Lowering body fat as a beginner?

Hey Dr. Feigenbaum.

I went a little crazy with GOMAD during LP. Took an injury midway through but mistakenly kept eating high calories during recovery and got… big. I’m 5ft9 and gone from about 74kg at start of LP to about 87kg now.

Restarted LP quite recently and now back to my previous levels of lifting with plenty of room to continue beginner gains. My only gripe is that I have a lot more body fat now. What would you say is the best protocol in this situation? Should I work on cutting now or do this after I’ve finished up in beginner land?

Thanks a lot and I’m madly appreciative of the work you and the other good doctors have done with this place.

Sheak,

I think if your waist is too high (depending on your other info and risk factors) then I’d lose weight. GOMAD is no better than a calorie surplus for weight gain, though I don’t think you need to gain weight right now.