You'd have to put on quite a bit of muscle to recomp while staying at the same weight. Just cut. The strength you'll lose will be from low energy but It'll come back as soon as you eat maintenance

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I did put on some unneeded stomach fat during the bulk which has been bugging me for the past few months or so. I want to get rid of that (I know u can’t spot reduce fat), but I also don’t want to lose all the strength and muscle I’ve worked so hard to build

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I eat a lot of protein, 1g per lb of body weight (145 for me) and a lot of Whole Foods. I’ve been eating at maintenance - aiming for improved body composition. But I haven’t noticed much change, which is why I’m considering cutting. But even at my maintenance I sometimes get strong hunger cues, and I’m scared that with a cut I’ll even be more hungry and won’t have energy for my lift and all my progressive overload will stop

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I know body composition takes a LOT more time than simply bulking or cutting. But 3 months into it and I personally haven’t noticed much change

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Other than my performance in the gym, which slowly but surely improves over time

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Sorry for the long yap, but any tips??

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Sorry I’m late to the convo D: Maybe look into a cardio discipline! A great recommendation would be heart rate training. Zone 2 heart rate cardio can source up to 60-70% of its energy from fat oxidation. This allows you to be in a caloric deficit (cardio burns calories) and also trains your body to use fat as a fuel source. Since fat is the primary energy source being used, you can save a lot more muscle glycogen and other anaerobic fuel sources for the gym and continue to have fresh workouts.

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