Jay Cutler listed some of his toughest competition during his Olympia reign.
Jay Cutler is one of the all-time greats on the bodybuilding stage and took down some elite competition during the prime of his career. So, who was the toughest competition for Cutler? This is a question he answered on Instagram recently.
Cutler won his first Olympia title in 2006 when he was able to dethrone Ronnie Coleman and end his streak of eight wins in a row. These two developed a rivalry on stage that spanned many years and many Olympia competitions. Once Cutler won his first title, his own reign began when he won four of the next five titles.
It is clear that Cutler’s biggest competition on stage was Coleman but the question is, who else was on the list?
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Jay Cutler Lists Fiercest Competition On Stage
Jay Cutler prefaced the question by saying his answer was without Coleman being put into the equation. Even without Coleman, the list was loaded for Cutler and he began with two competitors that beat him.
“I have to five credit to a lot of people. I mean, I have to give credit to Phil Heath. I have to give credit to Dexter Jackson because both those guys beat me.
Victor Martinez was a great challenger. Gustavo Badell, Gunter Schlierkamp was a great challenger…A lot of my competition but I’m talking about those guys that were close to me in the competition Mr. Olympia.”
Jay Cutler continued his answer by saying he gives credit to each competitor he has ever faced but the “biggest and fiercest” remains clear.
“I have to give my hat to every single one of them. Chris Cormier, to not forget, Chris Cormier, he was one of the best and still to this day, Ronnie Coleman was my biggest and fiercest competitor.”
Cutler has continued to sculpt his physique in retirement and has remained in exceptional shape. He recently took on a guest posing appearance to show the results from his “Fit-for-50” transformation.
Jay Cutler quickly shut down the thought of returning to Masters Olympia this year. It seems as though he is not interested in stepping on a stage competitively but did not throw out the thought of guest posing. Clearly, he is interested in showing off his physique but not on a competitive stage.
Cutler has reflected on his career many times over the years and continues to share his opinions with fans in the sport of bodybuilding.
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