by darinstarr | Dec 23, 2016 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Contest Prep, Podcast - The Drop Set
More Q&A, a total softball thrown my way in “bodybuilding myths”, a discussion on how to be more efficient in the gym and also how to cope with holidays and all the associated...
by darinstarr | Dec 9, 2016 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Contest Prep, Podcast - The Drop Set
In Episode 3 of The Drop Set, I introduce two recurring segments – listener Q&A as well as a personal favorite of mine, bodybuilding myths. In the main segment I go over my top 5 do’s and dont’s of contest prep, focusing on planning, seeing the...
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 | 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 | 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 | Jul 3, 2013 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
When you go through the certification process to be a personal trainer, you learn about various ways of assessing the body to determine progress. We’re taught to take measurements with a tape (waist, hips, etc), get a scale reading, and how to determine someone’s...
