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    Recomp or cut lower?

    Hey all and happy late thanksgiving.

    I got my BF done at the gym yesterday by the trainer. It was 19.5% - I have 162 lbs of hard mass and 39 lbs of body fat.

    If I should include pictures let me know otherwise I have been cutting fat lately due to stupid "eat everything" advice I got resulting in a massive fat gain. I am a 17 year old male 201 lbs right now. My lifts are 185 bench, 310 deadlift, and 340 squat. I was told by the gyms dietitian to eat about 2800 calories and from that I lost a lot of fat. At this point I still think I have more fat to go (would like about 15%) to but I want to know, should I eat at "recomp" calories or keep doing cutting calories but maybe a little less of a deficit? Thanks in advance and have a good weekend.
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    I'd say cut for sure.
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    Pictures are obviously preferable, but at 19% BF you really should keep cutting. You'll feel better, be more motivated and if you can cut on 2700kcal then it will be the easiest cut ever. Cut!
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    Thanks to the both of you. I will cut more then... now when exactly should I stop? When I reach 15% BF? And at that point, do I eat a surplus again or just eat maintenance?

    As for cutting calories right now, as a 17 year old male that lifts heavy 4 days a week and does cardio 2 days a week, what should my BMR multiplier be? My completely regular base BMR as 'sedentary' is 2192.
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    bout tree fitty

    (actually 2600-2800 should be right for u. start wuth 2750 let us know what happens mate)
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