Episodes
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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. […]
I asked Claude AI to give me a list of what’s overrated and underrated in bodybuilding — and then I disagreed with half of it. In episode 305 of The Drop Set, I’m running through that list live with no prep, giving you my honest take on each one: HIIT cardio, meal timing, deload weeks, […]
Two shows down, one to go — seventeen days out from the Alabama Open in Huntsville. In episode 304 of The Drop Set, I’m giving you a quick recap of the Knox Classic, where I competed in both Men’s Physique and Classic Physique across five classes, made the first call out in Men’s Physique Open, […]
Show number one is done and show number two is three days out. In episode 303 of The Drop Set, I’m giving you the full unfiltered post-mortem on the NPC Tennessee State — what went wrong, what I learned, and what I’m doing differently going into the Knox Classic this Saturday. The honest truth: I […]
Three days out and running on fumes — but the data is moving in the right direction. In episode 302 of The Drop Set, I’m giving you an unfiltered look at what peak week actually looks like when you’re managing a weight cap, coaching yourself, running a full client roster, and trying to do it […]
Eight days out and running on fumes — but the prep is coming together. In episode 301 of The Drop Set, I’m answering a listener question on progressive overload and rep tracking across multiple sets, plus how to approach off-season body composition for competitors who are either doing consecutive years or taking a longer growth […]
Episode 300 of The Drop Set — and I’m marking it the way it makes the most sense to me: with nine lessons from 300 episodes of podcasting that also happen to be nine lessons about bodybuilding. The through-line surprised me when I wrote it down. Everything this show has taught me, the gym already […]
Genetics set the ceiling. Your habits determine how close you get to it. In episode 299 of The Drop Set, coach Darin Starr breaks down the six habits that consistently separate good physiques from great ones — and none of them are about genetics, bone structure, or anything else you can’t control. From building consistency […]
This week is a full deep dive on how to actually start bodybuilding the right way, not the version influencers are selling you. I’m covering the complete framework from the ground up: setting real goals and figuring out where you actually stand through an honest self assessment, deciding whether you should focus on growth or […]
This week I’m getting personal. I had a moment this past weekend where my prep got real — a diet and cardio revision landed and the initial reaction was honestly just defeat. Not dramatic, not a breakdown, just a quiet “oh.” I’m going to walk through exactly what that felt like, what the revision actually […]
