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Legendary Professional <\/span>Natural Bodybuilding<\/span><\/a><\/span> Association (PNBA) athlete <\/span>Kiyoshi Moody<\/b> is coming out of a 7-year retirement to compete at <\/span>Natural Olympia 2022<\/span><\/span><\/a>, taking place November 10-13, in Las Vegas, Nevada.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Kiyoshi Moody won Natural Olympia six years in a row (2009-2014). A few months ago, Kiyoshi Moody opened up about his <\/span>battle with cancer<\/span><\/span><\/a> on the <\/span>Longevity Muscle<\/span><\/i> podcast. So, unfortunately, he had to step away from natural bodybuilding. Fortunately, Moody went into remission after dropping over 60 pounds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n At the end of the podcast episode, Moody mentioned that he planned to come out of retirement. And compete in 2022, and Moody is doing just that. Although he admitted that if he did come back to compete in natural bodybuilding, it wouldn\u2019t be for the limelight\u2013he\u2019s back to win!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The International Natural Bodybuilding Association (INBA) PNBA is excited about Moody\u2019s return and released a statement on Instagram. They said:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cINBA PNBA Global Family, 6X PNBA Natural Olympia Champion <\/span>@kiyoshi_moody<\/span><\/a> is making his way back to the Pinnacle Of Natural Sports: PNBA Natural Olympia Stage for the XXV Anniversary!<\/span><\/p>\n After 7 years of retirement HE\u2019S BACK!<\/span><\/p>\n A few battles along the way including recovering from a cancer diagnosis, Kiyoshi is ready to get on stage and do what he loves!<\/span><\/p>\n You won\u2019t want to miss his come back!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Below is a clip of the INBA PNBA\u2019s Instagram post of Kiyoshi Moody posing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Kiyoshi Moody recently uploaded a clip of him training for Natural Olympia on Instagram:<\/p>\n Kiyoshi\u2019s Moody return makes 2022 Natural Olympia competitive. The Men\u2019s Bodybuilding division is already stacked with the reigning Natural Olympia champ <\/span>Paul Krueger<\/span><\/a><\/span> and elite contenders <\/span>Peter Cichonski<\/span><\/a><\/span> and <\/span>Tamer Barakat<\/span><\/a><\/span>. Moreover, the 2020 Natural Olympia champ <\/span>Meshack Ochieng<\/span><\/a><\/span> will be returning. As former Men\u2019s Bodybuilding champ <\/span>Philip Ricardo Jr.<\/span><\/a><\/span> puts it, \u201cit\u2019s going to be a <\/span>dog fight for the top spot.\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 2022 Natural Olympia is the most significant natural bodybuilding show of the year in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 10-13. The INBA PNBA hosts Natural Olympia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Natural bodybuilders from over 60+ countries compete in the INBA PNBA league. And many of them prep to compete for the biggest stage in natural bodybuilding. It gives away the most considerable <\/span>cash and prizes<\/span><\/span><\/a> as well\u2013last year, they gave away a <\/span>Harley-Davidson<\/span><\/span><\/a>, which Philip Ricardo Jr. was lucky enough to take home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In addition, the show levels the playing field since each natural athlete is subjected to a drug test following the <\/span>World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)<\/span><\/a><\/span> regulations\u2013the strictest drug testing policy in professional sports.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With Natural Olympia nearly a month away, competitors have already started preparing their physiques for the show. 2021 Classic Physique champ <\/span>Derek Joe<\/span><\/a><\/span> and Men\u2019s Physique contender <\/span>Danairo Moore<\/span><\/a><\/span> recently shared their progress photos about 6-7 weeks from the competition. Moreover, the reigning Figure Natural Olympia champ <\/span>Alondra Chatman<\/span><\/a><\/span> gave a 7-week training update.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Follow us on <\/span>Instagram<\/span><\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/span> for more natural bodybuilding news! <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe INBA PNBA Is Excited About Kiyoshi Moody\u2019s Return<\/b><\/h3>\n
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