Darren Mehling

Twice-daily training, popularized by Arnold, has its proponents and detractors. Here’s what you need to know before taking the plunge.

Muscle Insider examines the similarities and differences

It has been widely accepted for a long time that pull-ups and/or chin-ups...

As the contest season quickly approaches, I get asked a lot about how much cardio I prescribe to my clients for competition preparation. My simple answer is “I don’t know.” I say this because I...

There’s no debate that Arnold has become a legend not just in the sport of bodybuilding, but in business, film, and politics as well.

In last year’s “Mass” issue, I told you about my three key exercises for maximum mass: barbell squat, barbell deadlift, and standing barbell overhead press. While I believe those to be the...

After another successful winning streak for my clients across the country, Freak Fitness athletes have built a reputation, almost an expectation now, for being front-runners no matter what show or...

Being a highly regarded online competition prep coach, I have the opportunity to work with clients located both near and far, throughout the country and the world. Most clients I do eventually get...

No More Off-Season

As the competition season comes to an end and, for most athletes, a long and tedious off-season begins, a common...

Because of the ongoing surge of high placings, National titles, and IFBB pro cards my clients have been earning, I’ve been receiving a lot of questions about my views on contest nutrition. People...

When I first met my wife, Christina Mehling, two of the many things that I was attracted to were her ability to focus and the level of determination with which she...