A decade post-retirement, Jay Cutler remains a bodybuilding icon. In a recent IFBB AMA, Chris Aceto reflected on training Jay Cutler at 18, highlighting his early impressions. Aceto also disclosed that in 2002/2003, Cutler had to fabricate contest prep details due to skepticism about his high carbohydrate consumption.
In the early 2000s, Jay Cutler’s rise to bodybuilding stardom involved overcoming setbacks and ultimately dethroning Ronnie Coleman in 2006. Additionally, reflecting on their rivalry, Cutler acknowledged the need to “separate himself from society” to match Coleman’s stature.
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Trainer Chris Aceto, who guided Cutler at 18, recalled witnessing remarkable progress under his guidance. Aceto, a highly regarded coach, shared insights into training a young Jay Cutler and shed light on the bodybuilder’s substantial carbohydrate intake before competitions.
Chris Aceto Reveals Jay Cutler Protein & Carb Secrets: ‘He Used to Have to Lie About His Contest Prep’
Aceto draws a parallel between Jay Cutler’s mindset at 18 and boxing legend Mike Tyson’s.
“I’ll tell you this I called Jay yesterday because I watched the Patrick Bet-David interview with Mike Tyson. And Mike Tyson said, ‘You have to have the mindset to be champion.’ He asked him when did you have the mindset, ‘I had the mindset at 14.’
And Jay had the right right right mindset from the get-go but I feel like I’ve pidgeon-holded him into no choice but becoming Mr. Olympia. Because I told him and I told him and I told him and people know when I get behind them it’s not me talking, it’s just factual,” shared Chris Aceto.
At 18, under Aceto’s guidance, Cutler displayed the potential to become a future Mr. Olympia.
“It’s not about me, it’s about, Jay you could go all the way. And that was at an early age. I met down and met with him in Western Mass when he was 18. You know, he was big, he was just like moving weight, you know just like any 18-year-old training.”
Aceto devised a diet for Cutler, and within months, he marveled at the natural progress without anabolic steroid use.
I put together diet and training, training and diet, I know diet for sure, a plan, and then I went back I don’t know he could tell you he has the best memory in bodybuilding. I went back three or four months later and I was like ‘Wow.’
Because I knew 100% sure he was not using anabolics but back then I was like ‘Wow. That was quick.’ thinking to myself. That’s when I started telling him he could go all the way.”
In 2002 and 2003, Aceto revealed Cutler had to lie about his carbohydrate intake due to exceptionally high caloric intake.
“Yeah he wasn’t eating a ton in the early like he never ate a ton of protein. It wasn’t a ton for the amount of mass that he was carrying.
His calories were higher than most people. You know not most people, probably… there was a point where, he’ll tell you this, where he used to have to lie about his contest prep because nobody believed it.”
Aceto disclosed that, according to him, Cutler was preparing for a contest with a staggering 1,000 grams of carbs in the days leading up to it.
“They would say what are you doing, he would just say I’m doing 150 carbs and it shut people up.
Because at one point, between after 2000, he had a run from like running into the Olympia into 2002, 2003, where he was just monstrous big, where you know he’d prep on a 1,000 carbs,” Aceto explains.
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After retiring from bodybuilding, Jay Cutler has been transparent about his nutritional regimen as a four-time Mr. Olympia. Furthermore, he shared buying entire cows, 30 dozen eggs, and 150 pounds of chicken at a time, spending $50,000 annually on food at the peak of his career.
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Moreover, maintaining dedication to fitness and health, Cutler recently completed a ‘Fit-for-50’ challenge, showcasing a remarkable transformation.
Overview
Jay Cutler, an enduring bodybuilding figure, faced skepticism about his high carb intake in 2002/2003, according to trainer Chris Aceto. However, the early 2000s marked Cutler’s rise, overcoming setbacks and dethroning Ronnie Coleman in 2006. Furthermore, Aceto witnessed impressive progress and highlighted Cutler’s substantial carb intake, leading to contest prep fabrications. Moreover, Cutler’s championship mindset, akin to Mike Tyson’s, hinted at future Mr. Olympia potential. His enduring legacy includes a high-calorie diet and recent ‘Fit-for-50’ challenge, showcasing ongoing commitment to fitness.
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