Hide Yamagishi: Counting Down to Tampa

Japan's own Hidetada Yamagishi days from the Tampa Bay Pro. First up above, Big Hide at the beginning of May, and then below Hide from May 31, and then tipping the scales at 220lbs on June 10th:





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Hide Yamagishi & Steve Namat: 2007

One of my favorite photo shoots! Hidetada Yamagishi and Steve Namat back in August 2007 by, I believe, Milo Sarcev at his Koloseum Gym in Fullerton, CA.

Day 4: Hidetada Yamagishi

The 37 year old won his first pro show in 2010, the Europa Show of Champions in Orlando, and was runner up in Phoenix and New York.





The second half of 2010 was not as kind to him however, falling to 7th in Tampa and then 10th at the Olympia:



We are of course expecting another spectacular Hide in 2011!