by darinstarr | Jun 14, 2024 | Podcast - The Drop Set
Being in Oregon to visit family, it seemed like a great opportunity to get some fresh faces on here as I shamelessly exploit my family’s lack of bodybuilding knowledge for podcast material. And as one might expect, that ‘lack of knowledge’ can cut...
by darinstarr | Jun 7, 2024 | Podcast - The Drop Set
Well, at long last here we are – 22 weeks of prep, 110 training sessions, mountains of cardio, 17 near flawless weeks followed by 5 that border on “train wreck”, and tomorrow is show day. I’m not kidding when I say “it’s about...
by darinstarr | May 31, 2024 | Podcast - The Drop Set
Bodybuilding is a funny thing…of this 22 week contest prep phase, the first 17 weeks were pretty quiet…and since then it’s been an epic mess. Right now I find myself approaching peak week and a bit behind the 8 ball and not quite ready, so let me...
by darinstarr | May 24, 2024 | Podcast - The Drop Set
Body dysmorphia, or body dysmorphic disorder, is yet another serious issue (like binge eating that we talked about last week) that disproportionately plagues bodybuilders. In today’s episode I break down (again) MY experience with dealing with this firsthand,...
by darinstarr | May 17, 2024 | Podcast - The Drop Set
Binge eating and bodybuilding go together like PB&J, sadly. It’s often thought that you can’t have one without the other, but you DEFINITELY can – I’ve managed to pull it off mostly after years of struggling with it, and today I wanted to...
by darinstarr | May 10, 2024 | Podcast - The Drop Set
Recomping is all the rage these days – dropping body fat and building muscle at the same time. Every prominent YouTube channel has videos talking about how the traditional bulk/cut methodology is outdated and doesn’t work, based on a handful of studies...
