Promoting, Practicing, & Encouraging The Community of Natural Bodybuilding in Iowa & Around the World
Promoting, Practicing, & Encouraging The Community of Natural Bodybuilding in Iowa & Around the World
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 […]
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 […]
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!!! […]
MIDWEST MUSCLE FEST COMPETITOR SPOTLIGHT: MATTHEW OLBERT
Midwest Muscle Fest competitor spotlight: Matthew Olbert Matthew Olbert shares his story below on his journey to the Midwest Muscle Fest stage. WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO COMPETE? My name is Matthew, better known as Swolebert across my various social media platforms. My journey in bodybuilding commenced during my freshman year of college, and it […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Inside The Mind Of A Giant
By Christian Royston A crowd starts to gather around a man in the corner of the gym as an unfathomable amount of weight leaves the ground. The man locks out the lift with one last triumphant yell, and the weight comes crashing back down to Earth. All the people around him cheer and give him […]
2022 NANBF NATURAL IOWA INFORMATION
May 7th, 2022 is the date for the 28th annual NANBF Natural Iowa competition, 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 entry registration for the 2022 NANBF Natural Iowa Physique and Transformation categories will […]