10 week cut/recomp, question about which direction to go!

[MD792]

I've maintained around the same weight since getting back into the gym post-quarantine 10 weeks ago. Was cutting down until now and just recently increased calories in an effort to break through a plateau on DL. The rest of my lifts have been consistently going up and at the moment I'm happy with where I am at but think it's time to start a bulk. Would that be advisable or should I cut/maintain until I see a complete stall? Currently running NSuns LP 5x a week with 4-7 accessories and only super occasional cardio I am thinking about increasing.

[Junsuiakai]

I can't tell enough because fat is so deceptive when you have enough of it. I would focus more on specifically cutting than trying to recomp.

[xsquid99]

I would never recommend bulking to someone thats already over 20% bodyfat, you should be cutting.

You probably need to cut around 15 lbs or so and get down to around 13-15% bodyfat before considering bulking.

[MD792]

I can't tell enough because fat is so deceptive when you have enough of it. I would focus more on specifically cutting than trying to recomp.

Word, that was my goal and approach to training/eating but the way the scale has worked is that I've ended up roughly the same weight while strength and size has increased so I figured it counted more towards a recomp. I crushed the lifts I struggled on last week so I'll continue to go at this reduced pace and see where I am at once I cut down to the 150 range. Appreciate the help!

[ezra76]

Definitely looking like more muscle/less fat in the pics.