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310 – Optimal vs. Practical + Setting Realistic Goals for Your First Bodybuilding Show

310 – Optimal vs. Practical + Setting Realistic Goals for Your First Bodybuilding Show

by darinstarr | Sep 22, 2026 | Podcast - The Drop Set

Episode 310 of The Drop Set and we’re into some territory I think about constantly with clients. First up, a text question from a mystery listener in the Philly area code asking about back to back shows — what to do between shows, whether to celebrate after show...
309 – Why I Don’t Love Training Anymore (And What I’m Doing About It)

309 – Why I Don’t Love Training Anymore (And What I’m Doing About It)

by darinstarr | Sep 16, 2026 | Podcast - The Drop Set

Episode 309 of The Drop Set and we’ve got some of the best listener calls in the show’s history. Trey from the Scottish Highlands asks two great ones — what can’t you prepare for at your first bodybuilding show, and what’s gotten better and...
308 -Bodybuilding Myths and Lies the Industry Keeps Selling You

308 -Bodybuilding Myths and Lies the Industry Keeps Selling You

by darinstarr | Sep 9, 2026 | Podcast - The Drop Set

Started recording a deeply personal episode this week and scrapped thirty minutes of it because it turned into whining. So instead, episode 308 of The Drop Set goes in a different direction — things the bodybuilding industry has been selling you that range from...
307 – Beyond Size and Symmetry:  Fully Assessing Yourself as a Bodybuilder

307 – Beyond Size and Symmetry: Fully Assessing Yourself as a Bodybuilder

by darinstarr | Sep 2, 2026 | Podcast - The Drop Set

Three shows done and the honest post-season reckoning begins. In episode 307 of The Drop Set, I’m doing a full self-assessment — not just physique strengths and weaknesses, but a process audit of what I did well, what I did poorly, and what structurally needs to...
306 – Bodybuilding Q&A: PEDs, Off-Season Strategy, and When to Pull a Client From a Show

306 – Bodybuilding Q&A: PEDs, Off-Season Strategy, and When to Pull a Client From a Show

by darinstarr | Aug 26, 2026 | Podcast - The Drop Set

Five and a half months of prep and three shows later — I feel like a new human being. In episode 306 of The Drop Set I’m giving you a quick recap of the Alabama Open, where I won my Classic Physique Masters 40+ class and finished in the top half across all five...
305 – Bodybuilding Hot Takes: Overrated vs. Underrated

305 – Bodybuilding Hot Takes: Overrated vs. Underrated

by darinstarr | Aug 12, 2026 | Podcast - The Drop Set

I asked Claude AI to give me a list of what’s overrated and underrated in bodybuilding — and then I disagreed with half of it. In episode 305 of The Drop Set, I’m running through that list live with no prep, giving you my honest take on each one: HIIT...
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