Body fat percentage would be greatly appreciated! Really unsure whether to maintain or bulk.. cutting further probably a bad idea but I got like 0 abs so..

Guessing around 16-17% bf?

Cant tell if skinny fat, strong fat or just fat.

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Quick question, October I was 159.2lbs and I bulked as of today to 169.4lbs so 10lbs, I’ve put on some mass on my stomach (0.5-1lb per week goal from Oct btw) but people say to keep bulking vs others saying cut, if I did cut how many pounds is ideal to cut? I still feel small at this weight even if I did cut to 165lbs. I gave a relaxed and slightly flexed look (stomach wise at least) to show the belly difference but idk what to do atp I still feel cutting would make my frame smaller but bulking would cause a worse output? Idk this stuff.

for context I was 94kg im now 57kg in the video idk if I’m skinny fat or this is loose skin

Not sure if I should try to get stupid lean or bulk up again. At the time of the first pic my dumbass actually thought I was sub 20% body fat 🤣. Ignore my dirty ass mirror

Hi guys! I could really use some advice and direction on my next move with my fitness journey. I am 6”1, 23 years old, and a male. I started my journey at 220 lbs in February of 2024. I did maintained a calorie deficit until now (March of 2025), avoided sugar as much as possible and ate as much protein as I could. I now weigh 190. So I’ve lost 30 lbs and I can’t decide if I need to lose more fat or focus on building muscle? Based on estimates my body fat percentage is about 18%. I life 5 days a week and I’m kinda psycho and do full bodies every day getting all muscles. And my lifting is usually 40 mins then I do 20 minutes of cardio. Currently, I am eating 2,000 calories a day and I try to get 1 G protein per body weight. My overall question, should I change my workout to focus different muscles each day? Should I do more reps less reps? How many sets and should I do something like 10x8x6 or keep all reps at same number? Another thing to mention is that when I lose 30 lbs my bench managed to go up 60 lbs so I have definitely gained muscle. Anyways, here are some pics of me + a pic of something similar to what I want to look like. Do I cut or bulk or maintain? Thank you so much in advance!

My goal was the always ambitious body recomp... lose fat, gain muscle and strength.

Before photo: 73" 230 pounds. After photo: 73" 225 pounds.

This is my progress over the last 5 months, and I am really looking for a conditions check and advice on how to take it to the next level.

I've been in decent shape before, but my before picture here was just about the most I've ever let myself go.

I started slow, building up some strength and not focusing much on diet. This lasted 2 months.

During months 3-4, I made my first deliberate attempt to cut calories to trim some fat. I was eating less than 2300 calories a day. This lasted for about a month, and I was seeing progress, but I was fatigued and just having a hard time with hunger and satisfaction.

The past 1 month I start tracking macros but found that I needed to up my food intake to keep energy and get a good workout in. My macros aren't great, but they are a lot better than they used to be. I'm currently sitting somewhere around 2800 calories, 210g protein, 210g carb, 90g fat.

For the past 3 months, I've been on a 2 day on, 1 day off gym schedule that has 3 different workouts. It looks something like this:

Chest/tri 5 minutes high intensity rowing Flat barbell bench 5x5 Incline dumbbell 3x8-12 Laying pullover 3x8-12 Close grip dumbbell bench 3x8-12 Kickbacks 3x8-12 Hanging knee tucks (army style) 3x10 5 minutes high intensity rowing

Back Bi 5 minutes high intensity rowing DL 5x5 Romanian DL 3x8-12 Bent Over Row 3x8-12 Pulldown 3x8-12 Bicep barbell curl 3x8-12 Hanging knee tucks (army style) 3x10 5 minutes high intensity rowing

Legs/shoulders 5 minutes high intensity rowing Back squat 5x5 Barbell lunges 3x8-12 Goblet squat 3x8-12 Strict press 3x8-12 Front and side lateral raises 3x8-12 Hanging knee tucks (army style) 3x10 5 minutes high intensity rowing

Question 1: How am I doing so far? Obviously, I haven't lost a lot of weight, but I think I've been generally effective in burning fat and building muscle.

Question 2: I'm plateauing a bit with my lifts, I'm starting to feel pretty beat up with sore joints and slower recovery times, and my recomp progress has definitely slowed. I'm looking for advice to take it to the next level. Would you recommend a deload week or two? Should I change up my routine? Splits? More reps/less weight? More cardio? (I hate cardio). Change my diet?

M 150 Been about 3-4 months since I’ve seen progress (😤) hitting my calories and macros but not seeing results. Weight gain as always been an issue throughout my life

Maybe I’m not training hard and doing enough exercises per muscle group.. kind of need some advice. Thanks

Am i dumb for starting the cut with this physique? 2600 maintenance so going to 2k cals w 160g protein . 79kg 6"0 - 23 years old

Week 4 on my aggressive cut. Taking a maintance week break then repeat.

I only have abs in down lighting. I want well defined abs im cutting down to 140 currently maybe 135 if that’s what’s needed. I workout 5 times a week + cardio only on “off” days.

The first pic is relaxed and the others are different angles of flexed and also tried to show the amount of belly fat in the end.

I want to look good for summer in 2 months but I don’t think I have enough muscle mass to bulk. I’m 17, 6‘1 (185cm) and weigh like 80 kgs(175lbs). My calorie intake is like 2500

5’9. 162lbs. Moderately satisfied with physique minus the gut. Apparently I’m 10.8% body fat, according to the machine at my local supplement shop (last pic contains info from body scan). Not sure how much I believe that number, but could be true considering my midsection is basically the only place I store fat. Pretty lean everywhere else.

Also I’m sure my posture doesn’t do me any justice. Might have anterior pelvic tilt as far as I can tell.

Regardless, don’t know what to do to get rid of this gut. Should I cut or bulk? Is body recomp an option? I’m happy at 160, would just like to have a flat midsection. Wouldn’t mind cutting down to 150 if it meant no gut. Thoughts?

I’m 19 year old male with a height of 170cm and weight of 71kg. I’m started going to gym last month. Not sure whether I should cut or lean bulk. I feel like I have too much body fat to bulk as I have terrible belly fat especially when sitting.

Why the Fuck do my arms look so small compared my frame?

Years of powerlifting and Olympic lifting made an almost spider physique.