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Cut, Bulk, or Recomp

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Posted by: mmurray111

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?


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.


Posted by: sonofman

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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?


Posted by: cha

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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.


Posted by: sonofman

Thanks, cha! We'll both get there.


Posted by: mmurray111

Thanks! Cutting it is, then...







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