Chad Nicholls discussed cycles from the 1990s compared to those today.
Chad Nicholls is no stranger to Open Bodybuilding and finding success on the Olympia stage. He has worked with many champions over the years and has watched the sport evolve since the 90s. In a recent interview, Nicholls discussed cycles from back in the day compared to now. Also, he touched on athletes who claim natty while on selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs).
Nicholls worked with Ronnie Coleman during his legendary run of eight consecutive Olympia titles. Most recently, he has handed Big Ramy during his back-to-back victories in 2020 and 2021. Ramy fell short during the 2022 Olympia and 2023 Arnold Classic. He will look to get back to championship shape under the guidance of Nicholls.
During a recent interview with Desktop Bodybuilding, Nicholls shared his opinion on different substances.
Chad Nicholls: “I Don’t Care What You’re Taking, You’re Not Natty”
There are many substances out there that athletes use to gain an edge. Different steroids and the use of them could become problematic, also depending on where they come from. Chad Nicholls touched on the use of SARMs and commented on those who claim they are natural while on them.
“I know a lot of guys like to say they’re on SARMs and still claim natty or whatever, it’s, fu**ing get real man. If you’re taking SARMs, I don’t care what you’re taking you’re not natty. You might as well make the jump to the dark side there.
I think the side effects that come with SARMs are relatively close to the side effects of what you would get from the real thing. I think there are a couple things out there as far as cutting agents that could definitely be added to a protocol as far as leanness and conditioning, but if you’re talking you know serious muscle gain and stuff like that.”
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Chad Nicholls began diving into the bodybuilding world decades ago. He has seen plenty of changes and seen the complete evolution of the sport. When it comes to dosages and use of steroids, he does not see much changes despite popular opinion.
“Pretty close. I mean there’s some things that have changed a little bit. Back in the 90s we’re talking about a lot of American pure gear. So, we’re talking about stuff that’s coming directly out of a hospital or a pharmacy versus now we’re talking about stuff that’s not as quite pure, still those things all factor in, those things all change a little bit.”
Finally, Chad Nicholls commented on what he believes is the best substance to build muscle.
“Testosterone. You know, but here’s the thing about testosterone, everybody thinks it’s this and that or whatever, but everybody is a little bit different. I think the key is, I’m big on using testosterone as a base. But you also have to see how your body responds to it, some people respond really really well to a slow Ester, so it could be Cypionate, but based off of how well your body metabolizes that and utilizes it within the system and how your body basically sets a baseline of testosterone.”
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