Category: Podcast – The Drop Set

200 – Place Fixing Scandal, Dead Bodybuilders We made it to episode 200! Thanks to everyone for listening and don’t forget to share the episode on social to help grow our audience! I always appreciate that. There’s a scandal brewing in the UK surrounding the Arnold Sports Festival and the organization that was formerly promoting it – we’ll dig in...

199 – Progressive Overload Revisited, Resurgence in Bodybuilding? We’re back in business! In addition to discussing the surge (or RE-surgence) in bodybuilding and tackling some progressive overload examples, I bring everyone up to speed on what I’ve been up to. Be sure to email in your questions and topics or hit me up on social media to let me know...

198 – Gear 101, Women & PED’s It’s third rail time! Today we dig in on a basic primer for gear/PED’s/anabolics – including the obvious questions of “is this right for me?” (which I absolutely cannot answer, but I can help you ask better questions of yourself), “what should I be worried about?”, “what are some dumb things I can...

197 – Recapping NPC Nationals, Grab Bag Q&A With NPC Nationals in the rear view I recap the weekend with a focus on how my clients did and also – as you might expect from me – have some suggestions on how the whole weekend can be improved. Having classes of 40+ competitors just is not a good way to...

195 – Spotting Techniques, Blow Up the NPC? First up, CALLING ALL COUPLES – if you are a couple and you train together regularly or – better yet – prep together, I want to hear your experience. Call in at 865-518-2974 and leave a message, or email me @ darin@fivestarrfitness.com (or use the contact form) or hit me up on...

Catching up on my post-show rebound with a food-based holiday thrown into the mix after missing last week due to sickness!

This past Saturday I competed in Atlanta at the 2021 Lee Haney Games - in today's episode I recap the whole experience from peak week up through the events of show day and beyond.

193 – Volumizing Meals, Caloric Floor, Prep Partners In today’s episode there’s a warning of changes coming! The Drop Set will be undergoing a little renovation soon and it’s all very exciting stuff – stay tuned and you’ll hear things as we get them rolled out. There’s a poll online at TheDropSet.com – click on over and cast your vote...

The Drop Set – Episode 192 Back for a solo episode today after a longer break than I expected due to some surprise travel – all details inside!

The Drop Set – Episode 191: IFBB Pro Janeen Lankowski Janeen brings 20 plus years of experience as a competitor and coach to our conversation as she’s about 2 weeks out from the Olympia – we talk about her background, posing philosophy, and the “no excuses” mindset it takes to compete at a high level.