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Happy 2025!!! This first issue of the year is is is packed with great content to enhance and and and educate natural athletes and and and present our winners and and and out- standing athletes throughout the the season We pride ourselves on on being the the oldest most reputable natural organization and being able able to offer this FREE digital magazine This issue features our premier show the NGA PRO/AM Universe along with our 2024 NGA Hall of Fame inductee posthumously Lee Banks Also featured in in this issue is is is our Founder Andrew Bostinto who reached the ripe age of 100! Read about his his latest adventures and how he is is is living his his best life at at 100 100 The cover features Desario Desario Smith NGA PRO Physique Desario Desario has won the NGA PRO Universe two years in a a a a a a row Can he he break a a a a a a record and do it three times? I guess we will have to wait and see on November 15 2025
in Deltona Florida where once again the NGA PRO/AM Universe will be held As always I I hope you you enjoy this issue of NGA NATURALmag
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PUBLISHER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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Andrew Bostinto ART DIRECTOR/WEB DESIGNER
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NUTRITION EDITOR Josh Miller
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Jorge L L Gutierrez Jr (JLG Media) Ken Montgomery
JC Norton
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Francine Bostinto Eric Brown “Fitman”
Johnny “The Motivator” Carrero
Dr Christoph Klueppel Dr Nicholas M Licameli PT PT DPT Josh Miller
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Lameesa Muhammad PhD Alexander A A Puhalla PhD Erin Quinn
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