Background
Yamagishi was born and raised in Obihiro, Hokkaido.
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Hidetada Yamagishi
Edit Profile山岸 秀匡
Career
He is also the first Japanese bodybuilder to have been invited to compete at the Arnold Classic. 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.
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 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
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 Olympia - 13th
IFBB Sacramento Pro Championships - 3rd
2008
IFBB Atlantic City Pro - 9th
2009
IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational - 4th
IFBB Europa Show of Champions - 2nd
IFBB Olympia - 9th
2010
IFBB Olympia - 10th
Arnold Classic - IFBB, 8th
New York Pro Championships - IFBB, Open, 2nd
Europa show of Champions - IFBB, open, 1st place
Orlando Show of Champions - IFBB, Open, 10th place
Phoenix Pro - IFBB, Open, 2nd
2011
IFBB Phoenix Pro - 2nd
IFBB Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Championships (aka Tampa Pro) - 2nd
IFBB Mr. Olympia - 10th
2012
Non-Player Character Lansing Grand Prix - Natural Philosophy
IFBB PBW Tampa Pro - 3rd
IFBB Dallas Europa Supershow - 2nd
IFBB Olympia Weekend - 15th
IFBB Arnold Classic Europe - 12th
IFBB British Grand Prix - 8th
2013
IFBB Arnold Classic - 5th
2014
IFBB Arnold Classic 212 category - 4th
2015
IFBB Arnold Classic 212 category - 2nd
2016
IFBB Arnold Classic 212 category - 1st.
