Got a gym membership today and wanna get in shape. I've never done anything physical pretty much, lost 40 kg by dropping pizzas and sodas 3 years ago but still haven't done anything. I weight 85 kg, am 182 cm. Got my body fat calculated by one of those scales you stand on when I was at 76 kg, was 20 percent at the time, dunno how accurate those are. I have quite broad shoulders and a tiny bit of muscle visibility on upper torso (biceps, back and shoulders) , bit of manboobs and flabby underarms. Most fat is on my belly and legs, belly especially is like a blob of jelly, a hanging sack. Am I what they call skinny fat or am I just fat? No idea if I should try to recomp, bulk or cut at first. Help please?
Forgot to mention, I'm 25.
you lost weight without lifting and your description sounds like your skinny fat.
some people will say bulk, some will say cut. Please don't recomp results are way too long.
If you were too cut you would probably look like a skeleton cause of no muscle mass. I would suggest a lean bulk 300+ calorie surplus and follow a beginner program. Do StrongLifts or SS if you want 3 days a week, if you have more time find a PPL routine
Thank you for the answer and sorry for making a thread about this. Asked in the question thread and tried to delete this but can't for some reason.