Yamagishi Hidekamasa's whole bodybuilding career spanned a long period of 65,438+07. He started his bodybuilding journey from a skinny boy weighing only 130 pounds (59 kilograms). His initial goal was only to increase strength and change his body shape. He made his debut in Ironman Pro in 2005 and participated in professional bodybuilding competition for the last time in 2020. Yamagishi Hidekamasa and his lover, 10 Olympic women's champion Iris Kyle, revealed their retirement in an interview.
When the host dennis james asked Yamagishi Hidekamasa if he had retired, Sam replied, "Yes, I have retired. I have done everything I want to do. The last time I participated in Mr. Olympia's bodybuilding competition was in 2020 … Yes, I'm glad I did, but I know my physique doesn't belong there. I don't think many athletes can say that they are satisfied with everything after so many years. I just want to say thank you to all the fans who support me. I don't want to go on like this ... "
Yamagishi Hidekamasa, 1973, was born in Hokkaido, Japan on June 30th, and has been interested in fitness since childhood. He takes part in various sports, such as baseball, football, gymnastics and martial arts. He started playing football when he was young. With his progress in sports, Yamagishi Hidekamasa realized that he needed to increase his muscle mass in order to compete with bigger athletes.
Therefore, Yamagishi Hidekamasa entered the local gym and began to lift weights day after day. At that time 15 years old, he weighed only 59 kilograms, which was already very thin for his age, but through hard training, he gained 23 kilograms when he graduated from high school.
After graduating from high school, 18-year-old Yamagishi Hidekamasa was admitted to Waseda University. He chose to study for a degree in sports nutrition to further expand his knowledge in fitness. Yamagishi Hidekamasa's efforts in fitness have made him make great progress physically. In the second year of college, the young man won his first bodybuilding competition (National College Student Championship). He successfully defended his title in the third year of college and became a new star in Japanese bodybuilding in Ran Ran.
At the age of 25, Yamagishi Hidekamasa participated in his first official competition-JBBF Japan Competition (1998), and he ranked second in the welterweight competition, which gave him the motivation to pursue professional bodybuilding.
In the next three years, Yamagishi Hidekamasa participated in eight bodybuilding competitions and won the top three for many times. His biggest score was 200 1.
That year, Yamagishi Hidekamasa won the IFBB Asian Amateur Championship and his IFBB professional card, becoming the first professional bodybuilder in Japanese history.
In 2007, Yamagishi Hidekamasa won the third place in the Sacramento Professional Championship, and was qualified for Mr. Olympia for the first time, becoming the first Japanese to appear in Mr. Olympia's competition.
Japanese men's open 2 12 pound player, won 5 professional matches in his career 16, and Olympia played 10 times. His best result was the sixth place in Olympia on 20 16, and the first place in Arnold Classic on 2 12 pounds in the same year.
For Yamagishi Hidekamasa, he has been devoted to bodybuilding. He pushes himself every day and always tries to train harder than before. In order to keep fit, he eats 700g of carbohydrates and 400g of protein every day. He said, "I am a very targeted person. I need to challenge the adrenaline rush and work towards a goal. This is always an all-or-nothing mentality, and there is no such thing as "impossible". We work hard every day. If you don't give up, you will realize your dream. "