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The Super Bowl of natural bodybuilding, <\/span>Natural Olympia<\/span><\/a><\/span>, is less than a month away. The 2022 Natural Olympia will take place November 10-13, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV. 6x Professional Men\u2019s <\/span>Natural Bodybuilding<\/span><\/span><\/a> Association (PNBA) Men\u2019s Bodybuilding Natural Olympia champ <\/span>Kiyoshi Moody<\/b> is <\/span>coming out of retirement<\/span><\/a><\/span> to compete at \u201cThe Pinnacle of Natural Bodybuilding.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Generation Iron received some insight from Moody into his preparation for the 2022 Natural Olympia, why he\u2019s coming out of retirement for this show, and what he expects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Kiyoshi Moody won Natural Olympia six years in a row from 2009-2014. He\u2019ll be coming out of an eight-year retirement for 2022 Natural Olympia. Moody, unfortunately, had to step away from natural bodybuilding after <\/span>battling a cancer diagnosis<\/span><\/a><\/span> that led to losing more than 60 pounds. Fortunately, Moody did enter remission and is now preparing for the most prominent natural bodybuilding stage globally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n When Kiyoshi Moody retired in 2014, he planned to come back to compete in the Masters division if he ever came out of retirement. Eight years later, he had his mind set on the Men\u2019s Bodybuilding Grand Masters division. Until a little convincing from INBA PNBA founder Denny Kakos and 4x Men\u2019s Bodybuilding champ <\/span>Philip Ricardo Jr.<\/span><\/a><\/span> convinced him otherwise. Moody plans to compete in the Men\u2019s Bodybuilding Open and possibly the Masters or Grand Masters division.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Generation Iron connected with Kiyoshi Moody on social media for some Q and A. Moody informed us of his training and diet to prepare for Natural Olympia and why he\u2019s coming out of retirement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Q: What made you want to come out of retirement for 2022 Natural Olympia?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Moody:<\/b> \u201cI miss the camaraderie, I miss the athletes from different countries. But in all, this sport keeps me healthy. It makes me eat right, makes me drink water like there\u2019s no tomorrow. I love the physical change my body goes through, and I love to compete. But most of all the Natural Olympia is the Pinnacle of Natural Bodybuilding.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Q: How\u2019s your contest prep been for the 2022 natural bodybuilding season?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Moody: <\/b>\u201cThis hasn\u2019t been the usual prep as when I competed before, I\u2019ve been trying to figure out my body for the past 5 months as to how it responds to a certain food, how much protein, carbs, and fats effects my body and what it looks like. Something I did back in 2014 hasn\u2019t been the same as the present day. Guess I got a little older. I can\u2019t consume the same amount of food etc., so it\u2019s been a challenge, but at the same time, it\u2019s been fun. These last 3-4 weeks have me excited about the changes my body has been able to achieve at 52.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n When it comes to training, I\u2019ve always been instinctive. I know the body part I will work on in that session, but I feel it out after warmups. But I\u2019ve taken a lot of what I do, a lot of pyramids and drop sets and FST7 training that Hany Rambod made popular with training his clients and use it and have always used it this way. It\u2019s been successful for me.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Q:<\/b> What do you expect going into the show?<\/strong><\/p>\n Moody:<\/b> \u201cMy mindset has been to have fun. Let the chips fall where they may. Let\u2019s see what this body can do at 52. As much as it has been through, let\u2019s put it to the test. Honestly, I don\u2019t care where I place. I\u2019m just happy to be back training and competing. I miss the camaraderie.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Kiyoshi said things haven\u2019t been easy coming out of retirement. He stated:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLearning this whole process again has been difficult \u2013 in terms of getting things lined up, tanning, making sure I have the right equipment for backstage for pumping up, oil, sheen, picking the correct posing suit, picking the music for the routine, posing. The little things people really don\u2019t hear about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Although getting back into prepping for natural bodybuilding shows has been rigorous for Moody, he did say that he plans to be back each year after Natural Olympia as long as his health allows it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Kiyoshi Moody expressed:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThank you, Generation Iron, for even considering me for a write-up. Special thank you to the gym I train at that gives me positive motivation day in and day out. The Gym Chula Vista. No place I\u2019d rather train. Thank you to everyone that has supported me. The positive and negative feedback is motivation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Generation Iron wishes Kiyoshi Moody the best of luck at the 2022 Natural Olympia!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Follow us on <\/span>Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/span>, <\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/span> for more highlights of the top athletes competing at the 2022 Natural Olympia! <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nWho Is Kiyoshi Moody?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n
Kiyoshi Moody\u2019s Natural Olympia Training Questions (Q) and Answers (A)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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