Should I lose fat first?

[user904390349034903]

Hi, I am a little overweight and will be starting a bulking phase soon. My question is should I do a lot of cardio and try to burn fat first and then start my bulking phase or should I just bulk up?

[lacrosse_boy]

what are your stats??

[user904390349034903]

what are your stats??

5'7 170

[ScSc0rP]

body fat percentage?

[RTW2]

When bulking with an already high BF%, you will make less gains than you would when bulking with a lower BF%. It is partly because insulin (released after eating carbs, protein..) will shove resources into muscle tissue AND adipose cells. Thereby "wasting" amino acids and carbs that could potentially be thrown into muscle tissue. The less BF% you have, means the more your muscle tissues are able to use the food you feed yourself. There are other factors involved as well, some more research on your end would be very beneficial.

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