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The Drop Set is where Darin Starr, full-time bodybuilding coach with 15+ years of experience, shares everything he knows about the bodybuilding lifestyle, diet, training, and contest prep
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310 – Optimal vs. Practical + Setting Realistic Goals for Your First Bodybuilding Show (opens the original)
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Episode 310 of The Drop Set and we’re into some territory I think about constantly with clients. First up, a text question from a mystery listener in the Philly area code asking about back to back shows — what to do between shows, whether to celebrate after show one, and how to approach peaking the […]
309 – Why I Don’t Love Training Anymore (And What I’m Doing About It) (opens the original)
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Episode 309 of The Drop Set and we’ve got some of the best listener calls in the show’s history. Trey from the Scottish Highlands asks two great ones — what can’t you prepare for at your first bodybuilding show, and what’s gotten better and worse about the sport since social media took over. Ron from […]
308 -Bodybuilding Myths and Lies the Industry Keeps Selling You (opens the original)
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Started recording a deeply personal episode this week and scrapped thirty minutes of it because it turned into whining. So instead, episode 308 of The Drop Set goes in a different direction — things the bodybuilding industry has been selling you that range from outright lies to half-truths worth examining more carefully. More protein is […]
307 – Beyond Size and Symmetry: Fully Assessing Yourself as a Bodybuilder (opens the original)
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Three shows done and the honest post-season reckoning begins. In episode 307 of The Drop Set, I’m doing a full self-assessment — not just physique strengths and weaknesses, but a process audit of what I did well, what I did poorly, and what structurally needs to change if I want to actually be competitive the […]
306 – Bodybuilding Q&A: PEDs, Off-Season Strategy, and When to Pull a Client From a Show (opens the original)
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Five and a half months of prep and three shows later — I feel like a new human being. In episode 306 of The Drop Set I’m giving you a quick recap of the Alabama Open, where I won my Classic Physique Masters 40+ class and finished in the top half across all five classes. […]
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