December 2023 - Natural Iowa Muscle

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 […]

Natural Iowa History: 2001

Natural Iowa History: 2001 Let’s throwback to the 2001 Natural Iowa competition today. That year we saw a very tough men’s open bodybuilding overall consisting of Ponce Saysomphou, Dave Schenck, Timothy Tigges and Dennis Thielen battling it out for the overall and pro card, which Tigges edged out the win. The open women’s bodybuilding was […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]