by darinstarr | Oct 20, 2025 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
Thinking about stepping on stage for the first time? Awesome. Competing can be one of the most rewarding challenges you’ll ever take on. But figuring out which division you belong in — Bodybuilding, Classic Physique, or Men’s Physique — can be confusing as hell. Let’s...
by darinstarr | Oct 20, 2025 | Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
When people first see my coaching rates, their gut reaction is often: “$200 a month? That’s a lot.” (to be clear – it’s not. Coaching these days is a big business and spending $300-400/month on a coach is commonplace) And look—I get it. But here’s the...
by darinstarr | Jul 5, 2024 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
There are a lot of categories to compete in at bodybuilding shows – 3 for men, and SIX for women. In this video I break down the men’s categories: the men’s physique division, classic physique, and bodybuilding. Each category has different...
by darinstarr | Oct 30, 2023 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding
A lot of people find me online via social media, where it’s very obvious I do contest prep coaching for competitive bodybuilders – people often ask if I do coaching for non-competitors and the answer is absolutely – I call it body transformation...
by darinstarr | Oct 13, 2023 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
As an online contest prep coach, one of the first thing that aspiring competitive bodybuilders often bring up to me sounds something like this: I want to compete in bodybuilding but I have to idea where to start To be clear, the “bodybuilding industry”...
by darinstarr | Jul 19, 2023 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding
In this long-form YouTube update I break down the most common pitfalls I see that keep people from being successful in REALLY changing and improving their physique between shows. This can include everything ranging from how you handled your last cut, down to trying...
