{"id":11392,"date":"2023-03-07T18:42:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T19:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=11392"},"modified":"2023-03-07T20:02:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T20:02:26","slug":"eddie-hall-goes-through-olympia-level-back-session-with-jay-cutler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/eddie-hall-goes-through-olympia-level-back-session-with-jay-cutler\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Hall Goes Through Olympia-Level Back Session With Jay Cutler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If anyone had doubts about <a aria-label=\"Eddie Hall&#039;s  (opens in a new tab)\" data-lasso-id=\"218290\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/eddie-hall-nfl-scouting-combine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Eddie Hall&#8217;s<\/a> earnest commitment to trying bodybuilding, the strongman legend continues to show he&#8217;s dead serious. On Mar. 5, 2023, Hall posted a video to his YouTube channel <strong>where he worked through a <a aria-label=\"back workout (opens in a new tab)\" data-lasso-id=\"218291\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-back-workouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">back workout<\/a> while guided by four-time Mr. Olympia <a aria-label=\"Jay Cutler (opens in a new tab)\" data-lasso-id=\"218292\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/ronnie-coleman-jay-cutler-training-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Jay Cutler<\/a> (2006-2007, 2009-2010)<\/strong>. The routine appears to be a part of a series of sessions with established bodybuilders as Hall works toward a debut sometime in the year 2024.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/eddie-hall-jay-cutler-back-workout-bodybuilding\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lyteCache-6.php\" alt=\"YouTube Video\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"is-layout-constrained wp-block-group is-style-call-out-bm-icon\">\n<p><em><strong>More from Breaking Muscle:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a data-lasso-id=\"218293\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/front-foot-elevated-split-squat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">How to Do the Front Foot Elevated Split Squat for Size, Strength, and Athleticism<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong><a data-lasso-id=\"218294\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/split-squat-vs-lunge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Split Squat vs. Lunge: Upgrade Your Single-Leg Training<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Much like Hall&#8217;s previous bodybuilding-esque back routines in 2023 by himself and <a aria-label=\"Jamie &quot;The Giant&quot; Christian (opens in a new tab)\" data-lasso-id=\"218295\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/eddie-hall-jamie-christian-back-workout-bodybuilding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Jamie &#8220;The Giant&#8221; Christian<\/a>, the athlete and Cutler featured a lot of pulldowns and rows. <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a short overview of the complete workout, in order of movement. (Note: The pair did not disclose the exact number of sets and repetitions.) Cutler frequently emphasized the <a aria-label=\"conditioning benefits (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-hiit-workouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"218315\">conditioning benefits<\/a> of strict rest periods with 45 to 60 seconds between sets.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"eddie-hall-back-workout-with-jay-cutler-march-2023\">Eddie Hall | Back Workout With Jay Cutler, March 2023<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Machine <a aria-label=\"Lat Pulldown (opens in a new tab)\" data-lasso-id=\"218296\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/lat-pulldown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Lat Pulldown<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a aria-label=\"Single-Arm Bent Over Dumbbell Row (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/single-arm-dumbbell-row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"218316\">Single-Arm Bent-Over Dumbbell Row<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Machine <a aria-label=\"Reverse-Grip Lat Pulldown (opens in a new tab)\" data-lasso-id=\"218297\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/lat-pulldown-alternatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Reverse-Grip Lat Pulldown<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Close-Grip <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/seated-cable-row\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Seated Rows (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"218298\">Seated Rows<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Machine Reverse-Grip Row<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Among the more notable tips Cutler fed Hall about <a aria-label=\"building mass (opens in a new tab)\" data-lasso-id=\"218299\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-build-muscle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">building mass<\/a> and refining one&#8217;s back was during the lat pulldown. The bodybuilding icon had a lot to say about proper form as the 2017 <a aria-label=\"World&#039;s Strongest Man (opens in a new tab)\" data-lasso-id=\"218300\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-worlds-strongest-man-roster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">World&#8217;s Strongest Man<\/a> (WSM) worked through his set. <\/p>\n<p>The idea, as it often is in bodybuilding, was about contracting the muscles enough to challenge them. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI know this weight isn\u2019t too heavy but we\u2019re going to work on the contraction,&#8221; Cutler told Hall. &#8220;So, when you come down, I want you to kind of &#8230; this is kind of imitating the back double biceps, right? So, you\u2019re going to squeeze, you know? Get that fire in the lats. So, make sure you get the contraction and don\u2019t just pull the weight.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cutler appeared to really want to emphasize a quality lat pulldown for Hall. After all, it seemed to be one of the keys to his successful career on stage. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI had a wider waist, so I had to offset. I had to build as big lats as possible,&#8221; Cutler explained to Hall. &#8220;So, because you always want to create that taper in bodybuilding, right? Because I was a little wider-waisted, the lats had to really flare out. So I really focused on the pulldown movements.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As for how Cutler characterized Hall&#8217;s work ethic, he was very complimentary while the strongman\/hopeful bodybuilder did his single-arm bent-over dumbbell rows. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s [Hall] definitely the hardest worker in the room. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CpajLdmuymK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by \ud835\udc04\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc07\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc25 &#8211; \ud835\udc13\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc01\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc2d (@eddiehallwsm)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"is-layout-constrained wp-block-group is-style-call-out-bm-icon\">\n<p><em><strong>More from Breaking Muscle:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a data-lasso-id=\"218301\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/back-and-biceps-workouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">The Ultimate Back and Biceps Workout for Every Lifter<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong><a data-lasso-id=\"218302\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/clean-and-jerk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">How to Do the Clean &amp; Jerk for Total-Body Strength and Power<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hall&#8217;s workout with Cutler aside, he&#8217;s certainly not slowing down his bodybuilding ambitions. At least, according to his YouTube channel. Over the past few weeks, the athlete has posted videos of himself doing segments of bodybuilding training, working with Christian and Cutler, and even <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/larry-wheels-mock-powerlifting-meet-trt\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"the powerful Larry Wheels (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"218303\">the powerful Larry Wheels<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>At this rate, one fact seems abundantly clear \u2014 Hall will take extra bodybuilding knowledge wherever he can get it. And he&#8217;s getting it from some well-credentialed sources.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image: @eddiehallwsm on Instagram<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/eddie-hall-jay-cutler-back-workout-bodybuilding\/\">Eddie Hall Goes Through Olympia-Level Back Session With Jay Cutler<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\">Breaking Muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If anyone had doubts about Eddie Hall\u2019s earnest commitment to trying bodybuilding, the strongman legend continues to show he\u2019s dead serious. On Mar. 5, 2023, Hall posted a video to his YouTube channel where he worked through a back workout while guided by four-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler (2006-2007, 2009-2010). The routine appears to be a part of&#8230;<br \/>\nThe post Eddie Hall Goes Through Olympia-Level Back Session With Jay Cutler appeared first on Breaking Muscle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":""},"categories":[20,1,21,22,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11392"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11392"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11395,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11392\/revisions\/11395"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}