“Was My Biggest Challenge”: Jay Cutler Explains What Many Beginners Get Wrong Despite Training Right

There are many challenges that one faces while starting his fitness journey. Many gym freaks consider lifting heavy weights or bad form as some of them. But what if the four-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler tells you that despite having the correct form you might be still missing one of the key elements of training?

The three-time Arnold Classic Champion recently uploaded a video on his Instagram sharing the part of bodybuilding that he found challenging. “Learning the diet was my biggest challenge,” he revealed. Cutler struggled with dieting until he met Chris Aceto, and that is when things changed.

The four-time Mr. Olympia explained the fact that when you ask people about their diet in the gym, most will say they “eat like, the pasta and peanut butter that was like the main thing.” According to him, these eating habits will work against the hard work you are putting in the gym. 

“For me, it was like learning about proteins and carbs and when they’re most effective,” said Cutler. The Quadstomp also recalled the time when he met NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers at the Gold’s Gym. The Quarterback asked the four-time, Mr. Olympia, a question: “Why do you stay in a low-fat diet?“

The three-time Arnold Classic Champion replied, “We were talking about nutrition he’s like, so moderate carbs, moderate protein low because I’m sure as an athlete, you have to have a certain amount of fat in your diet.” The four-time Mr. Olympia summed up and mentioned that five or six meals per day are “great” for everyone.

Cutler’s wasn’t one to just preach. Let’s have a peek at the diet from his prime that made him a four-time Olympia champion.

Prime Cutler’s diet focused less on taste and more on benefits

To maintain his behemoth physique, the Quadstomp ate around 5000 to 6,000 calories in a day. The mass monster ate around four to five pounds of meat daily. “I eat for function, not for taste,” he had once said. This wasn’t everything that his diet included. In fact, Cutler ate a lot more to maintain such immense gains.

The open-division bodybuilder admitted that he bought around 150 pounds of chicken and around 30 dozen eggs from the store at a single time. “Back then I was probably spending maybe 50,000 a year on food,” he had revealed. The Quadstomp used the barbecue grill to cook his chicken breasts and steak and maintained a routine of eating every two hours.

Dieting is a crucial factor in bodybuilding, and people generally don’t pay enough attention to this. But the four-time Mr. Olympia did, and that ensured him a successful career. Will you also fix your dieting, knowing how Cutler did it? Let us know in the comments.