by darinstarr | Sep 27, 2018 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding Workouts
One of the most often overlooked components when executing (or hell…writing!) a training program is tempo. It’s easy to say “4 sets of 10, go!” and just bang those suckers out rapid fire. Or maybe you’ve got a little more experience and...
by darinstarr | Sep 13, 2018 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
Progress pics – I know how much we all love them, right? So let’s make them easier AND better. In this video I break down lighting and take you through my house so you can see what works and what doesn’t. We take a break for a couple minutes to go...
by darinstarr | Aug 17, 2018 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
Since debuting in 2011, the women’s physique division has been steadily gaining in popularity, filling the void left by the not-so-willful departure of women’s bodybuilding from...
by darinstarr | Jul 28, 2018 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding Workouts
Bodybuilders are always looking for an edge. Whether it’s a change in their diet, some new supplement, a new workout program or a magical pair of shorts that will help your quads grow, we tend to grasp at straws and leaving nothing to chance – we’re...
by darinstarr | Jul 24, 2018 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
Next up in my “What the Judges Want” series? The one I knew when I started writing these that I would hate the most: bikini. If the judges themselves actually knew what they wanted with this division, it would help my writing efforts a ton – not...
by darinstarr | Jul 17, 2018 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
Bodybuilding competitions are always tricky, subjectively scored events – the old mantra of “you are your own competition” is 100% true, but at the same time if you can bring a better version of yourself to the stage and give the judges what...
