“They Went Crazy”: 4X Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler Explained How He Tore the House Down by Demonstrating His Iconic Quad Stomp in 2009

Jay Cutler is one of the most popular bodybuilding personalities of the 2000s. He won the Mr. Olympia title four times and became the runner-up six times. Even though he couldn’t become the best every time, he certainly was one of the most dominant bodybuilders of that period. Moreover, he was the one to dethrone the mighty Ronnie Coleman after his eight consecutive wins.

After facing defeats against Ronnie Coleman, he managed to win two consecutive titles in 2006 and 2007. However, in 2008, he had to yet again face defeat against Dexter Jackson. Although in 2009, Cutler came back strong as ever. In addition, he gave the world one of the most iconic pictures in the history of bodybuilding.

Jay Cutler’s quad stomp became a perfect picture frame

A quad stomp is a pose that put Jay Cutler’s name more efficiently in the history of bodybuilding. No bodybuilder had won the Olympia title after sliding so down in the competition rank. But that one quad stomp from Cutler completely changed the rank list. Dexter and Warren didn’t expect that at all. Cutler once recalled that historic moment in an interview.

He said, I looked down at my leg you know, and I was like, you know let me see what kind of striations I have because you know, I always had in my left leg, crazy striations on the outer head. I looked down at the leg and you know I flexed the leg. And I looked at the audience like okay, here it is and they went crazy, and then I hit the up and thigh but I never realised when I locked that leg and I kind of looked down and as I looked down, it was never posed. This is the famous quad stomp.”

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He added, “I actually never really tightened, I just kind of was like when I put my head down my abs kind of flexed a little bit just to be able to hit the leg and rest of the crew locked that picture in it sits as one of the most memorable Bodybuilding pictures of all time.” 

Cutler never wished to get that big

Jay Cutler eventually got massive as time passed. However, he disclosed that he never wanted to get that big. But Ronnie Coleman didn’t give him another option. Cutler once said, “My goal is to beat Ronnie Coleman, and I knew I had to beat them big to beat them.” Henceforth, he became as much bigger as he can to defeat the 8x Mr. Olympia. 

He finally achieved the title in 2006 and later won it three more times. People will always remember Cutler in the history of bodybuilding for his sheer dominance.

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Jay Cutler’s picture from the 2009 Mr. Olympia will always be one of the best bodybuilding pictures. That has made a tremendous impact on the result of that competition and Cutler’s image as well. The quad stomp became just another name for Cutler since then. What do you think about the iconic photo of Jay Cutler?