Hidetada Yamagishi

Hidetada "Hide" Yamagishi (山岸 秀匡) (born 30 June 1973) is a Japanese IFBB professional bodybuilder. In 2007 he became the first Japanese bodybuilder to compete in the Mr. Olympia contest and was the first Japanese bodybuilder to have been invited to compete at the Arnold Classic.

Early life
Hidetada Yamagishi was born and raised in Obihiro, Hokkaido. During his youth, he played rugby and started lifting weights while at Hokkaido Sapporo Asahigaoka High School. He then proceeded to Waseda University, where he pursued weightlifting more seriously.

Career
Yamagishi has appeared in a number of magazines, including Weekly Playboy, Tarzan, and Ironman Japan, and has released a number of few training videos/DVDs, the latest being called 闘: A Warrior's Fight. He has also appeared on television in Japan.

In January 2008, Yamagishi was charged in California with possession (and supposed distribution) of steroids; he served a 65-day sentence in an American prison before being released and having all felony charges dismissed.

Yamagishi's "philosophy on training" is "an 'all or nothing' mentality. There is no such thing as 'impossible'. Train hard everyday, and even harder the next day!"

He lives both in the US and Japan. He holds a degree in Sports Nutrition Science and National Certification in Japan from the NSCA-Japan and National Certification in Japan for Acupuncture Therapy.

2005

 * IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational - 17th

2006

 * IFBB Grand Prix Austria - 12th
 * IFBB Grand Prix Holland - 4th
 * IFBB Grand Prix Romania - 6th
 * IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational - Unplaced
 * IFBB San Francisco Pro Invitational - 11th
 * IFBB Santa Susanna Pro - 12th

2007

 * IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational - 7th
 * IFBB Arnold Classic - 13th
 * IFBB Atlantic City Pro - 9th
 * IFBB Mr. Olympia - 13th
 * IFBB Grand Prix Australia - 5th
 * IFBB Sacramento Pro Championships - 3rd

2008

 * IFBB Atlantic City Pro - 9th

2009

 * IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational - 4th
 * IFBB New York Pro -5th
 * IFBB Europa Show of Champions - 2nd
 * IFBB Mr. Olympia - 9th

2010

 * IFBB Mr. Olympia - 10th
 * IFBB Arnold Classic - 8th
 * IFBB New York Pro - 2nd
 * IFBB Europa Show of Champions - 1st
 * IFBB Orlando Show of Champions - 10th
 * IFBB Phoenix Pro - 2nd

2011

 * IFBB Phoenix Pro - 2nd
 * IFBB Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Championships (a.k.a. Tampa Pro) - 2nd
 * IFBB Mr. Olympia - 10th

2012

 * NPC Lansing Grand Prix - NP
 * IFBB PBW Tampa Pro - 3rd
 * IFBB Dallas Europa Supershow - 2nd
 * IFBB Mr. Olympia - 15th
 * IFBB Arnold Classic Europe - 12th
 * IFBB British Grand Prix - 8th

2013

 * IFBB Arnold Classic - 5th

2014

 * IFBB Arnold Classic 212 category - 4th
 * IFBB Mr. Olympia 212 category - 4th
 * IFBB Tampa Pro 212 category - 1st

2015

 * IFBB Arnold Classic 212 category - 2nd
 * IFBB Mr. Olympia 212 category - 3rd

2016

 * IFBB Arnold Classic 212 category - 1st
 * IFBB Mr. Olympia 212 category - 6th
 * IFBB Asia Grand Prix 212 category - 3rd

2017

 * IFBB Arnold Classic 212 category - 6th

2018

 * IFBB Arnold Classic - 10th
 * IFBB Arnold Classic Australia - 5th
 * IFBB Indy Pro - 7th

2019

 * IFBB Europa Dallas - 1st
 * IFBB Mr. Olympia 212 category - 8th

2020

 * IFBB Mr. Olympia 212 category - 14th

2023

 * IFBB Masters Olympia 212 category - 1st