The Drop Set with Darin Starr: Bodybuilding for the Masses

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272 – Amateur vs. Professional Bodybuilding
Ive been watching a ton of IFBB Pro bodybuilding shows lately and recording my commentary to post as videos on my YouTube and Patreon channels (links below if youre interested), and in doing so have
271 – How To Make Bodybuilding Mainstream
Check out my newly relaunched website featuring my online courses: Bikini Blueprint, Hypertrophy University, and Macro Boot Camp: https://darinstarr.com/ Ok kids, its time for a manifesto. I strong
270 – IFBB WPD Pro Alyssa Coppolino
Bodybuilding is a funny thing. Following a craptastic showing at Tampa and then a glorious return the top 5 in Tupelo, IFBB Womens Physique Pro Alyssa Coppolino was nice enough to sit down with me fo
269 – Building The Perfect Home Gym
A good home gym can be a great asset. A lousy home gym will set your potential progress back years. In episode 269 I tell you how to build the best possible home gym for bodybuilding purposes in ord
268 – The Ultimate Guide to Travel Dieting
Maintaining your diet on the road can be, to put it mildly, a pain. BUT its worth noting that it is, in all situations and with a bit of advance planning, doable. It requires more work but then aga
267 – Debunking the Myth of Carb Cycling
Carb cycling in bodybuilding is something that, for some reason, generates some very passionate opinions. Certainly, most dietary strategies have their fans much look footballs teams do, but as a coac
266 – Sketchy and Sus Coaches – Finding a Good One
The bodybuilding industry is loaded with coaches if youre searching for a good one either for contest prep or for a more general transformation, the process can be, frankly, a pain in the ass IF
265 – Keeping Muscle on a Deficit
You often hear people talk about recomping or building muscle in a deficit, but realistically the goal just needs to be to not LOSE muscle while youre dropping fat. Unfortunately thats easier said
264 – Fitness & Bodybuilding Myths – The Truth
In the bodybuilding industry specifically and the fitness industry more generally, confusion abounds. Stuff that was fact decades ago we now know to be wrong, but their legends still live on. Lets
263 – Does Food Quality Matter?
How much does food quality really matter when it comes to your diet in bodybuilding? Theres healthy, but then what about just dropping body fat or building muscle? And can you be healthy even i