Fame in the bodybuilding arena comes with its challenges. The sport has been facing the brunt of the fitness community for steroid abuse, and the ongoing plight seems to fuel the long-felt resentment. The recent deaths of bodybuilders have shaken the fitness community as concerns sprawled into the minds of bodybuilding practitioners.

Now Jay Cutler speaks about his competitor, Gustavo Badell’s death, and reflects on the truth of bodybuilding and life in the new episode of JayWalking.

Jay Cutler’s honest confession about Bodybuilding

Terming Badell as “super fierce competitor” Cutler feels sad about his sudden demise at 50. “All these things keep popping up, and we had a huge array of athletes that passed at surprisingly young ages,” he revealed. 

Shedding light on training at mid-age, the Quad Stomp reveals the task isn’t easy. To the unversed, Cutler is currently training for his ‘Fit for 50′ challenge, “You realize that you are on the backend of your years rather than the fore-end, I’ll be 50. I’m probably not going to live to 100,” he confessed.

Despite not fearing death, the Quad Stomp gets to the harsh reality of life. Witnessing such gloomy situations around Culter notes that “things can change drastically super-fast,” despite getting the blood test done.

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So, the 4x Mr. Olympia stresses focusing on present moments and enjoying every day. Jay Cutler and Gustavo Badell were competitors during their prime, where the former stood second, and Badell stood third in 2004 and 2005.

Gustavo Badell dies at 50 

The bodybuilding community is facing tough times as eminent bodybuilders passed away this month at a relatively young age. The month of July this year started on a sad note with the demise of Jo Lindner at age 30.

Within two weeks, the news of the bodybuilding icon who stood next to Ronnie Coleman and Jay Cutler hit the tabloids. Gustavo Badell died at 50, allegedly due to a stroke, sending his fans and family into shock.

As the sports community is mourning the loss of bodybuilders, fitness fans are worried about the safety of bodybuilding training regimes. And now the 4x Mr. Olympia also responded to the harsh reality of the sport. 

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