I was born on January 7th, 1957 in Navarrenx, which is in the Pyrenees Mountains next to the Atlantic Ocean. I spent almost 4 years of my childhood at Laos. My father was in the Army. I attended high school and afterwards, being really good at drawing, I studied fine arts in Pau for one year.
I joined the Army as a parachutist for 18 months and I served the Tchad for 6 months. When I left the army, I won some contests for a job as a swimming trainer and I worked in various spots for some time. In 1977, when I was 20, I attended a 6-month course at the Police Academy and I got the qualification as a security guard in CRS.
In the following four years I got the qualification as a swimming trainer and a lifeguard. In 1981 I won a contest for a job as a security guard at the CEA (Atomic Energy Commissariat). I have been improving my job position constantly. To date I am a foreman. If there are no problems, I will be able to retire in 6 years.
I got married in 1979. I have two children - Caroline and Franck. They are respectively 23 and 15 years old. I got a divorce six years ago. Now I live together with my de facto - Sandra. She is a dance teacher. I have always been into sports: running, swimming, handball, rugby (when I was 15), martial arts, diving.
I do love the sun and the sea. Unfortunately, I live in Dijon which is quite far from the seaside. My dream is moving to the South of France in 6 years. I discovered bodybuilding by chance and very late in my life... After I had quit rugby, I felt the need to exercise. A friend of mine had just subscribed a gym membership.
He asked me to go there with him and I did. I didn't quite like the idea to go to a gym. However that was my first time in a gym. I was 33 years old. My weight was 85 kilos (187 lbs.) and my height was 183 cm ( 6 feet). Believe me, I have never been really skinny. I must admit I was not very much impressed by the gym. I thought it was stupid to struggle with a barbell and two 10-kilo (22 lbs.) plates on the sides. I am honest. I kept on for several months.
Eventually, I bought a gym-set to work out in my basement. Lonesome and in my basement - that was the very starting of my career as a bodybuilder. I had no knowledge. I didn't read bodybuilding magazines. I had been training insanely for three years. I had not been following any special training program. My only goal was to acquire a noticeable size.
Later on I started to read bodybuilding magazines and got interested into any bodybuilding champion. I subscribed to a brand new gym in Dijon. It was the Athletic Gym and the owner was Jacky Biondi. The ambiance and the people were wonderful. There I started to work out hard and properly diet.
One year later, Jacky began to talk me into entering for a regional competition. The idea had never crossed my mind before that day! He pressured me so much that he got me persuaded. So I got it started! Thanks to his advice I won my first competition at Macon in 1994. I was 37 years old! My height was always 183 cm ( 6 feet ) but now my weight was 83 kilos ( 183 lbs .)! Today I can barely realize what I was able to do and the results I got�
Alain Petriz's Training
My regime doesn�t change much throughout the year as far as diet is concerned � but the quantities do vary. I�m not making any more big weight-gains (I�ve already got up to 125kg). My out-of-season weight is around 108-110kg, for 98kg at the weigh-in. My training is always pretty heavy, with a few lighter sessions to take the pressure off my joints. I don�t have a set routine all year round � I tend to do what I feel I need to. I take on about 4500 calories a day out of season, and go down to about 2500 when I�m in training, with some variation from day to day. My basic diet consists of rice, pasta, white meat, fish (lots of tuna), minced beef (5% fat), eggs, cottage cheese (0% fat), vegetables and fruit.
When I�m preparing for competition, I start training between three and four months in advance. I used to start about two months in advance, but I was always very tired and I lost a fair amount of muscle mass as a result. This allows me to lose weight slowly, and avoids sudden energy crashes! I train with fairly heavy weights right up to the end, and I do a bit more cardio than usual during this period. I reduce my intake of carbohydrates little by little, and increase my protein to about 300-350g per day. Sometimes I take a sugar supplement to boost my metabolism, but nothing too drastic. I drink a lot of water, and as far as supplements go I take BCAAs, proteins, creatine, carnitine, vitamin/mineral pills, glutamine, fat burners and anti-oxidants.
Allin Petriz's Career
1993 - Debut in the FFCPAS / WABBA category
1993 - Novices at MACON
1993 - Champion of Bourgogne in the Light Heavyweight class at 183 Pounds
1994 - Champion of Bourgogne
1994 - 3rd place at the French Championship's semi-finals
1995 - Champion of Bourgogne
1995 - 2nd place at the French Championship's semi-finals
1995 - 3rd place at the French Championship's finals
1996 - French Champion of the Super Light Heavyweight class at 195 pounds
1997 - 1st place ex aequo in the final of the French Champ. in BASTIA
1997 - 5th place at the World Championship WABBA in CASTRES in the Senior Class
1999 - 1st place at the Final UFSH in STRASBOURG, France (Senior Heavyweight)
2001 - French Champion APF / WPS Senior over 210 pounds in ARGELES
2001 - Vice-Champion WPF of Europe in GIJON, Spain
2001 - Withdrawal from the Mr. Universe contest, due to injury
2002 - WPF European runner-up in NAPLES, Italy
2002 - Vice-Mr Universe in LA GRANDE MOTTE, France
2002 - 4th place at the Grand Prix Pro Weider in LA GRANDE MOTTE, France
2003 - 6th place (finalist) at WPF Mr. Universe (a poor showing...)
2005 - 3rd place (finalist) at WPF Mr. Universe in PERPIGNAN, France
2005 - 4th place at the Grand Prix Pro Weider in LA GRANDE MOTTE (international)
Alain Petriz Official Web site:
Eventually, I bought a gym-set to work out in my basement. Lonesome and in my basement - that was the very starting of my career as a bodybuilder. I had no knowledge. I didn't read bodybuilding magazines. I had been training insanely for three years. I had not been following any special training program. My only goal was to acquire a noticeable size.
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