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,...
by darinstarr | May 17, 2024 | Podcast - The Drop Set
Binge eating and bodybuilding go together like PB&J, sadly. It’s often thought that you can’t have one without the other, but you DEFINITELY can – I’ve managed to pull it off mostly after years of struggling with it, and today I wanted to...
by darinstarr | May 13, 2024 | Contest Prep
Interested in following along on my contest prep journey to my next bodybuilding show? As of today I’m just under 4 weeks out from the NPC Battle at the River, held in Chattanooga, Tennessee on June 8. In this weekly competition prep recap I discuss changes...