Which is better during a recomp? Hypertrophy or Strength?

neighaa

I have recently started lifting weight. Its been five weeks only and I am surprised of how strong I can be. I am only doing 5 compound movements (Squat, Bench, OHP, Bent Over Row and Deadlift) 3 times a week, 5 sets of 5. Each week I am increasing 2.5 kg (5 pounds) in every workout. But I think I will have to deload on OHP this week since I struggle on my last two reps of each set.

Let me include my stats here to let you people judge if I should do a recomp or cut first.

Height - 150 cm (4 feet 11)
Weight - 50.7 kg (almost 112 pounds)
Bust - 35 inches
Waist - 28.5 ish (30.5 ish at navel)
BF % - I am not sure but I don't have much fat accumulated except squishy love handles which one can only see if I wear body hugging outfit.

••• I am very quad dominant. My thighs are 22 inches, calves are 13, bicep 10, neck 12 and wrist 5.5

A little more information about my lifts.

Squat - 20 kg (44 pounds)
Deadlift - 25 kg (55 pounds)
OHP, Bench and Bent Over Row - 17.5 kg (38.5 pounds)

••• My gym has a local bar which is 5 kg (11 pounds) and plates of 1.25, 2.5, 5 and 10 kg. (We use metric system)

Now I am wondering, should I do a recomp or cut first and if I do a recomp, should I be training for strength or hypertrophy?

One important thing : Previously I have lost my period when I went below 104 pounds (about 47 kg)

mom23mangos

I was all set to say continue to cut until I read your last line. 112 sounds like a lot of room to cut for someone 4'11", but if you lost your period around 104, maybe you have a large frame, big boobs, etc. If your waist is still 28.5in. however, it would seem you still probably have some BF to cut. How do you feel about continuing to cut? Is your energy good? Are you comfortable with how you look and just want to increase strength? If the latter is true, maybe a recomp is best. Or maybe there were other factors involved with you losing your period previously. Did you see a gynecologist at the time?