Jay Cutler also went on to indicate that the passing of Joe Weider changed things for him as well. “Don’t get me wrong, I love the training, but I think I loved the off season like in the traveling and just being in front of everyone, and motivating people, I think that’s really what my calling was and that’s why I’ve continued to do that.” And I think I found that doing things in bodybuilding was actually more exciting than getting on stage or prepping for a contest. You know, I never truly had a love for competing.
“And I think even prior to losing the title the second time, because I did lose it in ’08, I feel that as much as loved the training and ambassadorship of traveling and going to the events, I wasn’t as excited about competing. “I retired pretty much because I lost the enthusiasm, I lost the enthusiasm to wake up everyday with that one mindset to be the best on a bodybuilding stage. “I won the Olympia at 33.”Īfter talking about how many bodybuilders now compete even into their 50s, Cutler revealed his own reasons for retiring before 40. “My career really started to flourish from 30,” Culter continued. In fact it would appear that the fire really got stoked in his career when Cutler neared his mid 30s.
“I remember stating in a magazine that I’d be retired by 30 and focus on real estate or whatever I was working on at the time.” “Times change and I never expected to compete as long as I did, I always said that. “The reason I retired, you know there’s a lot of different scenarios where people think, was it just because you couldn’t be better or because you were scared,” said Cutler. In a recent video on his YouTube channel, Jay Cutler spoke candidly about his reasons for retiring. Instead he has moved on to creating a flourishing supplement company as well as many other lucrative ventures.īut why did Jay Cutler step away from the sport? Was there a deeper reason? Well it appears that Jay Cutler is finally revealing the truth behind why he stepped away. But instead, Cutler decided that his time stepping onto a competitive bodybuilding stage was over. And while Jay Cutler may have lost to Phil Heath back at the 2011 Olympia, many believed that he would continued to compete.