by darinstarr | Jun 27, 2024 | Nutrition, Product Reviews
Protein bars: good, bad, or ugly? How about all 3? My wife – a teacher – is off for the summer so I kidnapped her, dragged her into my studio and forcefed her some protein bars to test out with me with the promise of wine as a palette cleanser between...
by darinstarr | Jun 14, 2024 | Podcast - The Drop Set
Being in Oregon to visit family, it seemed like a great opportunity to get some fresh faces on here as I shamelessly exploit my family’s lack of bodybuilding knowledge for podcast material. And as one might expect, that ‘lack of knowledge’ can cut...
by darinstarr | Jun 7, 2024 | Podcast - The Drop Set
Well, at long last here we are – 22 weeks of prep, 110 training sessions, mountains of cardio, 17 near flawless weeks followed by 5 that border on “train wreck”, and tomorrow is show day. I’m not kidding when I say “it’s about...
by darinstarr | May 31, 2024 | Podcast - The Drop Set
Bodybuilding is a funny thing…of this 22 week contest prep phase, the first 17 weeks were pretty quiet…and since then it’s been an epic mess. Right now I find myself approaching peak week and a bit behind the 8 ball and not quite ready, so let me...
by darinstarr | May 24, 2024 | Podcast - The Drop Set
Body dysmorphia, or body dysmorphic disorder, is yet another serious issue (like binge eating that we talked about last week) that disproportionately plagues bodybuilders. In today’s episode I break down (again) MY experience with dealing with this firsthand,...
