Cut far or bulk up?

[produck]

Right I'm 17 and am a little overweight, bit of a belly, I want to lose it and gain muscle, some people tell me that I should build muscle and bulk, and by doing that it will help me lose fat as muscle burns fat to keep itself going, others tell me that I should focus on cutting and lose weight then build muscle, what do you guys think?

[SuffolkPunch]

You should do both - in seperate phases

when you first start, you might be able to recomp a little bit (i.e. lose fat and gain muscle at the same time) but after a while, you will not be able to do both at the same time and must concentrate on one goal or the other to avoid stagnation. Read this general advice:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...#post847953543

[eckerTT]

Depending on your %bf it's better to start by cutting first, and then bulking.
The ideal, in my opinion, would be cutting until 12-14% body fat, then bulk but it's a personal choice really, can't tell you exactly the best thing you can do.

[Ciper]

make sure u take healthy diet..