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MIDWEST MUSCLE FEST COMPETITOR SPOTLIGHT: CRAIG CLAUSSEN

Midwest Muscle Fest competitor spotlight: Craig Claussen Craig Claussen shares his story below on his journey to the Midwest Muscle Fest stage. I started this journey about 5 years ago when I weighed 245 pounds (Overweight) and realized that I needed to lose weight. I also had a dream of competing back when I was […]

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 […]

MIDWEST MUSCLE FEST COMPETITOR SPOTLIGHT: JONA VANBLARICOM

Midwest Muscle Fest competitor spotlight: Jona VanBlaricom Jona VanBlaricom shares her story below on her journey to the Midwest Muscle Fest stage. WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO COMPETE? What made me want to compete as you know, was a bucket list item. My whole life I’ve always been small. I’m only 4’11” and growing up, […]

MIDWEST MUSCLE FEST COMPETITOR SPOTLIGHT: BRANDON BENSON

Midwest Muscle Fest competitor spotlight: Brandon Benson Brandon Benson shares his story below on his journey to the Midwest Muscle Fest stage. WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO COMPETE? After high school I found myself studying kinesiology and became a personal trainer to further my knowledge of the body and set myself apart from anyone else […]

MIDWEST MUSCLE FEST COMPETITOR SPOTLIGHT: ASHLY COX

Midwest Muscle Fest competitor spotlight: Ashly Cox Ashley Cox shares her story below on her journey to the Midwest Muscle Fest stage. WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO COMPETE? As with most interesting things in my life, they started with a dare. My first fitness competition in 2012 was a dare. This show was my 4th […]

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 […]

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 […]

2022 NANBF MIDWEST MUSCLE FEST RESULTS

Congratulations to all the competitors at the second annual NANBF Midwest Muscle Fest!! There was some very impressive physiques from all over that brought some serious muscle to the stage. Not just that, beautiful the atmosphere backstage was very fun and really an overall great group of athletes. Also a big thank you […]

2022 NANBF Midwest Muscle Fest Information

We are excited for the 2nd annual NANBF Midwest Muscle Fest on Aug 20th, 2022! Below is information about the event. Follow us on Facebook for the latest announcements and updates here. The location is the Bein VenU Event Center: 7400 Hudson Road, Cedar Falls, IA 50613 This is a continuous format; Prejudging to […]

BODYBUILDING SEMINAR: THE WHY/WHAT/HOW

There is ALOT of things that go into competing in a bodybuilding contest. The training, diet, posing and judging just scratch the surface. Below is a link to a seminar that Promoter Ryan Irwin put on discussing all of those things and more. Over the 90 minutes, topics that are covered include: Prep Aspects Peak […]