contest prep Archives – Five Starr Physique

The Drop Set – Episode 97: Being Your Own Coach, Part 1

December 18, 2018 darinstarr

It’s always good to save a few bucks, right? HELL NO, says the coach – but yeah, I get it. Sometimes it’s just not an option, so in this episode I go over many of the logistical concerns of being your own coach. Stay tuned for Friday’s episode and in part 2 we’ll dig in on the technical side of...

Six Keys to a Successful Off-season

December 12, 2018December 11, 2018 darinstarr

Six Keys to a Successful Off-season Back in episode 81 of my podcast (which you are already listening to, right? If not, click here and redeem yourself – I’ll never know!) my guest was IFBB figure pro Kim Helm and she said something that I couldn’t possibly agree with any more. How your off-season goes determines how your prep goes...

Top 7 Exercises to Check Your Ego On

December 9, 2018 darinstarr

Top 7 Exercises to Check Your Ego On We all know the tried and true bodybuilding mantra, right? Go ahead, say it with me now.. Gotta lift big to get big! Yeah, this was all well and good back in the day but now we know a lot more and there’s all kinds of evidence that shows that while this...

The Drop Set – Episode 93 – Dealing with the Holidays

November 26, 2018 darinstarr

When checking in with clients this is something that comes up pretty much with every single check-in every time there’s a holiday, so it’s ALWAYS worth revisiting the ways in which we as bodybuilders can keep our sanity through the holidays!

Evidence of Insanity – My 2018 Photo Shoot Prep by the Numbers

November 24, 2018November 24, 2018 darinstarr

Evidence of Insanity – My 2018 Photo Shoot Prep by the Numbers My clients know this very well, and if you’ve read much on this site or follow me on social media you’ve probably gathered this as well: I can get a bit crazy when it comes to collecting and analyzing data. It’s my engineering background, I guess – it’s not ultimately what...

7 Reasons Your Last Prep Sucked

November 20, 2018March 1, 2019 darinstarr

7 Reasons Your Last Prep Sucked Raise your hand if you’ve tried to prep for a show and didn’t reach the finish line? Yeah I see you out there. You in the back, it’s ok – put your hand up, I can see it in your eyes…ok, there you go. Now raise your hand if you MADE it to show...

How to Step Up Your Meal Prep Game in 6 Easy Steps

November 17, 2018November 15, 2018 darinstarr

How to Step Up Your Meal Prep Game in 6 Easy Steps Raise your hand if you love spending time in the kitchen – looking, looking – yeah ok, didn’t think so. It’s not my favorite place to spend time, but as a bodybuilder it’s not a place you can avoid and be successful so we’ve got to make the...

The Drop Set – Episode 90: Prep in Review!

November 16, 2018 darinstarr

Well, my prep wrapped up yesterday so I thought it would be a fun exercise to look back and reflect on the whole and dig in to some details. Always a healthy exercise to do a little post-mortem and see what went well and what you can improve upon next time around!

7 Ways to Slay Your Cardio Harder

November 13, 2018November 12, 2018 darinstarr

7 Ways to Slay Your Cardio Harder Spoiler alert: whether your goal is competition prep for a bodybuilding show or just fat loss in general, cardio is going to be part of the equation. There’s no realistic way around it. For most of the people I talk to and work with, it’s absolutely viewed as a necessary evil. Now yes, there...

The Drop Set – Episode 88: Doctors and Nutrition, Troubleshooting Digestion

November 9, 2018 darinstarr

Two fun topics for today – first up, what to make of doctors dishing out nutritional advice? And let’s keep it in the realm of nutrition after that and talk about digestive issues of all varieties and how you can go about troubleshooting them.

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