Bodybuilders.
They build their bodies like others build houses:
with love,
and science too.
Jean Barral shows us the instruments of torture
they use on their
muscles.
Good.
In order to develop large, toned muscles,
we recommend basic movements
such as the bench press with bars, for the pectorals, you see.
My friend Nicolas Kléber,
who is 1.80 m tall and weighs 95-97 kg,
can lift 200 kg on the bench press,
160 kg when doing squats,
and 65-70 kg when doing sets of forearm curls.
His arm measurement is 50 cm,
his shoulder measurement 155 cm,
and his waist 72-75 cm.
Certainly not at all unattractive.
He placed 2nd in Mr. Universe.
About 12 years ago,
I was...
Well, a drunkard. I used to hit the bars often.
I would meet my buddies and drink quite a lot with them.
Then I started bodybuilding.
Now I go to the beach with young people,
I have fun like them and we have a good time.
Another of my friends, Bernard, is 1.70 m tall.
He weighs 85 kg.
All the trainers appreciate his well-delineated muscles.
He's admired by all.
He can lift 185 kg on the bench press,
and 115 kg when doing squats.
His measurements are quite substantial : 45 cm for his biceps.
I've been bodybuilding for 3 years. I was exempted from military service.
Seeing that...
When I went to the beach in summer,
I felt too skinny compared to others.
Robert... Robert and Gérard
have gained about 15 kg over one year.
I can assure you
that a 1.70 m-tall athlete weighing 85 kg
isn't an eye sore at all.
Deltoid, posterior bundle, the external one,
and the anterior one, right here.
All three of them are well delineated.
Each year, the president and I, we organize competitions
at the Salle Pleyel in Paris.
It's always a great success. Many people come.
The lighting is adjusted accordingly, of course,
since the athletes are oiled and sort of made-up.
We also have a glass ball
that sparkles.
Quite stunning.
A band plays at the same time.
Of course, each time, artists attend the event:
Mick Micheyl, Annie Cordy or Jean Marais,
a lot of people who enjoy our shows.