Breakdown of Il mange plus de protéines en faisant de la musculation.
il
he
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
manger
to eat
faire
to do, to make
Questions & Answers about Il mange plus de protéines en faisant de la musculation.
Could I use the lesson's target phrase à condition de here instead of en faisant?
You could, but it changes the meaning. En faisant (the gerund) translates to "while doing" or "by doing" weight training, showing two simultaneous actions. If you used à condition de faire de la musculation, it would mean he eats more protein on the condition that (or only if) he does weight training.
Why is it en faisant and not just faisant?
The preposition en followed by a present participle (like faisant) creates the French gerund. It is strictly used to show that an action happens at the exact same time as the main verb ("while doing") or explains the method of achieving something ("by doing"). Using faisant without en acts more like an adjective or a relative clause describing a noun, which doesn't fit here.
Do you pronounce the "s" at the end of plus in this sentence?
Why do we need de la before musculation?