Unhappy with my shape (skinnyfat?) CUT or BULK?

[RichardDB]

Height: 5"8 Weight: 127lbs (On Creatine.. but also on Keto.)

I've been really annoyed lately cause I hate my shape.. I used to be really fat as a child but I lost all the weight, and so I got a bit of lose skin on my hips and lower belly (I think) with it as well. It pings back when I pull it though, which I've heard means that there's still some fat in it that I could lose.

So I tried a cut which was unsuccessful and lost muscle mass. This gave me the skinny fat look.

I then decided to bulk, and I added 14lbs... but probably about 8-10lbs of it was fat. My hips and lower belly got out of shape even more and looked real bad. My biceps, shoulders, legs, etc. always look really defined which I like. But my midsection is the opposite, so I still look skinny fat... and the bulk probably made it worse.

Here are pics. Right now I'm on Keto trying to trim my midsection and get a defined 6 pack and small hips. I've only been on it for a week, so I haven't saw many results yet apart from a 6lb loss (water mainly I think):









What do you think I could do to improve my shape? Should I stick on keto to maintain my mass and trim away the lose skin/fat?? Or should I just clean bulk up to 160 or something and then cut? I'm not that weak at all, although I probably look it. I've done strong lifts and pack some strength for my size.

But I don't know what to do.. it seems when I bulk I look a bit fatter and my hips blow up, and the rest of my body (traps shoulders etc don't match or widen enough). And it seems when I cut I just look scrawnier.


I just want a V shaped body at about 6-10% bf. I want to be ripped basically. Not skinny fat, no love handles (they are the worst, they make me look like a pear shaped woman haha. Wish I could cut the b****rds off.) I accept I need a lot more mass, but I'm not sure if I should cut first or gain first. And I don't think it's genetics because nobody in my family has this pear shaped look. Any tips are appreciated a lot, and sorry for the long post lol. Thanks for reading.

[teeeps]

bulk you'll look anorexic if you cut

[inb4noodz]

bulk first, then cut

[KAnderson1]

You need to bulk, looking pretty skinny, don't want to look any skinnier.

[RichardDB]

Do you think I should I do a slow clean bulk so I don't make my hips worse? Or just bulk hard?

[Dead Cell]

Definitely bulk. Remember to keep it clean.

[rec0rd]

Bulk, tough process but worth it!
All the best brah

[SuppFiend]

If you build wider lats/delts it'll make your hips look more proportionate with the rest of your body, your too skinny to cut, just bulk and try to make your upper body as wide as your hips

[MaKav3lli23]

BULK
Just because your strong doesn't mean you'll be huge...

[RichardDB]

Thanks for the replies.. yeah, I'll get on a clean bulk and widen the lats/shoulders a bit. That should help!