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2017 NANBF NATURAL IOWA RESULTS

2017 marks the 23rd anniversary of the NANBF Natural Iowa and the competition lived up to it’s reputation!! With competitors from all over the country, there was some amazing physiques that was on the stage at Hoyt Sherman Place in downtown Des Moines. There were 7 open and 3 masters IPE pro cards awarded to […]

Emotions are Powerful

Emotions are powerful, YOUR emotions are power. They drive you to do great hinges and maybe some not so great things. This is a truth: we all have them, we all manage them and they impact our lives greatly. My question to you is, who (or what) are you letting control them?? You see, emotions […]

6 Steps to Track and Reach Your Goals

The New Year is here and everyone is off to the races to achieve their big goals they set on January 1st! How to set goals is another whole topic that I address in many different spots, but this post is more for the journey on the way to achieve your big goals. Most people […]

Bodybuilding presentation should be routine

In the sport of bodybuilding, presentation is one of the components of judging criteria (including symmetry, muscularity and conditioning.) I am defining presentation as how one displays their physique. This obviously includes posing but other aspects such as skin color, grooming, etc. In the same topic of posing is the free posing routine, which is […]

Balance

As this year draws to a close and we look to set out goals for the upcoming year, there are many components to consider when doing so. In addition to reviewing the current/previous year as I advise in my workshops, a HUGE part of the goal setting process should be to identify and improve balance […]

Something to Chewon Effort

Everyone loves rewards. Rewards could be something you receive due to a single feat you accomplished, or maybe you just finished a big project or large number of tasks. Perhaps a reward is earned from the fact that you didn’t do something. In any instance, a reward is something that is the outcome of effort […]

Article Weak Link

It is no secret that when a chain breaks, the weakest link is the culprit. The common sense application to our life is to focus on what that analogy might be representing to each one of us. However, I want to look at it from a different angle, I want don’t want to focus on […]

2017 Natural Iowa Information

The 23rd annual Natural Iowa is set for May 13th, 2017 in Des Moines, IA at the Hoyt Sherman Place! Online entry form will be up soon! Mark your calendars for one of the longest running natural pro-qualifying physique competitions in the Midwest!

All In – Bodybuilding, Coaching, Motivation, Goals

I read an article long ago that when a group of highly successful people were examined, one thing that was found common between the achievers was that they wrote their goals down and posted them up. Notice that it wasn’t the process of setting goals, but rather it was putting them on display that was […]

Bodybuilding contest prep update

Back in May I began my contest diet for preparing to compete in bodybuilding this fall. 10 weeks later, I figured it was time for a progress update. Certainly I am checking things daily and putting in the work to make progress, however, with trying to balance family, work, clients, etc, I don’t have the […]