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Natural Iowa History: 2002

Natural Iowa History: 2002

Natural Iowa History: 2002   Here is some flex Friday, going back and reviewing the 2002 NANBF Natural Iowa!   In Women’s bodybuilding, veteran competitor Dede Gaetz came back to the stage and had quite the day for herself!  She not only edged out Rose Rudin for the overall and pro card, but also tool […]

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Natural Iowa History: 2000

Natural Iowa History: 2000

Natural Iowa History: 2000 Y2K was a fantastic year for IT departments everywhere and the NANBF Natural lowa as well! As we look back upon the 7th anniversary of this competition, popularity of natural bodybuilding was continuing to grow along with the quality of the competitors. In women’s bodybuilding, Julie O’Brien took home the overall […]

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Natural Iowa History: 1999

Natural Iowa History: 1999

Natural Iowa History: 1999 Let’s rewind back to 1999, a year to remember at the NANBF Natural lowa! This was a stacked lineup for sure. & Winning the overall open women’s bodybuilding class and defending her title from the prior year was Suzanne Herzog-Lopez. For men’s bodybuilding, Loren Wiltgen won the overall and lowa title […]

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Natural Iowa History: 1998

Natural Iowa History: 1998

Natural Iowa History: 1998   Let’s go back and revisit the 1998 NANBF Natural Iowa! With an impressive roster, the overall women’s bodybuilding open champion was Suzanne Herzog-Lopez. Winning the overall men’s bodybuilding title was Jim Romagna. Also pictured was novice overall winner Dave Arneson along with Peter Wood and Rex Dwars.

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Natural Iowa History: 1997

Natural Iowa History: 1997

Natural Iowa History: 1997 Let’s take another look back in the NANBF Natural Iowa archives! Here we go with 1997, shown here is overall open women’s bodybuilding winner Jackie Nickolaus. In open men’s bodybuilding, the overall went to Kelly Gantt. Also highlighted is Deb Williams and Dede Balcom Gaetz, who were top finishers, along with […]

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NATURAL IOWA HISTORY: 1996

NATURAL IOWA HISTORY: 1996

Natural Iowa History: 1996   Looking back at some of the 1996 NANBF Natural Iowa champions in this one!    Pictured is overall open women’s bodybuilding winner Stephanie Jaster, men’s bodybuilding open overall winner Timothy Tigges, Iowa champ Dr. Dennis Zachary, teen champ Nick Fowler and masters champ Howard Cowen.    2024 will be the […]

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NATURAL IOWA HISTORY: 1994

NATURAL IOWA HISTORY: 1994

Natural Iowa History: 1994 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the NANBF Natural Iowa! To help commemorate this, we’re going to go back and share some history of the awesome competitors who have graced the stage. Way back in 1994, this is the year that started it all and the NANBF Natural Iowa was born!!! […]

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NATURAL IOWA TRANSFORMATION CHALLENGE SPOTLIGHT: QUENTIN NEAL

NATURAL IOWA TRANSFORMATION CHALLENGE SPOTLIGHT: QUENTIN NEAL

NANBF Natural Iowa Transformation Challenge Spotlight: Quentin Neal This year we had some amazing individuals compete in the Transformation Challenge and want to spotlight Quentin Neal, who was the Transformation champion.  Below is his inspiring story and journey. Being a husband and father of 4, my only objective was to provide for them, and I […]

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2023 NANBF Natural Iowa Results

2023 NANBF Natural Iowa Results

On May 6th the  historic Hoyt Sherman Theater was once again the site for the 29th annual NANBF Natural Iowa Championships!  Competitors from all over the country and locally impressed the judges and audience with their physiques and stories.  Achievements, challenges and transformations, they were an inspiration to many! Thank you to everyone that helped […]

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2023 NANBF NATURAL IOWA INFORMATION

2023 NANBF NATURAL IOWA INFORMATION

May 6th, 2023 is the date for the 29th annual NANBF Natural Iowa competition, know not for just being THE natural bodybuilding competition in Iowa but also one of the longest-standing natural competitions in the country!  The location is the historic and newly renovated Hoyt Sherman Place at 1501 Woodland Ave in Des Moines.   Online […]

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