by darinstarr | Nov 17, 2016 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
How much someone struggles with sticking to a meal plan long-term is directly related to how bland they insist on making their meals and how crappily their food is prepared. Utilizing a handful of products and techniques can turn following a plan from a chore to...
by darinstarr | Sep 5, 2016 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding
Updated October 3, 2024 Everyone with a coach has a love/hate relationship with progress pics. They can be a great reminder of how far you’ve come, forcing you to see yourself as the camera captures you. They can also be a pain in the ass and a frustrating...
by darinstarr | May 7, 2014 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
Ok, listen up – I’m giving everyone reading this permission. Permission to be completely self-centered, absorbed, and borderline narcissistic. You are the center of the universe. Block everyone else out. Picture yourself, alone, on top of a mountain...
by darinstarr | May 5, 2014 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding
People often ask me where I stand on certain topics. What I think about this training style, that diet, some product, whichever method of cardio, you name it. I live and exist in this industry, so it’s good to have opinions on things and be able to explain and...
by darinstarr | Mar 28, 2014 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding
Another gym accessory firmly in the “non-essential but nice to have” category: wrist wraps, for added stability on pressing movements. In this video I talk about why and how to use them, and also review the wraps that Nordic Lifting sent me to get my...
by darinstarr | Mar 25, 2014 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
Yes, even non-competitors. If you have any desire to step on stage, you need to being practicing your posing now. It is absolutely impossible to spend too much time working on it. The more time you spend on it, the more automatic it becomes. The more opportunity...
