Am I fat or skinny fat? Should I cut or recomp?

[Pyromane]

Im 185 cm and my body weight us 95kg.
I dont like my body i dont know if its just fat or skiny fat

[xsquid99]

Im 185 cm and my body weight us 95kg.
I dont like my body i dont know if its just fat or skiny fat

You're neither.

[Pyromane]

You're neither.

What then ? 🤷‍♂️

[TolerantLactose]

What does it matter which arbitrary label you use?

[Pyromane]

What does it matter which arbitrary label you use?

Well the question is i dont.know if i should cut or bulk

[xsquid99]

What then ? ������‍♂️

You look like a normal, fit male.

What bothers your more, the amount of fat you're carrying or lack of muscle? Answer that and you'll know what you should do.

[mp3nerd]

What then ? ������‍♂️

Do what makes you feel healthier and happier. If I looked like you, I'd do a strict recomp.

[Darkius]

https://youtu.be/M4K0s792wAU

Worth watching. Jeff Nippard addresses this question well.

[Spyrith]

Personal opinion is that you're fit. If you were to ask me, I'd say try to keep the same weight but add more muscle and lose some more fat.

But I wouldn't really sweat it though. You look great.

[merlen90]

nah
you looks normal
few month of gym and you will be great

[Pyromane]

I had this also on mind.
I count myself to the type of individual who lifted and then stopped due to corona so maybe I am still in a newbi state which I can use to gain muscle through the muscle memory effect and lose fat.

[EliKoehn]

I wouldn't be scared to add an inch to your waist pursuing some more mass overall, but don't make my mistake and indiscriminately eat over a long period of time and go from your bodyfat level to nearly obese, and have to work back down over a long time.

[Darkius]

I wouldn't be scared to add an inch to your waist pursuing some more mass overall, but don't make my mistake and indiscriminately eat over a long period of time and go from your bodyfat level to nearly obese, and have to work back down over a long time.

Good advice. If I get sore after a workout, I tend to justify breaking my deficit until the soreness passes. At minimum I eat more protein. But I often don't log those days and just accept that I don't lose weight. That is a mistake. It runs the risk of exceeding maintainence + 100 in my case, or +200 for people who can squat heavy. Not logging even runs the risk of eating fewer calories or less protein.

Since exercise efficiency and indivudual BMR are two degrees of freedom, I don't think either can be measured. But it is still good to try to know close to where I'm at and at least not gain a bunch of fat.

[Pyromane]

I wouldn't be scared to add an inch to your waist pursuing some more mass overall, but don't make my mistake and indiscriminately eat over a long period of time and go from your bodyfat level to nearly obese, and have to work back down over a long time.

Actually that is what i have done in the past.
My weight always fluctuated between 89kg and 110kg - up and down.
Have to be carefull cause Im gaining fat very fast.
But on the other side lm not using my fully potencial to gain muscle mass.

[jaxqen]

At first I thought TS is trolling if he really considers himself being skinny fat.

I still do...

[Darkius]

Actually that is what i have done in the past.
My weight always fluctuated between 89kg and 110kg - up and down.
Have to be carefull cause Im gaining fat very fast.
But on the other side lm not using my fully potencial to gain muscle mass.

Even if you lose just 1 pound per week, most of that can be muscle if you are not sleeping enough.

And even if you gain only 1/2 pound per week, most of that can be fat if you are not lifting right or eating right.

Everything matters. John Meadows said nutrient timing matters. If nothing mattered, there would not be so many fat people.

[Pyromane]

At first I thought TS is trolling if he really considers himself being skinny fat.

I still do...

Lol no im serious I habe quite a high bf

[xsquid99]

If nothing mattered, there would not be so many fat people.

This is a ridiculous statement. Some things matter, a lot of things do not.

[GeneralSerpant]

Not skinny fat therefore just regular fat. Only difference between skinny and regular fat is lack of build. At 200 lbs you're not even that fat, as people are saying... So it's simply not skinny fat.

[tamerz]

You look good actually. I would say try to add more muscles while maintaining the same weight.