SSLP for "Skinny Fat" Individuals

Nutrition Q&A [Moderated]
1

From what I gather, the usual prescription for overweight individuals is to run SSLP on a caloric deficit. They will lose fat and gain strength to a certain point. For those who are underweight, they should run SSLP with a caloric surplus. For those who diagnose themselves as “skinny fat”, you tell them to also eat in a caloric surplus and run SSLP.

Why is this the case? Couldn’t a “skinny fat” individual at 19% body fat run SSLP on a caloric deficit until they reach a body fat % that is closer to healthy/aesthetic, or until strength stalls?

To be more concrete, why can’t “skinny fat” individuals use a formula like this to see how long they can LP before hitting a wall?

(Current body fat - Minimum body fat) * Constant = Available energy usable for strength gain

(The constant, for instance, may be the calories found in a percent of body fat for an individual)

2

You’re not skinny fat at 19% BF, you’re just skinny.

3

You’re right that was a low body fat %. What about someone who is around 20-30%? Or whatever percentage would be deemed to be skinny fat by the general public.

4

It depends on the person. Let’s not do hypothetical questions here because we’ll sometimes get into situations that aren’t even feasible.

5

Paraphrasing one of my favorite lines from Jordan’s SS nutrition forum:

You shouldn’t be cutting during NLP unless someone is paying you in $$ or A$$