{"id":1176745,"date":"2025-12-03T16:39:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/?p=1176745"},"modified":"2025-12-03T16:39:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:39:42","slug":"jay-cutler-won-mr-olympia-with-the-help-of-wide-grip-seated-rows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/flexonline\/training\/jay-cutler-won-mr-olympia-with-the-help-of-wide-grip-seated-rows\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay Cutler Won Mr. Olympia With the Help of Wide Grip Seated Rows"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jay Cutler crushed his competition four times on the Olympia stage, \u201cQuad Stomping\u201d his way to legendary status in the bodybuilding world<\/a>, but to present the perfect physique, the big man had to put just as much thought into building his back as he did with his arms and legs. In a recent social media post, Cutler explained that wide grip seated cable rows were one of his go-to exercises for creating a winning, wider back<\/a>. Here\u2019s what you need to know.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe back is going to be one of those body parts that you have to hit from a lot of different angles, different variations\u201d explained Cutler during an IG video posted for his 5.8 million followers. \u201cOne of my necessary and most important and favorite exercises, when fighting for the Mr Olympia title, was the wide grip seated cable row.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seated Row: Wide vs. Narrow Grip<\/h2>\n

\u201cNow a lot of people, you see them use a closer grip, they focus on that mid-back, I always wanted that wide back,\u201d explained the 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010 Mr Olympia. \u201cI felt like the lower lats were really important, especially in those back poses when I was battling Ronnie Coleman, Phil Heath, or Victor Martinez.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indeed, a wider bar attachment will help to target the latissimus dorsi, rhomboids, and rear delts, adding width to the back. \u201cI had to have the crazy lats, and I wasn\u2019t always blessed with the best genetics,\u201d shared Cutler. \u201cThis exercise, (when gripped a) little wider, you\u2019re not gonna feel it as much in the mid (back), you really focus on that lower lat.\u201d<\/p>\n

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