by darinstarr | Sep 1, 2021 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding Workouts
We’ve all been there before – you get a new set of workouts from your coach or start going through a workout program you picked up online, and half the exercises are for movements that your gym doesn’t have the equipment for. Some of this is...
by darinstarr | Apr 5, 2021 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Macros/Flexible Dieting, Nutrition
If you’re familiar with the words “flexible dieting, “macros”, “IIFYM”, or a few other terms but don’t really know what it means, this is what you’ve been looking for. If you know the basics but get lost in the details...
by darinstarr | Jul 19, 2019 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding Workouts
If you haven’t been ignoring me since I started writing these posts or doing my podcast (and really…who could blame you if you have been?) then you know all about my mildly inappropriate infatuation with progressive overload. At it’s core, it is the...
by darinstarr | Dec 12, 2018 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
Six Keys to a Successful Off-season [DISPLAY_ULTIMATE_SOCIAL_ICONS] Back in episode 81 of my podcast (which you are already listening to, right? If not, click here and redeem yourself – I’ll never know!) my guest was IFBB figure pro Kim Helm and she said...
by darinstarr | Dec 9, 2018 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding Workouts
We all know the tried and true bodybuilding mantra, right? Go ahead, say it with me now.. Gotta lift big to get big! Yeah, this was all well and good back in the day but now we know a lot more and there’s all kinds of evidence that shows that while this...
by darinstarr | Nov 17, 2018 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep, Nutrition
Raise your hand if you love spending time in the kitchen – looking, looking – yeah ok, didn’t think so. It’s not my favorite place to spend time, but as a bodybuilder it’s not a place you can avoid and be successful so we’ve got to...
