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Jay Cutler<\/a> and Flex Wheeler<\/a> are opening up about the sport\u2019s evolution. In a July 20 YouTube video, they reflected on how performance-enhancing drugs and prize money reshaped the Men\u2019s Open landscape.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n During the 2000s, Cutler cemented himself as an all-time great in the IFBB Pro League<\/a>. Throughout his career, he defeated top-tier Open stars, including Wheeler, Dexter Jackson<\/a>, and Ronnie Coleman<\/a>. Though he has stepped away from competing, Cutler still follows the sport closely, offering his take on the fastest-rising stars and the most controversial topics.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the video, Wheeler explained that PEDs were rarely discussed publicly during his prime:\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI always looked at is as if you\u2019re a Ferrari, you\u2019re a Ferrari, then you put rims on it and an engine, but you can\u2019t take a kit car and make it into that.<\/p>\n Like I said, it was about hard training, fellowship, every day competing against each other, then we added the rims to it, later on, where I\u2019m not really sure, I think towards the end of my career, doing seminars, when people started just opening up with questions about drugs,\u201d Wheeler shared<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Cutler shared that PED discussions became more common after bodybuilding magazines faded away.\u00a0<\/p>\nJay Cutler and Flex Wheeler Talk PEDs and Bigger Paydays in Bodybuilding<\/h2>\n
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