by darinstarr | Apr 21, 2026 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding Workouts, Contest Prep
Glute Development Priorities This post is part of The Ultimate Bikini Prep Guide – check out the full guide for more! In most women’s categories, there’s a high emphasis placed on glutes. Even in Figure and Women’s Physique – where the emphasis is more on total body...
by darinstarr | Apr 16, 2026 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
What Training for Bikini Really Means This post is part of The Ultimate Bikini Prep Guide – check out the full guide for more! At last we’re here to talk about some fun stuff – actually lifting and doing the things that people think of when the word ‘bodybuilding’...
by darinstarr | Apr 14, 2026 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
When to Push — and When to Pull Back During Prep This post is part of The Ultimate Bikini Prep Guide – check out the full guide for more! THIS is where prep start to feel a bit like magic and alchemy and less like science, but the more you understand how the body...
by darinstarr | Apr 9, 2026 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding
Red Flags During Bikini Prep (When to Adjust Instead of Push) This post is part of The Ultimate Bikini Prep Guide – check out the full guide for more! We all know contest prep is supposed to suck. Right? Right? Well, often yes. But just because it sucks doesn’t mean...
by darinstarr | Apr 8, 2026 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding
Sleep and Stress During Bikini Prep This post is part of The Ultimate Bikini Prep Guide – check out the full guide for more! And now we arrive at the silent killers of an otherwise glorious prepared – unresolved stress leading to sleep dysfunction which can then also...
by darinstarr | Apr 2, 2026 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
What Metabolic Adaptation Actually Is This post is part of The Ultimate Bikini Prep Guide – check out the full guide for more! Previously I’ve written about hormonal changes and fluctuations during prep, and as we broaden the discussion here to talk about the wider...
