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 | May 24, 2018 | Podcast - The Drop Set
My client Alex drop in to discuss her experience from start to finish and beyond in taking a year to get ready for her first two shows. We also discuss vegetarianism and how it impacted her prep along with Crohn’s disease and how she manages it. In other news,...
