No Shortcuts: Jay Cutler on Becoming One of the World's Greatest Bodybuilders #228
Muscle Intelligence
Ben Pakulski
4.7 • 761 Ratings
🗓️ 28 February 2022
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
"I was a machine... there was one goal in my whole life since I was 12, and that was to be the best bodybuilder on the planet." -Jay Cutler
At age 18, Jay set out on a quest to not just qualify for the world's largest stage, but to WIN it. Jay's 10 championship titles can be attributed to his focus, work ethic, resilient mindset and respect for those around him.
On this episode, we breakdown Jay's successes, setbacks, and everything in between. Jay is a true champion, and someone I'm proud to call a friend. Tune in for some actionable tips to WIN in every area of your life.
You'll learn:
- The catalyst to Jay's success and what he did differently from the rest
- The ONE major misstep of present-day bodybuilders.
- What to prioritize while competing at an elite level.
- The differences over time in the bodybuilding industry
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Learn more about Jay Cutler and his nutrition & supplement business at jaycutler.com or on Instagram @jaycutler and @cutlernutrition.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Muscle Intelligence Podcast. We've got an amazing episode for you today. |
| 0:12.5 | Ladies and gentlemen, Jay Cutler, the legend, the bodybuilding champion, Mr. Olympia, |
| 0:18.7 | joins me today for the first time ever on the Muscle and Towsons |
| 0:21.2 | podcast. And Jay and I have been friends for quite a long time. So it's definitely a long time |
| 0:25.7 | coming to get him on the show. Jay and I dive deeply into his entire journey. Jay's had |
| 0:31.7 | such an incredible impact on me as a man, as an athlete. He's always been such a great |
| 0:35.6 | supporter. He's always been such a great supporter. He's always been such a great gentleman. He's always been someone who allowed me to realize that you can get to the top of the |
| 0:40.8 | world and still be kind and still be generous and still be a gentleman. It's truly an honor |
| 0:45.4 | to sit down and chat with Jay today. And Jay and I throughout the years have had some really great |
| 0:49.4 | conversations. And this one's definitely nothing short. Jay dives into a lot of his mindset all the way from the |
| 0:55.9 | beginning. He had a really fast journey to the top with the bodybuilding world and how to deal |
| 1:01.7 | with all that stress must have just been so, so challenging. And he discusses exactly what it |
| 1:06.3 | looked like for him, how he progressed, how he thought, maybe even some of his biggest challenges and how |
| 1:12.0 | he was ultimately able to overcome those. So thank you so much to Jay Cutler for joining me today. |
| 1:17.1 | And thank you for you for joining me today. I really appreciate you taking the time out of your |
| 1:21.4 | busy day to sit down with me and Jay as we have this really personal discussion about his |
| 1:26.0 | life and some of his biggest disappointments that he had to bounce back from. |
| 1:29.3 | It was really an honor and a blessing to invite someone who inspired me right from day one. |
| 1:34.2 | And I tell a little bit about my story there as well. |
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| 1:39.9 | You guys know Buy Optimizers is a very long time sponsor of the podcast. My favorite magnesium on |
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