Hidetada Yamagishi has not competed since 2020 and will not return to the stage.
Hidetada Yamagishi is calling it a career after 17 years as a professional bodybuilder. The 212 competitor revealed that he has retired from competition.
Yamagishi has not competed since the 2020 Olympia. He recently joined the Muscle and Fitness show The Menace Podcast where he was asked about his future. This is when Yamagishi expressed that he is retired.
“Yeah, I am retired. I’ve done everything I wanted. The last show I did was 2000… I think it was 2020… Yeah I did it but you know… During the prep I knew this was going to be my last show. I was happy that I did but I was just there. I knew I wasn’t, I didn’t belong there Physique wise.”
Hidetada Yamagishi stepped on a professional stage for the first time in 2005 during the Ironman Pro. He finished second in the event and this jumpstarted his career. In 2007, Yamagishi was able to qualify for the Olympia and finished 13th. It was not until 2010 that Yamagishi won his first professional show at the Europa Show of Champions.
In 2014, Hidetada Yamagishi moved to the 212 division and won Tampa Pro that same year. This was one of five victories for Yamagishi during his career. He also competed at the Olympia 10 times. Yamagishi also won the Europa Pro Dallas and Monsterzym Pro in 2019. His biggest moment came in 2016 when he won the Arnold Classic in the 212 division.
The decision to retire is not one that should come as a surprise. Yamagishi has not competed since 2020 and has been thinking about retiring for a few years now. In 2021, Yamagishi sat down with Generation Iron and discussed his future in bodybuilding.
“Of course, I love being on stage. I love this lifestyle. People ask me when should I retire and I was thinking about it more a couple years ago. Now, to be honest, my physique is better 10 years ago. It’s not better. I was better 10 years ago, for sure,” Hidetada yamagishi told Generation iron.
Bodybuilding was my job. Of course, it still is my job professional bodybuilding, but it’s not making much money for me anymore. I spend more money training and all this stuff. Diet and everything else. I make money from other things. It’s not really my job anymore. It’s more of a hobby and a love. I keep on competing unless one day everything hurts too much to compete.”
Generation Iron has worked with Hidetada Yamagishi on numerous occasions including the original documentary feature film – Generation Iron. As well as a YouTube training series that you can watch below:
Hidetada Yamagishi currently lives in Las Vegas and co-owns the Powerhouse gym with 10x Ms. Olympia Iris Kyle. Yamagishi enjoyed a career that was close to two decades and now he can focus on life off stage.
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