Jay Cutler (bodybuilder)

Jay Cutler (bodybuilder)
Jason Isaac Cutler (born August 3, 1973) known professionally as Jay Cutler is an American retired professional bodybuilder. An IFBB pro, Cutler is a four-time Mr. Olympia winner, having won in 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010; and a six-time runner-up, the most in history.
Early life
Jason Isaac Cutler was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on August 3, 1973. He grew up in nearby Sterling and attended Wachusett Regional High School in Holden. He began working in his brother's concrete construction business, Cutler Bros. Concrete, when he was 11 years old. He started training to be a bodybuilder at the age of 18. He graduated from Quinsigamond Community College in 1993 with a degree in criminal justice, intending to work as a corrections officer for a maximum security prison.
Career
Cutler was inspired to enter bodybuilding by personal trainer Marcos Rodriguez. Desiring to be one of the largest competitors ever, he had his first overall win at the 1993 Iron Bodies Invitational. His first contest was the 1992 Gold's Gym Worcester Bodybuilding Championships, at which he took second place. As he established a name for himself in the bodybuilding scene, he often appeared in bodybuilding-related videos including Battle for the Olympia 2001, a pre-contest documentary video directed by Mitsuru Okabe that highlighted many competitors as they prepared for the 2001 Mr. Olympia Competition. He went on to win consecutive Arnold Classic titles in 2002, 2003, and 2004, and placed second to Ronnie Coleman in the Mr. Olympia competition four times before claiming the title for the first time in 2006.
At the 2001 Mr. Olympia, Cutler tested positive for banned diuretics, but sued and had his second-place finish reinstated. He won the Olympia for a second consecutive year in 2007. He became the third Mr. Olympia in history (after Arnold Schwarzenegger and Franco Columbu) to win the title in non-consecutive years after defeating the reigning champion Dexter Jackson in 2009. In 2010, he won his fourth Mr. Olympia title, defeating Phil Heath. In 2011, he was runner-up to Heath at the Mr. Olympia. In 2012, he was unable to compete at the Mr. Olympia due to a biceps injury. He placed sixth in the 2013 Mr. Olympia.
Throughout his career, Cutler has been on the cover of fitness magazines such as Muscle and Fitness, Flex, and Muscular Development. He has not competed since 2013 and has instead focused on Cutler Nutrition, his bodybuilding supplement business, as well as other business ventures through social media. In 2021, he was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame.
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Bodybuilding titles
1993 NPC Iron Bodies Invitational – Teenage & Men's Heavyweight
1993 NPC Teen Nationals – Heavyweight
1995 NPC U.S. Tournament of Champions – Men's Heavyweight and Overall
2000 IFBB Night of Champions
2002 Arnold Classic
2003 Arnold Classic
2003 Ironman Pro Invitational
2003 San Francisco Pro Invitational
2003 Dutch Grand Prix
2003 British Grand Prix
2004 Arnold Classic
2006 Austrian Grand Prix
2006 Romanian Grand Prix
2006 Dutch Grand Prix
2006 Mr. Olympia
2007 Mr. Olympia
2009 Mr. Olympia
2010 Mr. Olympia
Competitive placings
1992 Gold Gym Worcester Bodybuilding Championships – 2nd
1996 NPC Nationals, 1st place Heavyweight (earned IFBB pro card)
1998 IFBB Night of Champions – 11th
1999 Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic – 4th
1999 IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational – 3rd
1999 Mr. Olympia – 14th
2000 English Grand Prix – 2nd
2000 Joe Weider's World Pro Cup – 2nd
2000 Mr. Olympia – 8th
2000 Mr. Olympia Rome – 2nd
2001 Mr. Olympia – 2nd
2003 Mr. Olympia – 2nd
2003 Russian Grand Prix – 2nd
2003 GNC Show of Strength – 2nd
2004 Mr. Olympia – 2nd
2005 Mr. Olympia – 2nd
2006 Mr. Olympia – 1st
2007 Mr. Olympia – 1st
2008 Mr. Olympia – 2nd
2009 Mr. Olympia – 1st
2010 Mr. Olympia – 1st
2011 Mr. Olympia – 2nd
2011 Sheru Classic – 2nd
2013 Mr. Olympia – 6th
Books
Jay Cutler's No Nonsense Guide To Successful Bodybuilding
See also
List of male professional bodybuilders
References
External links
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| Mr. Olympia
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| style="width:50%; text-align:center;"| Preceded by:Dexter Jackson
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"| Succeeded by:Phil Heath
1973 births
American bodybuilders
Living people
People from Sterling, Massachusetts
Professional bodybuilders