The Drop Set with Darin Starr: Bodybuilding for the Masses
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221 – Imperfection Mindset, Coaching Questions
In 221 we have a guest appearance of sorts from Grace, the reigning MVP of The Drop Set she calls in to give us some insight on how she approaches prep and deals with times when she is kinda forced
220 – Hip Hingeing, Off-Season Softness, Lack of Scale Movement
Back it today with a HUGE grab bag of Q&A, coming from voicemails as well as sourced from a Facebook group Im a member of as the saying goes,give the people what they want and these were the que
219 – What IS Natural Bodybuilding?
Based on a couple questions, I knew it was time for a deeper dive into the world of what natural bodybuilding really means, in the competitive world. Are there different, fluctuating definitions on
218 – Optimizing Dynamic Warmups w/Rehab Components
Well if that isnt a super sexy and attention-getting topic, I dont know what is. Returning from a brief hiatus, in 218 I field first of the RETURN OF THE CALL-IN SEGMENT, which will continue runnin
217 – Olympia Outside the Box, Resolutions
First up and most important THE CALL IN NUMBER IS BACK! Call 865-518-6569 and leave a message and Ill play it in an upcoming episode and I wont be screening these prior! Anything goes. Jay Cut
216 – 2022 Olympia Weekend Recap
Well, another Olympia weekend has come and gone so its time for the annual tradition of complaining about results and lamenting all the ways in which bodybuilding has lost its way kinda joking, k
215 – Why Bodybuilding Needs Saving
In 215 Im mostly going over the latest installment in the Washington Posts deep dive into the dark recesses of bodybuilding, going over drug protocols and competitor deaths. You can read the origin
214 – Bullshit Bonanza: Nationals, Liver King, Photo Editing
Today on The Drop Set, its the Festivus Edition: the airing of grievances! My favorite part, always. So Im gonna complain about some stuff today. First up, NPC Nationals (which were last weekend),
213 – Intensity YET AGAIN, The “Suck” of Judging
Today in podcast land, we have a question from Grace where we hit the intensity question from still another angle and this time I think I land on something actionable that you can take with you and
212 – Pre-Workout Deep Dive, Creatine Value, Active Rest
First up: go check out the new website at FiveStarrPhysique.com ! This episode was delayed a few days while waiting for the new site to get published (otherwise this episode would get lost in the sh