Hidetada Yamagishi

(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.

IFBB professional history

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