Cut or Recomp?

34 y/o male 5’11" 191lbs ~21% BF been eating on average 2700cals/day ~190g protein

I’ve been doing the Greyskull LP for just over 3 months now. Run into significant issues with my squat (elbow tendinitis, switched to high bar - hip impingement) so numbers are still very low as haven’t squatted with weight in a month. Also the variant of GSLP I run only deadlift 1x per week. My issue is that i’m pretty fluffy around the middle and still relatively weak. Presses have made progress, but I’ve already had to reset them once and so I’m worried about both my programming and my BF%.

BP: 130 >175lbs 3x5
OHP 60 > 110lbs 3x5
Squat 95 > 155lbs 3x5
Deadlift 135 > 200lbs 1x5

I’ve still got a lot of room in theory for LP on my squat and deadlift. Should have a bit of room on the presses too. But I don’t like how fat I am. Should I cut for 8-10 weeks and bring myself back down to ~15%bf and just try and maintain what little strength I’ve gained and then continue an LP? I’m a bit lost.

You guys are great. Enjoy the podcasts.

I’d maintain your weight for a 6 stint or so and reassess.

Appreciate your input Jordan. Looking forward to checking out Episode 23 of the podcast.

I’ll shave a couple hundred calories and maintain and keep running things are they are for now. Hopefully back to squatting this coming week.

I am in roughly the same position. 34 y/o male, 190lbs, ~19.5% BF, eating about 3200 cals, 210 protein, 380 carb, and 100 fat for the past 2.5 months while doing LP. I started to stall a little bit and decided to change to The Bridge. Below are my current lifts (at 3x5):

Squat: 300
Deadlift: 315 (1x5)
Bench: 205
OHP: 120

At this point, I am growing out of my clothes and don’t want to have to replace my wardrobe. Not the best reason, but it is what it is. At this point, i plan to start cutting the beginning of May for 3-4 months, or until I get down to 170-175 and my clothes fit better.

Reasonable approach?

Appreciate the help, and look forward to seeing more content from you guys!

How tall are you and what is your waist?

I probably wouldn’t cut at this point, certainly not to 175. I would continue to train and get stronger while maintaining weight more or less.

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