by darinstarr | Oct 21, 2014 | Bodybuilding
Typically, I don’t see a huge value in meal plans that are posted online. They are either celebrity plans (Mr. Olympia or Celebrity ‘X’), or generic starter plans that are tremendously boring. Plans that follow the “this is what I eat, so you...
by darinstarr | Sep 25, 2014 | Bodybuilding
It’s fairly well-known and accepted, and knowable by anyone who does a basic search, that stress and it’s associated hormone in the body – cortisol – are not super productive things when it comes to building muscle and losing weight. At a very...
by darinstarr | Aug 22, 2014 | Bodybuilding
There’s a lot of debate going on in the fitness/health industry about dieting styles. I figured it’s worth a couple minutes to cut through the garbage and propaganda and have a reasonably intelligent conversation about the options. At the extreme ends of...
by darinstarr | May 23, 2014 | Bodybuilding
Welcome to installment #1 of what will be an ongoing blog series: the Keys of Success! It should be noted that whenever anyone asks me what the key is to success, I always tell them that there isn’t one. This is a much easier answer, since the person asking...
by darinstarr | May 7, 2014 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
Ok, listen up – I’m giving everyone reading this permission. Permission to be completely self-centered, absorbed, and borderline narcissistic. You are the center of the universe. Block everyone else out. Picture yourself, alone, on top of a mountain...
