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Natural Iowa History: 1999

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 […]

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Natural Iowa History: 1998

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.

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Natural Iowa History: 1997

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 […]

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2023 NANBF NATURAL IOWA INFORMATION

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 […]

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2022 NANBF MIDWEST MUSCLE FEST RESULTS

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 […]

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2022 NANBF NATURAL IOWA INFORMATION

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 […]

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2021 NANBF MIDWEST MUSCLE FEST RESULTS

2021 NANBF MIDWEST MUSCLE FEST RESULTS

The inaugural NANBF Midwest Muscle Fest was a huge success! 2021 marked the first ever Midwest Muscle Fest and congratulations to all the competitors who made it an amazing competition! The day is all about you and there were some fantastic physiques and tough classes!  Some excellent competitors and watch for those winning IPE Pro […]

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2019 NANBF Natural Iowa Results

2019 NANBF Natural Iowa Results

2019 marked the historic 25th anniversary of the NANBF Natural Iowa!!!  On May 11th, the tradition continued that started way back in 1994 thanks to Scot Dickerson, and this year’s event yet again brought some amazing competitors in a truly magnificent fashion at the historic Hoyt Sherman theater in Des Moines, Iowa.  Below are the […]

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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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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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