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 | Mar 20, 2013 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding
When executed correctly, few things can develop the posterior chain quite like the deadlift. This move utilizes hip and knee extension to pick a heavy weight up from the ground, and with a few pointers doesn’t have to be made much more complicated than that....
by darinstarr | Feb 10, 2013 | Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
There has been, in my opinion, a very welcome trend developing lately in the area of contest prep. Websites like Siouxcountry.com and individuals like Layne Norton have been speaking up and waving their arms around trying to get people to increase their awareness of...
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...
by darinstarr | Jun 20, 2012 | Bodybuilding
I’m not Jewish, but hearing that makes me sigh out “Oy vey” and start Googling around to find the most suitable facepalm meme to properly get my frustration across. Sarcastic humor aside, the reason for the frustration here is compound. Most...
