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1992
Gold Gym Worcester bodybuilding championships, 2nd
place Men's Division, Worcester, MA;
1993
NPC Iron Bodies Invitational, 1st
place teenage, 1st
place Men's heavy weight, Schenecty, NY;
1993
NPC Teen National Bodybuilding Championship, 1st
place Teenage heavy weight, Raleigh-Durham, NC;
1995
NPC U.S. Tournament of Champions, 1st
place Men's heavy weight and overall, Redondo Beach,
CA;
1996
NPC U.S. Men's National Bodybuilding Championship, 1st
place Men's heavy weight, Dallas, TX;
1998
Night of Champions, 11th
place;
1999 Ironman Pro Invitational,
3rd place;
1999 Arnold Schwarzenegger
Classic, 4th place;
1999 Mr. Olympia, 14th
place;
2000
Night of Champions 1st
place;
2000
Mr. Olympia, 8th
place;
2000
Mr. Olympia Rome, 2nd
place;
2000
English Grand Prix, 2nd
place;
2001
Mr. Olympia, 2nd
place;
2002
Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic, 1st
place;
2003
IronMan Pro
Invitational, 1st
place;
2003
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Classic, 1st
place;
2003
San Francisco
Pro Invitational, 1st
place;
2003 Mr.
Olympia 2nd place;
2003 Russia
Grand Prix, 2nd place;
2003 British
Grand Prix, 1st place;
2003 Dutch
Grand Prix, 1st place;
2003 GNC
Show of Strength, 2nd place;
2004 Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic, 1st place;
2004 Mr. Olympia 2nd place;
2005 Mr. Olympia 2nd place;
2006 Mr. Olympia 1st place;
2006 Austrian Grand Prix 1st place;
2006 Romanian Grand Prix 1st place;
2006 Dutch Grand Prix 1st place;
2007 Mr. Olympia 1st place;
I
was born August 3, 1973 in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Worcester is centrally located in Massachusetts. About
50 miles west of Boston. I grew up in a small town called
Sterling, which is a suburb of Worcester County. I was
born the youngest of seven, 3 brothers and 3 sisters.
My dad was a superintendent of the highway department
and my mother worked in finance at a military base.
My childhood
was an active one. I enjoyed riding my bike and playing
neighborhood games such as kick the can and hide and
seek. I rode ATV's and worked on my family's farm which
consisted of pigs, goats, chickens, and cows. I worked
in my brother's concrete business from early on and
developed quite a physique for myself. This physique
was the foundation for my bodybuilding career.
In high
school I played football. I had a vast group of friends and was popular with everyone. I did the usual high school party routine
and really enjoyed my years at Wachusett Regional High
School. My high school consisted of 5 towns: Paxton (Wachusett), Rutland, Holden, Sterling and Princeton.
When I
graduated high school in 1991, I went to college at
Quinsigamond Community College. I completed my Associate
Degree in Criminal Justice from Quinsigamond Community College in 1993. This is where I discovered
bodybuilding. I began training actually on my 18th birthday
in 1991.
In the
beginning, I trained only to look better, but my training
quickly led to competition. I competed at the age of
19. My first show was the Teen Nationals in Raleigh,
NC. I placed first. This was the start of my bodybuilding
career and love for competing.
My girlfriend
Kerry and I moved in together in Worcester. I began
training for pro status. The years went by quickly.
I worked at different jobs, while Kerry was pursuing
her nursing degree. In 1994, I met a person who gave
me the guidance and support I needed to become the best
bodybuilder and business man.
Bruce Vartanian
was a local bodybuilder and business owner. Bruce took
me under his wing and taught me the ins and outs of
the business. He taught me what I needed to do to be
the best. We trained together along with my diet mentor,
Chris Aceto. We built a physique that would sweep the
Nationals in 1996 to gain professional status. I was
bombarded with contract offers and eventually signed
on with Joe Weider.
I took
1997 off from competition and came back to debut in
1998 at the Night of Champions in NYC. I placed 11th-
a little off from my best. I went back to old school
dieting and training for the 1999 season. I placed 3rd
at the Pro Ironman Invitational and 4th at the Arnold
Classic. Later that year, I placed 15th at the Olympia.
On July
9, 1998, I married my girlfriend of seven years, Kerry.
We got married in a small private ceremony at the Rio
Hotel in Las Vegas.
In
1999, Kerry and I moved to Aliso Viejo, CA. This was
a great business move for both of us. Kerry began a
job in nursing at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach. I
continued to train with the hunger to move up in the
bodybuilding ranks.
In
May of 2000, I became the Night of Champions Winner,
putting myself further ahead in the rankings. Kerry
and I purchased our first home in CA in June of 2000.
This was a great step for us, as we always wanted to
live in CA.
I
competed next at the 2000 Olympia
placing 8th. The week following the contest, I was runner
up to Ronnie Coleman (three time Mr. Olympia) at the
English Grand Prix and the Italian Grand Prix.
In
November 2000, I made a crucial business decision and
began a new relationship with ISS Research. ISS is based
out of Charlotte, North Carolina. They approached me
with an offer that I could not refuse. ISS Research
gave me the opportunity to take a whole year to prepare
for the 2001 Mr. Olympia. I did many appearances through
2001 and really focused on preparing to do my best in
October 2001. I went on to place a controversial 2nd
place to Ronnie Coleman. The publicity launched my career
even further and catapulted me to the next level.
After
the "O" in 2001, I began preparing for the
2002 Arnold Classic, which I won unanimously over Chris
Cormier.
Many
journalists have thus far declared 2003 as "The
Year of Cutler". It was at the beginning of the
year that I won three consecutive contests - the IronMan
Pro Invitational, the Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic
and the San Francisco Pro Invitational. I finished off the year with two more victories, the English and Dutch Grand Prix while landing runner up on three occasions: Mr. Olympia, Russian Grand Prix and the GNC Show of Strength. 2003 was a very busy year for me; eight contests, five victories, three seconds...not bad!!!
I also began a new relationship with MuscleTech Research and Development in December 2003. I will now endorse the largest sports supplement line in the fitness industry. MuscleTech has many future plans for the release of the most breakthrough supplements on the market.
At the beginning of this year, 2006, I stated on my website that this would be the year that I would have my name etched into bodybuilding history by becoming Mr. Olympia. On September 30 I fulfilled my destiny.
Kerry
and I now live in Las Vegas, after spending many great years in California. I will continue to train here
in Vegas and do all I can do to solidify my position
as the #1 bodybuilder in the world.
Train
Hard!
Jay
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