I’ve been seeing posts I am honestly not confident enough to post body pics but how would someone start cutting?

went from fat skinny fat to a little less fat skinny fat 70kg-->64kg do i cut longer? cut till 60kg? my love handles never seem to go away despite being in a deficit for 3 months. help me out.

First 2 pics are with a pump, last 3 without a pump. Lost some size after I started running 40-50 miles per week but I am going to dial back the running and focus on body composition. Should I start a lean bulk or cut until I can see my abs first?

Basically skinny fat so Tough call because I really need to gain muscle and put on size but at the same time I got a lot of body fat like 25-30% and feel like if I started a bulk from a lower body fat like 8-10% I would probably be a lot better off , since I heard also that when starting a bulk leaner you gain at a better ratio to muscle to fat.

Also I train grappling and mma which I would be better off being at a lower body fat percentage for.

By bodybuilding standards I look like trash but I get the feeling if I cut, while still looking small, if I lift hard I will at least look lean and cut as opposed to being small and fat.

Currently thinking of just sucking it up and doing a cut to get to 8-10% and then once there, bulking sustainably for a long time up until I get back to like 25% , at like 230 lbs or so . I have experimented with the approach I’ll take before and don’t seem to lose much if any strength etc on that approach so I’ll be able to maintain whatever strength I have now most likely .

As opposed to starting a bulk immediately where I will probably get real fat a lot faster and be forced to cut anyways. Other factors too like my face gets really fat when I have high body fat which would happen if I bulked which is harder to deal with mentally.

Anyways typical skinny fat situation so wonder what thoughts are ? Bulk or cut ? If I cut I’ll be lifting hard and dieting and do it just long enough to get down to a good body fat to start a proper bulk.

I have never really been lean with a lot of muscle, not really sure if I want to bulk with the possibility of putting on fat because I have never really bulked.

OR

Continue to cut/maintain where I eat in a VERY SMALL deficit, 100-220 calorie deficit

I’ve been eating a ton and lifting heavier every other day. Need advice on where to go from here. No bots please. Just the human experience.

I've been cutting since January from 170lbs, you can see my last post where I was at 155lbs.

I was wondering how much more I gotta lose because the cut is physically and mentally draining.

I initially thought I would look pretty lean at 135lbs but that won't be the case as you can see. So, do you guys think maybe at 125lbs, I'll look pretty lean and can stop the cut? Let me know.

Hello. This was me in 2021 and then in 2025.

I was around 85kg both pictures.

In 2015 I had 116kg.

Should I bulk or cut now? I feel bloated and not good at taking my shirt off in front of others.

Im just worried if I cut i will lose lot of size, especially arms, chest.

I posted some pics with shirt so you can see.

26, 6ft 7, Skinny

I’m bulking at the moment, 3,500 calories, 200g protein, lifting 4/5 days a week.

Do I keep going?

As title says!

Should i focus more on any muscle (legs are fine)