Jason Isaac Cutler (born August 3, 1973) is an American retired

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. Cutler is a four-time

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winner, having won in 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010; and a six-time runner-up.

Early life

Jason Isaac Cutler was born in

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on August 3, 1973. He grew up in nearby Sterling and attended

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. He began working in his brother's concrete construction business, Cutler Bros. Concrete, when he was 11 years old. He started training to be a bodybuilder at the age of 18. He graduated from

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in 1993 with a degree in criminal justice, intending to work as a corrections officer for a

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Career

Cutler was inspired to enter bodybuilding by personal trainer Marcos Rodriguez. Desiring to be one of the largest competitors ever, he had his first overall win at the 1993 Iron Bodies Invitational. His first contest was the 1992 Gold's Gym Worcester Bodybuilding Championships, at which he took second place. As he established a name for himself in the bodybuilding scene, he often appeared in bodybuilding-related videos including Battle for the Olympia 2001, a pre-contest documentary video directed by Mitsuru Okabe that highlighted many competitors as they prepared for the 2001 Mr. Olympia Competition. He went on to win consecutive Arnold Classic titles in 2002, 2003, and 2004, and placed second to

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in the Mr. Olympia competition four times before claiming the title for the first time in 2006. At the 2001 Mr. Olympia, Cutler tested positive for banned diuretics, but sued and had his second-place finish reinstated. He won the Olympia for a second consecutive year in 2007. He became the third Mr. Olympia in history (after

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and Franco Columbu) to win the title in non-consecutive years after defeating the reigning champion Dexter Jackson in 2009. In 2010, he won his fourth Mr. Olympia title, defeating Phil Heath. In 2011, he was runner-up to Heath at the Mr. Olympia. In 2012, he was unable to compete at the Mr. Olympia due to a

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injury. He placed sixth in the 2013 Olympia. Throughout his career, Cutler has been on the cover of fitness magazines such as '' Muscle and Fitness'', ''

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'', and '' Muscular Development''. He has not competed since 2013 and has instead focused on Cutler Nutrition, his bodybuilding supplement business, as well as other business ventures through

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Stats

*Height: *Off-season weight: *Competition weight: *Upper arms: *Chest: *Thighs: *Waist: *Calves:

Bodybuilding titles

* 1993 NPC Iron Bodies Invitational – Teenage & Men's Heavyweight * 1993 NPC Teen Nationals – Heavyweight * 1995 NPC U.S. Tournament of Champions – Men's Heavyweight and Overall * 2000 IFBB Night of Champions * 2002 Arnold Classic * 2003 Arnold Classic * 2003 Ironman Pro Invitational * 2003 San Francisco Pro Invitational * 2003 Dutch Grand Prix. * 2003 British Grand Prix * 2004 Arnold Classic * 2006 Austrian Grand Prix * 2006 Romanian Grand Prix * 2006 Dutch Grand Prix * 2006 Mr. Olympia *

2007 Mr. Olympia The 2007 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and the feature event of Joe Weider's Olympia Weekend 2007 held September 28–29, 2007 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Results Notable events *Jay Cut ...

* 2009 Mr. Olympia * 2010 Mr. Olympia

Competitive placings

* 1992 Gold Gym

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Bodybuilding Championships – 2nd * 1996 NPC Nationals, 1st place Heavyweight (earned IFBB pro card) * 1998 IFBB Night of Champions – 11th * 1999 Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic – 4th * 1999 IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational – 3rd *

1999 Mr. Olympia The 1999 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held October 21–24, 1999 at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Results The total prize money awarded was $311,000. Notable events *Ronnie Coleman won ...

– 14th * 2000 English Grand Prix – 2nd * 2000 Joe Weider's World Pro Cup – 2nd *

2000 Mr. Olympia The 2000 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held October 20–22, 2000 at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Results The total prize money awarded was $325,000. Notable events *Ronnie Coleman won ...

– 8th * 2000 Mr. Olympia Rome – 2nd *

2001 Mr. Olympia The 2001 Mr. Olympia contest was an International Federation of BodyBuilders, IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held October 26–28, 2001 at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas, Nevada. Results The total prize money a ...

– 2nd *

2003 Mr. Olympia The 2003 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held October 22–26, 2003 at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Results For the fifth year in a row, the total prize money for the Mr. Olympia weekend was ...

– 2nd * 2003 Russian Grand Prix – 2nd * 2003 GNC Show of Strength – 2nd * 2004 Mr. Olympia – 2nd * 2005 Mr. Olympia – 2nd * 2006 Mr. Olympia – 1st *

– 1st * 2008 Mr. Olympia – 2nd * 2009 Mr. Olympia – 1st * 2010 Mr. Olympia – 1st * 2011 Mr. Olympia – 2nd * 2011 Sheru Classic – 2nd *

2013 Mr. Olympia The 2013 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held September 27–28, 2013, at the Orleans Arena at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada. It was the 49th Mr. Olympia competition held. Other events at ...

– 6th

Books

* ''Jay Cutler's No Nonsense Guide To Successful Bodybuilding''

References

External links

Official website
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