Cut, Bulk, or Recomp

mmurray111 · 04-14-2006, 01:30 AM

I am 5'9", 160 lbs, and about 15-16% bf. Should I cut first to around 12% bf, or should I bulk up first, then cut? Anyone with experience, which way is best or most recommended?

Emma-Leigh · 04-14-2006, 03:05 AM

I would suggest you either recomp or cut. At 15-16% your BF% is going to start to get higher than what is ideal if you were to start bulking.

sonofman · 04-14-2006, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Emma-Leigh

I would suggest you either recomp or cut. At 15-16% your BF% is going to start to get higher than what is ideal if you were to start bulking.

Is a recomp eating at maintenance? Would a person be able to gain some lbm and lose some bodyfat?

cha · 04-14-2006, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by sonofman

Is a recomp eating at maintenance? Would a person be able to gain some lbm and lose some bodyfat?

yes - at maintenance with a clean diet or you could go up ~5-10% above maintenance to see if that works. I'm about 10lbs lighter than you and still have skinny fat. I've been eating ~10% above maintenance and it seems to be working for me. In fact, when I started I was 140lbs and now up 10lbs and have become leaner.

sonofman · 04-14-2006, 08:58 AM

Thanks, cha! We'll both get there.

mmurray111 · 04-15-2006, 01:27 AM

Thanks! Cutting it is, then...

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mmurray111 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3	Cut, Bulk, or Recomp I am 5'9", 160 lbs, and about 15-16% bf. Should I cut first to around 12% bf, or should I bulk up first, then cut? Anyone with experience, which way is best or most recommended?

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