by darinstarr | Mar 11, 2026 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
Who Is Actually Ready to Start Bikini Prep? This post is part of The Ultimate Bikini Prep Guide – check out the full guide for more! On the heels of an earlier post “How Lean Should You Be Before Starting Prep?”, this might feel a little redundant. So open that...
by darinstarr | Mar 5, 2026 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
How Lean Should You Be Before Starting Bikini Prep? This post is part of The Ultimate Bikini Prep Guide – check out the full guide for more! Ok folks, this is where stuff starts to get a little tricky – but I’m going to try and demystify and provide a little certainty...
by darinstarr | Mar 5, 2026 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
How Posing Effects Your Judging This post is part of The Ultimate Bikini Prep Guide – check out the full guide for more! As a prep coach – but specifically NOT a posing coach – I am sometimes guilty of de-prioritizing posing as well. I offer my clients posing...
by darinstarr | Feb 24, 2026 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
The Evolution of Bikini Standards (And Why It Matters for Your Prep) This post is part of The Ultimate Bikini Prep Guide – check out the full guide for more! Were Bikini Standards Designed to Evolve? To answer that question in a word, no. In more detail – evolution is...
by darinstarr | Feb 24, 2026 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
Bikini Judging Criteria – In-Depth This post is part of The Ultimate Bikini Prep Guide – check out the full guide for more! Bikini Judging Isn’t As Random As You Might Think With this article, I’m going to lay bare the details of judging and get to some hard...
by darinstarr | Feb 19, 2026 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
What Competing Can — and Can’t — Give You This post is part of The Ultimate Bikini Prep Guide – check out the full guide for more! As a coach, when someone comes to me and says they want to compete I always ask “why?” This isn’t about gatekeeping – a lot of coaches...
