In Asia's big muscle bully, in addition to Lu Chenhui, Huang Zhexun, Jiang Jingyuan, etc., there is another character that must be mentioned, that is, Hidehiro Yamagishi. Hidehiro Yamagishi, born in 1973, is 46 years old and 163 tall, but he is japan's best bodybuilder.
Yamagishi does deserve the best of the best, and he's currently the only bodybuilder in Asia to make it to the top ten of the Olympiad. What is more difficult is that he received training entirely in Japan in the early days, and without the blessing of the European and American system methods, he can still break into the Olympiad, which is why he can win the respect of the European and American fitness circles.
In the early 2000s, in the three years before Yamagishi got the IFBB, he participated in many competitions, but he was never favored, and even the local media did not expect anything from this small man.
In the face of pressure and disdain, Yamagishi did not give up, but more and more frustrated, with sweat and effort to build his own bodybuilding road, through the wind and rain, he came step by step.
At the 2007 Ironman Pro, as the only Japanese to play, he broke through the shackles like a unicorn and won the 13th place in the Olympiad, and since then, he has received more and more attention. After that, he began to play more targeted games, crossing the ocean to the United States for systematic training, where his progress was very rapid and his weak parts were rapidly improved.
In 2009, he went to the Olympiad again, this time arguably reaching his personal peak, facing those strong opponents, he was not afraid, and won a good result of 9th place. People began to look at him with admiration, and also expected him to be in the top five or even the top three.
In 2010 and 2011, he finished 10th consecutively in the Olympiad, and since then, his form has declined, and in 2012, he only finished 15th. Just when everyone thought that Yamagishi, who was nearly 40 years old, would shed tears on the Olympiad stage, he moved to the 212-pound level.
In 2015, he won the second place in the Arnold Tradition, and in 2016, he jumped to the top and won the championship title.
The arnold traditional champion is the highest honor in the bodybuilding world besides Mr. Olympia. This was also the most important victory in Yamagishi's career, and the on-site commentator excitedly said that Yamagishi had achieved a very high level of circumference and state.
Japan cheered for him, and Asia also broke the history of bodybuilding domination by Europe and the United States because of the emergence of Yamagishi. Although Yamagishi's state has declined in recent years, he still has not given up his favorite stage, and he has repeatedly said in front of the media that he was born for bodybuilding, bodybuilding is the love of his life, and he will not be interested in other things in this life except bodybuilding.
Yamagishi was great, and his success subverted the European and American perceptions of Asian genes, proving that Asian genes are no worse than European and American genes. Now that he's 46 years old, he's still active on the bodybuilding stage, and looking at the 46-year-old, he's in a not-so-good shape.
Fitness people want their other half to also love sports, so that the two will not only have common topics, but also supervise and make progress together. Yamagishi's girlfriend is a fitness enthusiast.
In fact, his girlfriend not only loves fitness, but is also an admirable bodybuilder. Her name is Iris Kyle, and she has a frightening title: "10-time Women's Olympiad Champion" and is hailed as the strongest woman on the planet.
In 2014, the two knew each other, began dating in 2015, until 2016 announced the relationship, and has been accompanying Yamagishi training since then, and even sponsors invited her to participate in bodybuilding competitions, she also refused, but focused on accompanying Yamagishi training. However, in the bodybuilding world, few people still know about their relationship, because it is really a bit unimaginable!
After all, in the eyes of many people, her appearance is not good, her muscles are large, and it seems that no man will fall in love with her. But it's undeniable that she made unimaginable efforts for bodybuilding.
Born in 1974, Iris loved softball and basketball as a young person, but since the rise of women's bodybuilding in the United States, she has become obsessed with the sport of bodybuilding.
After that, she began to invest a lot of energy and time in bodybuilding, and she even deliberately opened a gym to help obese women lose weight, and introduced women's bodybuilding to the outside world through fitness.
As a 10-time Olympiad champion, her achievements are even higher than Ronnie Kuhlmann and Schwarzenegger, and Arnold praised her in public: I am not as good as you!
There will be many people who will say that it is too ugly for women to practice like this, there is no femininity, and the muscles are still hard. But competitive sports are not absolutely perfect, it is cruel, but because of their existence, the fitness industry will get better and better, and everyone who succeeds in the field is worthy of respect!
Such combinations are indeed uncommon in the bodybuilding world, but they are also evenly matched, and they are respectable bodybuilding couples!