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...
by darinstarr | Aug 12, 2013 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding
When I lived in Asheville I was a member of Biltmore fitness – a very cool gym that was definitely a bit on the…rustic side. It has a very ‘old school’ vibe which I found super appealing. By and large, the people who worked there and trained...
