—Four times Mr. Olympia jay cutler he may be retired from the competition, but he hasn’t taken his foot off the accelerator in the gym. On April 1, 2022, Cutler uploaded a high volume chest and biceps exercise on his YouTube channel, jaycutlertvas he prepares to be shirtless summer activities.
The Massachusetts native had one of the most iconic careers in body-building story, ending Ronnie Colemaneight-year reign as Mr. Olympia in 2006. Cutler won bodybuilding’s most prestigious title three more times (2007, 2009, 2010). After his competitive career, Cutler experienced success as a businessman and remains one of the most famous figures in the industry.
take a look at his chest and bicep training session in the following video. For reference, training starts at 8:44:
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Jay Cutler’s Chest, Biceps, and Calf Workout
Cutler’s video began with his usual comedy skit involving his partner, Angie Feliciano. After initial laughs, Cutler met with the senior producer at television David Bourlet at Kilo Club in The Vegas, Nevadaat Tivoli Village in Summerlin for the training session.
In addition to sharing his workout, Cutler intended the video to help his followers find something in the middle of the week. motivation:
Everyone should be on your physique transformation summer rotation.
Below is a breakdown of each exercise Cutler incorporated into his training to prepare for summer:
Standing calf raise on machine
Bourlet noted that Cutler begins his workouts with calves. Cutler’s reasoning is clear:
Prioritize the weakest muscle group.
Cutler mentioned that most people have less energy to train their calves after a full workout and suggests it’s best to train them first:
How much blood do you have left to give to your calves?
Standing Calf Raise emphasizes the gastrocnemius (two-headed muscle below the knee at the back of the leg) which plays an important role in the aesthetics of the lower leg. As shown in the video, Cutler explained that he heats up and then do three sets. He chooses a double pump Calf raise movement to maximize contraction and lift heavier loads.
Seated calf raise on machine
the seated calf raise emphasizes the soleus, the meatier muscle below the gastrocnemius that contributes to the aesthetics of the lower leg. Two outfits were shown in the video, as Cutler points to “a little off the calf” as the area he’s targeting.
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Machine Inclined Hammer Press
Cutler begins his chest workouts with the inclined hammer machine. Adjust the seat to a low position and create space between your back and the machine for that he can press in an arc motion to fill contraction of your pecs. He did some warm-up sets. pyramidal of weight for three sets of work. Your goal is to maintain constant tension in your chest..
Incline Dumbbell Press
Cutler tends to do more leaning moves, so he moved to the incline dumbbell press. Her rest periods between sets lasted 45-60 seconds and he emphasized that she is “squeezing” each rep.
Smith machine press
the smith machine press is a great option to mimic the conventional barbell Department bench press but without as much security risk and that’s why Cutler prefers it over a free weight variation.
I am totally against flat banking.
previous massive monster he talked about being so strong on the bench press at one point that he would weigh 405 pounds. However, he retired after straining his pectoral: bigger lifts just weren’t worth taking more risk of injury.
Flye with cable sitting on the machine
Cutler made a sit cable machine chest exercise below. Was a Hybrid between a press and flye. Flyes are great for feeling the contraction in the pecs and involve more arm adduction. Cutler noted that his back arched similar to the way he did during the incline hammer press. He made two sets and took the last failure.
Biceps
Cutler finished his session with some bicep exercises, including standing alternating bicep curlsseated machine curl, free weight barbell curls, Machine preacher curland seated cable bicep curls.
After his chest, biceps, and calf workout, Cutler discussed his upcoming shows; the Jay Cutler Desert Classic in Las Vegas on April 9, 2022 and the Boston Jay Cutler Classic in Lynn, MA on April 16, 2022.
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Full Cutler Workout
Below is Cutler’s full workout routine from this session:
- Standing Calf Raise (machine) — 3 sets x 12
- Seated calf raise (machine) — 2 sets x 10-12
- Incline Hammer Chest Press Machine — 3 sets x 10-12 reps
- Incline Dumbbell Press — 2 sets x 12 reps
- Smith Machine Flat Bench Press — 3 games
- Flye with cable sitting on the machine – 2 games
- Standing Alternate Bicep Curl
- Seated Machine Curl
- Free Weight Barbell Curl
- Machine Preacher Curl
- Seated Cable Bicep Curl
As summer approaches, Cutler’s goal is similar to that of many: a beach-ready physique. Being a former elite bodybuilding champion, he knows a few tricks to make it happen.
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