période de sèche

English translation: fat-reduction program

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French term or phrase:période de sèche
English translation:fat-reduction program
Entered by: sarahl (X)

22:24 Jul 26, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Nutrition / nutrition for athletes
French term or phrase: période de sèche
Any idea how I would translate this in English? Context:
Spécialement conçu pour la pratique sportive, XXXX augmente l'apport protéique des sportifs qui souhaitent développer et définir leur masse musculaire en période de sèche ou des sportifs qui entretiennent leur masse musculaire en période d'entraînements intensifs (sports de force, sports d'endurance).
Dawn Montague
United States
Local time: 12:00
fat-reducing program
Explanation:
sécher for a body-builder means reducing body fat (vs developing or defining muscles) with an appropriate work out program.

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Note added at 3 hrs 9 mins (2004-07-27 01:33:42 GMT)
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just in case someone is interested, there\'s 3 kinds of programs:
1 muscle building, heavy weights, short reps, to muscle failure
2 muscle definition, lighter weights, long reps, just short of muscle fatigue
3. fat reduction, cardio all the way + nutrition
most people combine programs, 2 by 2, even all 3 at a time.
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sarahl (X)
Local time: 09:00
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fat-reducing program
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4 +4fat-reducing program
sarahl (X)
5down time from training or training down times
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
3off-season
Trudy Peters


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
période de sèche
down time from training or training down times


Explanation:
times when an athelete is not actively training

it's slang...je seche...in translation would mean, i can't come up with an answer.....

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Note added at 3 mins (2004-07-26 22:27:56 GMT)
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FINAL: during non-training periods...more formal

I dunno you decide,maybe there\'s better

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
2 mins

disagree  sarahl (X): dead wrong.
1 hr

neutral  writeaway: you ain't dead wrong (ya ain't right neither) needs body-builder speak Jane :-)
2 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
période de sèche
off-season


Explanation:
maybe? If they're professional athletes.

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 12:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: not here-it's a real body builder thang :-)
9 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
période de sèche
fat-reducing program


Explanation:
sécher for a body-builder means reducing body fat (vs developing or defining muscles) with an appropriate work out program.

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Note added at 3 hrs 9 mins (2004-07-27 01:33:42 GMT)
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just in case someone is interested, there\'s 3 kinds of programs:
1 muscle building, heavy weights, short reps, to muscle failure
2 muscle definition, lighter weights, long reps, just short of muscle fatigue
3. fat reduction, cardio all the way + nutrition
most people combine programs, 2 by 2, even all 3 at a time.

sarahl (X)
Local time: 09:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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fat-reducing program

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: in the words of my son it's a period when you lose body fat etc and define the muscle (according to him, you work out differently).
27 mins
  -> actually losing body fat and defining the muscle call for different programs, according to my coach...

agree  Josephine Billet: you seem to know what you're talking about!
7 hrs
  -> been pumping iron 7 years! thanks.

agree  Cristina Giannetti
8 hrs
  -> thanks, Cristina!

agree  Brian Gaffney
16 hrs
  -> thanks.
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