Jay Cutler?is hailed as one of the best?bodybuilding?veterans in the industry. Since rising to prominence in 2001 he was placed second in?Mr. Olympia in that year. However, the universe was going to test his patience because, after four years of rigorous hard work, he was finally crowned Mr. Olympia. His legacy, along with the rivalry Cutler had with Ronnie Coleman is still talked about to this day.?
The ?Comeback Kid? who took his throne in the Olympias back from Dexter Jackson in 2009, ate like a beast to dethrone Ronnie Coleman from the Olympias. When he was asked by Graham Stephan and Jack Selby about his expenses for food, Cutler gave a mind-numbing answer to his food expenses.?
Jay Cutler bought a whole cow at one time but at a splendid price
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Cutler was talking about his initial days as a bodybuilder and how he slowly increased his salary with endorsements and appearances. This is when the conversation went to his diet and Cutler revealed something shocking.
Since bodybuilders need a lot of protein intake, the four-time Olympia winner had to maintain his dietary needs with the proper amount of protein. The bodybuilding icon revealed a shocking secret saying, ?I would buy a whole cow at a time. I had like two freezers in my house. At a time, I was eating like 4 pounds of meat a day. And a lot of it was red meat.? He would also request the local butcher to carve the entire cow into various sizes of meat and store them in large freezer. Apart from eating red meat the Hall of Fame winner also ate chicken and eggs but in a higher amount.
The man who started working at the age of 11 further said, ?But I would buy 150 pounds of chicken at a time. I?d buy 30 dozen eggs so I?d buy a whole case of eggs and that would be my refrigerator and that?s how dedicated I was.? The bodybuilder was always dedicated from a very young age and had his goals set to the bull’s eye. The man who dethroned Coleman spent a huge amount on food and said, ?Back then I was probably spending $ 50,000 a year on food.?
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This is when the hosts clarified, ?So, you are saying, you are buying a whole cover the time. How much did a cow cost?? Cutler was fast in replying and said that he got the cow for a very lucrative amount, ?You know it was probably a few hundred dollars.? He also revealed his calorie intake when he was competing.
Cutler is a beast when it comes to his calories
Cutler?stunned Chris Van Vliet with his insane diet story. Chris was extremely surprised and he asked, ?Was it 10,000 calories??.???Between five and six. 10,000 Clean calories is very hard to get and people exaggerate the calories,? is what the legend said, and exposed any lies that other bodybuilders might be saying.
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Jay also revealed other mind-boggling facts and said,??I was eating, you know, 20 egg whites for breakfast.? When he got trained, he trained as if it was the last day on earth and he only had one chance to prove himself. This dedication has brought him to the glory and success that he has today. What do you think about his incredible story about buying a whole cow? Tell us your thoughts in the comments.?
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