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...
by darinstarr | Aug 5, 2026 | Podcast - The Drop Set
Two shows down, one to go — seventeen days out from the Alabama Open in Huntsville. In episode 304 of The Drop Set, I’m giving you a quick recap of the Knox Classic, where I competed in both Men’s Physique and Classic Physique across five classes, made the...
by darinstarr | Jul 29, 2026 | Podcast - The Drop Set
Show number one is done and show number two is three days out. In episode 303 of The Drop Set, I’m giving you the full unfiltered post-mortem on the NPC Tennessee State — what went wrong, what I learned, and what I’m doing differently going into the Knox...
by darinstarr | Jul 22, 2026 | Podcast - The Drop Set
Three days out and running on fumes — but the data is moving in the right direction. In episode 302 of The Drop Set, I’m giving you an unfiltered look at what peak week actually looks like when you’re managing a weight cap, coaching yourself, running a...
by darinstarr | Jul 17, 2026 | Podcast - The Drop Set
Eight days out and running on fumes — but the prep is coming together. In episode 301 of The Drop Set, I’m answering a listener question on progressive overload and rep tracking across multiple sets, plus how to approach off-season body composition for...
by darinstarr | Jul 8, 2026 | Podcast - The Drop Set
Episode 300 of The Drop Set — and I’m marking it the way it makes the most sense to me: with nine lessons from 300 episodes of podcasting that also happen to be nine lessons about bodybuilding. The through-line surprised me when I wrote it down. Everything this...
