THE BASICS
Today’s guest is Jay Cutler, who is a American IFBB professional bodybuilder. He is a four-time Mr. Olympia winner and one of the most successful body-builders of all time, competing in a legendary battle against the likes of Ronnie Coleman, in what many consider the golden era of body-building. He is regularly seen at all of the top industry events as well as being featured in the Muscular Development Magazines. Since he has retired from competing, he has built an incredible successful supplement, training accessories and online coaching business.
In this interview, we discuss his story, his training methodologies, his mindset, how he bounced back to win the title after coming second, his top tips for new lifters and so much more. By listening to how Jay built his physique, you may learn how to build the life you want.
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WHAT WE COVER
In this interview, we discuss gems like:
- Who he is
- How did his work with his brothers concrete business as a child motivate him towards lifting and body-building
- What about being a corrections officer motivated his childhood career choices
- What about his approach to lifting, his mindset etc has helped him become one of the most successful body-builders of all time
- The importance of having a good coach on your success
- Where does he think the average gym guy is going wrong
- Are there any universal training concepts that all lifters need to follow
- Mindset when lifting to build amazing mind-muscle connection
- Is there a ‘secret to success’?
- Tips on rest and recuperation that provide massive benefits to any gym goer or athlete
- How did he bounce back from coming second and came back to win again
- Would he change the way that body-building competitions are run or graded?
- Advice on overcoming potential self-esteem issues or trolls
- What is he most proud of in his life of remarkable achievements
- What does he want people to take from this interview
SOME THINGS TO REFLECT ON
In this interview, a lot of jewels of self-improvement are discussed. Some of these and their associated thoughts include:
- Despite being a natural lifter, Jay spends a lot of time researching, learning from sources and trying to improve his knowledge and skills. Keep the ego out of the way, build the work ethic, investigate how you can improve and what you can improve on. Then set a plan and achieve it.
- Learn to work on the art of being patience, learning to be able to be in the moment, to remain calm and focused and avoid feeling annoyance etc can really help you in learning new skills, your mental health etc.
- Just because it is the typical habits for someone your age or what others want or expect you to do, you do not need to follow the standard path. If you have a dream, you can forge your own path like Jay outlines, focus on what you want from life, avoid time wasting habits others are doing and work your ass off to succeed.
- Kill the distractions, focus on what your goal is and put in the work. Forget the latest tools etc, go back to basics and push yourself. Stop thinking you are not enough, you can achieve what you want to do so don’t allow a piece of equipment, a tool etc to dictate from what you get from life.
- Jay used the pain of coming second to use as motivation fuel to change up his approach to his training and come back stronger. If you looked at a negative event differently, flipped it over and looked at it as a learning experience, what could you do and achieve by it?
Jay is a beast in all aspects of his life … check out the video below:
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