by darinstarr | Sep 13, 2017 | Podcast - The Drop Set
When does embracing the “hardcore” mentality become a liability? Is your relentless pursuit of being awesome holding you back? Also, I talk about ways in which you can truly screw up your macro tracking – some obvious, some less so! Includes the...
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 | May 5, 2014 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding
People often ask me where I stand on certain topics. What I think about this training style, that diet, some product, whichever method of cardio, you name it. I live and exist in this industry, so it’s good to have opinions on things and be able to explain and...
by darinstarr | May 16, 2013 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
I am sometimes asked outright by inquisitive people exactly what my priorities and strategies are when it comes to getting someone stage ready. It’s a totally fair question, and a monologue that is part of my standard orientation for people when they first join...
by darinstarr | Dec 27, 2012 | Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
In the world of competitive bodybuilding – which for the sake of this discussion is the term we will use to also cover bikini, figure, and men’s & women’s physique – one thing is certain: if you go it alone, the potential for things to...
