficult. In some cases, diet may be to blame for the lack of results, preventing you from building muscle properly. And that's where the "mass gain" period can work wonders.

Hypertrophy is the process by which you build muscle. For bodybuilders, it's the ultimate goal.

Anabolism and catabolism are two concepts that it's worth knowing about when it comes to bodybuilding and sports nutrition. In practice, we aim to promote anabolism, which enables us to gain muscle mass.

I'm regularly asked if it's too late to build muscle and get fit at 40, and most of you are generally surprised by my answer. Yes, it can be done. And no, it's not too late.

You're doing more and more bodybuilding sessions, but you're not making any progress at all. Worse still, you're feeling tired all the time and your performance is slipping? You may be suffering the consequences of overtraining.

The harmful effects of cigarettes on general health are well known. But what about muscular activity? Discover our dossier on cigarettes and muscular activity.

All about coffee and bodybuilding, caffeine for fitness and bodybuilding

Like any objective, a weight gain cycle needs to be thought through and prepared in advance, so as not to forget anything, just like a strategy that needs to be put in place to achieve that objective.

It's common to hear practitioners talk about "stabilizing muscles". You've probably wondered what that means? Well, there's no such thing as a muscle that only performs a stabilizing function.

You've probably already noticed that we're not all equal when it comes to building muscle. Some people find it easier to build muscle than others. Some morphotypes have an advantage, others less so. It's all down to genetics.

range of motion is an important parameter in bodybuilding. From full to partial, mastering this notion is essential to optimize your progress.

Sweating and weight loss, why do we sweat when we're physically active? To what extent is it useful for fat loss?

Crossfit, a discipline whose main objective is physical conditioning through the application of strength, weightlifting and gymnastic exercises. Very popular in the USA, it is now commonplace in France.

In most gyms, you have the choice of training with free weights or, on the contrary, on machines, most often guided. Let's take a look at the differences, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of these different types of equipment

The number of bodybuilding accessories is increasing all the time. Here's a non-exhaustive list to help you make sense of this bodybuilder gear.

The deltoids, or more commonly known as the shoulders, are a muscle group made up of three fascicles.

The principle of forced repetition is a bodybuilding technique for intermediate to advanced exercisers.

If there's one subject that comes up repeatedly in sports circles, it's whether bodybuilding is a complete sport or a complement to other sports