Jay Cutler is diligently working to surpass his physique from last year’s Fit-for-50 challenge as he takes on his fit-for-51 venture. In a recent YouTube video, Jay Cutler walks his fans through a complete workout to build the perfect chest.
With four Mr. Olympia wins under his belt, Jay Cutler is no stranger to getting in a good pump. Now that he is retired, the bodybuilding legend hasn’t given up the phenomenal quads he was known for. Instead, Cutler has pushed to be the best version of himself, embarking on his Fit-for-50 challenge last year before his birthday.
Try Bodybuilding Legend Jay Cutler’s Ultimate Chest-Building Routine
After months of hardcore training, Cutler unveiled his incredible transformation at the 2023 MuscleContest FitExpo guest posing event. Last year, Cutler’s goal was to tighten the skin and put on more fullness. This year, Jay Cutler’s Fit-for-51 will see him aim to get leaner and tighter.
Already hard at work, Jay Cutler recently shared a video on YouTube where he walked through a full workout to develop the perfect chest. You can find his full workout down below.
Jay Cutler’s Chest Workout:
- Standing/Seated Calves raise
- Seated Chest Press Machine
- Incline Chest Fly Machine
- Pec Fly Machine
- Dumbbell Bench Press
- Stairmaster Machine
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Before jumping into the workout, Jay Cutler explains that the focus should be on achieving effective contractions to work towards his Fit-for-51 transformation.
“I’ve talked a little bit about the routine today, but most importantly, we’re focused on getting those contractions, and once again, we’re leading towards our 51” Cutler explains.
Standing/Seated Calves Raise
Cutler starts with standing/seated calve raises and explains that he prefers 45-second rest periods in between each set.
“I can put up these rep ranges, it’s funny how everyone has their opinion on what rep ranges are the best and to what tempo everyone trains at. I’m kind of pyramiding the weight up. So, that 45 seconds rest in between each set is kind of ideal, it’s kind of how I always learned.”
“We’ll get our seateds in, that one-two guys, I always talk about that one-two.”
Seated Chest Press Machine
Next, Cutler moves into the seated chest press machine to warm up before pyramiding up in weight.
“Alright, two feel sets, warm-up sets, we’re already warm. Then, we’ll pyramid the weight up a little bit,” said Cutler. “I could go heavier on this as you can see. Remember the rest times guys, 45 seconds.”
Incline Chest Fly Machine
For the incline chest fly machine, Cutler keeps the seat low and focused on heavy sets.
“If you guys notice, I keep the seats really low on a lot of these. Almost on the lowest so I can get that chest [squeeze].”
“We’re going to focus again on one feel set, and then I’m going to work my way up to at least a couple of heavy sets.”
Pec Fly Machine
Cutler takes a moment to explain how the pec fly machine can sometimes use the biceps, shoulders, and other muscles so focusing on the contractions is important for ensuring the chest is doing the work.
“We’re going to actually hug this thing. So a lot of times you use your biceps, your shoulders, everything else to do kind of contractions so with this we’re going to I’m going to cross like this.
So I’m going to go back and forth and really get the chest to do all the work, which is really full right now. Let’s see how this feels.”
While finishing up his pec fly machine reps, Cutler debates whether or not he should wrap up the workout.
“I’m going to do three sets here, really good stretch. And now, so we did the inclines, we did the flat press, we did the fly movement, so this is a fourth and I may stop after this just because sufficient work like I said, I’m eating a lot, every workout I’m judging accordingly to how it is. Since I’m out of my realm of training at the certain gyms that I train at, I want to come down here to showcase a different gym.”
Dumbbell Bench Press
Ultimately, Cutler decides to do one more movement, the dumbbell bench press, using 80 pounds before finishing.
“So we’re going to do 85 to start, you know what I’ll do 80,” shares Cutler.
Stairmaster Machine
To wrap up the workout, Jay Cutler crushed 20 minutes on the Stairmaster.
“We’re going to finish with 20 minutes. And what this basically gets my body into the rhythm to kind of like I said, I’m trying to do as little extra as possible, I’d rather take the training because of that speed with the training it’s going to allow me to get leaned out and keep the size.”
Aside from his latest commitment to his ‘Fit-for-51’ transformation, Cutler hasn’t been shy about giving his opinion on the Men’s Open division. He recently named Derek Lunsford, Samson Dauda, and Hadi Choopan as his three ‘kings’ of the 2024 Mr. Olympia, scheduled to take place on October 10-13 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Having boasted a powerful and thick chest in his prime, Cutler believes this workout can get you closer to your physique goals. Feel free to try it out and don’t miss out on Cutler’s next venture as he continues to transform for Fit-for-51.
Watch the full video from the Jay Cutler TV YouTube channel below:
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