Should I maintain or gain

lrachel011

This is me now...

sijomial

Depends on your goals and physique preferences.

sardelsa

What are your stats and goals?

jjpptt2

Depends on what you want/think, not what any of us want/think. Your goals and preferences should dictate what you do.

steveko89

Like others said, it all depends on what you want to look like/achieve. I get varied unsolicited comments in both directions depending on what the individual's preferences are. I had a coworker tell me he thought I was starting to look "too bulky" after some recomping/lean bulking last summer and another friend scoff at the notion I should cut fat from that same point under the premise of "you'll just end up looking scrawny".

avrishabh

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livingleanlivingclean

If I was you, I'd recomp. But you're not me, and your ideal physique is probably not the same as mine!

IGbnat24

How do you feel with where you’re at? If it were me, I would work to cut body fat while the weather is warm then focus on gaining muscle when it’s sweater weather.

LiftHeavyThings27105

So, generic answer (and others have offered better suggestions...)...

For a man, most would contend - if we were sticking purely to numbers (read: not taking into account personal goals and how you feel) - that you cut until you get down to 10% body fat and then you bulk. Again, very general comment.

For a woman, most would contend (same general assumption) that you cut until you get down to 20% body fat and then you bulk.

However, those are very generic numbers. Also, others have suggested recomp. Generally speaking, a recomp is where you eat at your maintenance caloric intake (so, by definition, you are neither loosing or gaining weight...you are staying - according to the scale - at the exact same weight) but you undertake a progressive overload resistance training program. So, while you still weigh 125lbs (for example) your body looks different, your clothes fit differently, and and and. That is a great idea for some, but it can go very slow (which is actually the way I prefer things....generally speaking) and leads to frustration for some as "I am not seeing any changes at all....) is often the complaint.

So, several options for you. A lot depends - as several have asked - on what YOUR goals and needs are.

Maxxitt

If you are at a healthy weight according to your medical providers, and not underweight, then there is no reason to "gain" unless you want to add some muscle.

elisa123gal

you look thin enough to me...you should maintain...or start lifting weights to tone and define a bit if that is what you want. But you look good right now.