*All photographs courtesy of WEIDER PUBLICATIONS

Something interesting few people know about Jay: Jay started working in the family concrete construction business, Cutler Bros. Concrete, at the age of 11.
Got into bodybuilding: By lifting in college.
Favorite body parts to train: Legs and delts
Favorite exercise: Walking barbell lunges
Favorite "Cheat" Food: Fat-free frozen yogurt
Favorite Movies: Bruce Willis’ “Die Hard” series
Favorite TV Show: “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”
Favorite Actors: Robert De Niro and Bruce Willis
Favorite Sports: Basketball and Football
Favorite Musical Artists: The Cure, Tupac Shakur, and Snoop Dogg
Pets: “Scrappy” (Cockapoo) and “Trace” (Airedale terrier)
Interests: Reading , bowling, motocross racing, and animals - especially dogs
Website: www.jaycutler.com 
E-mail: cuts280@earthlink.net

BIOGRAPHY BY CUTLER

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.

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