by darinstarr | Aug 12, 2018 | Workout Plans
Sometimes, you don’t NEED anything super fancy. You need basic, sound programming that emphasize the principles that matter the most for growth – tension and fatigue! The pump will be there as well for sure, but with these workouts I want to pull you...
by darinstarr | Aug 11, 2018 | Workout Plans
Of all the divisions a woman can enter in a bodybuilding competition, Figure is the oldest and most established. Judging standards evolve over time but the things that score high marks tend to be pretty consistent – capped shoulders, a pronounced V-taper with a...
by darinstarr | Jul 24, 2018 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
Next up in my “What the Judges Want” series? The one I knew when I started writing these that I would hate the most: bikini. If the judges themselves actually knew what they wanted with this division, it would help my writing efforts a ton – not...
by darinstarr | Jul 17, 2018 | Beginning Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Contest Prep
Bodybuilding competitions are always tricky, subjectively scored events – the old mantra of “you are your own competition” is 100% true, but at the same time if you can bring a better version of yourself to the stage and give the judges what...
by darinstarr | Sep 14, 2015 | Bodybuilding
Last week the NPC and IFBB shared a joint announcement introducing the division of a new “classic physique” division for men, described as being in-between the current men’s physique and bodybuilding divisions. There were be mandatory poses and...
