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Natural Iowa Competitor Profile: Michelle Marshall

Natural Iowa Competitor Profile: Michelle Marshall

Michelle Marshall won her IPE Masters pro card at the 2018 NANBF Natural Iowa.  She also placed very well in the Open Figure class, winning her height class. You can see Michelle’s interview after her big win here.  In the words of Paul Harvey, below is the “rest of her story” to the stage: What made […]

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2018 NANBF Natural Iowa Results

2018 NANBF Natural Iowa Results

The 2018 NANBF Natural Iowa marked the 24th anniversary of this competition!  As has been the tradition, the competitor line up was stacked with over 100 competitors entered to show off their hard work and win an IPE pro card.  The Hoyt Sherman Place theater was packed with an electric audience all day!  A big […]

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2018 NANBF Natural Iowa information

2018 NANBF Natural Iowa information

The 24th annual NANBF Natural Iowa is set for May 12th, 2018 at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines, Iowa!  Come be a part of one of the longest running drug-tested competitions in the country!  This is an IPE Pro Qualifier. You can access the entry online on this website here: http://register.naturaliowamuscle.com/ Below is the final […]

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NANBF Natural Iowa Competitor Profile: Rachel Overton

NANBF Natural Iowa Competitor Profile: Rachel Overton

I am a 44 year old wife and mom of 2 teenagers who has always been active and invested in fitness.  In my 20s and 30s I competed in many running races and triathlons and taught various fitness classes at local gyms.  A few years ago a friend told me about her experience competing in […]

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2017 Natural Iowa Information

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!

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One Arm Rows – Bodybuilding

One Arm Rows – Bodybuilding Train your body in the right way as it says in the following steps and you will have muscle gain as you expect. This exercise can be done by anyone, it might as well be a beginner. Main muscles worked “Middle back” and secondary “Biceps, Lats, Shoulders” EXERCISE INSTRUCTIONS Follow […]

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Getting it Done

There’s no question that we are all pressed for time. We have many daily, weekly and monthly obligations that are set in our schedule. Often, for those of you reading this, included in these tasks is a training session. In fact, it is very likely you have both a lifting and a cardio session programmed […]

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Getting Less Done With Multitasking

Getting less done with multitasking I have a confession to make; I am a recovering multi-taker. “But Irwin, that is a good thing, why are you saying sorry for that??” you say. Read on, what I am about to explain is that trying to do more with less is actually doing less. Production addiction At […]

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2015 NANBF Best of the Midwest entry form

2015 NANBF Best of the Midwest entry form

Click the link below for the entry form to the 2015 NANBF Best of the Midwest entry form, held on Saturday, Oct 24th in Cedar Rapids, IA: 2015 BOW entry form Click here for the link to the Best of the Midwest Facebook site. For more information, email Al Steil at: ironman103@aol.com  

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Information for the 2016 NANBF Natural Iowa!!

Information for the 2016 NANBF Natural Iowa!!

Order of events for NANBF Natural Iowa 5/14/16 Start time: 8:30 AM Women’s Bodybuilding/Women’s Physique/Men’s Bodybuilding Start time 11:00 AM Figure Start time 2:00 PM Men’s Physique Start time 5:00 PM Bikini ***We will not start earlier than these posted times. Tickets will be available at the Hoyt Sherman box office in advance or day […]

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