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Jay Cutler’s shoulders do the talking

SportLocation Fitness Desk · 14 Sept 2026

Jay Cutler is shown grinding through a simple gym sequence, with the lateral raise giving the clip its shape and its edge.

Jay Cutler keeps this one brutally simple: walk in, load up, raise, repeat. The clip opens with him square to camera in the gym, then shifts into cable work before settling on the dumbbell lateral raise that matters most.

That final movement is the point. Cutler holds the arms out at shoulder height, face tight, elbows high enough to keep the delts under strain rather than letting the weight drift. It is not showboating; it is a set built around control and a hard finish.

The white shorts, the red machine frames and the mirrored gym floor all stay in the background. What stays in front is the repetition itself, and the demand it places on the shoulders when the dumbbells reach the top and have to be held there for a beat.