What should be my next goal for my physique?

[lookintogetbig]

I'm 23 years old. I've lifted and played sports since I was a child. I stopped playing collegient football a little over a year ago. I'm 6ft. 3 in. tall, weigh 270lbs., bf is 23%. I've been maintaining my fitness level for the last month but have not lifted seriously for about 2 months. My goal is to be 235 lbs. but much harder and lower bf %. I want to achieve this by April of 2009 for vacation in florida, U.S.

My question is: What should be my next goal. A or B. (A) Should I focus on losing weight and bf% now, then later building muscle on top of my slimmed down frame. (B) Or should I focus on building mass and muscle for now then in January 2009 start to shed the fat.

Any input would be appreciated. thanks.

[swol_je]

It depends on what type of body frame you have. If you are an ecto , ****. or endomorph. It sounds like your a ****/endo morph. which makes it harder to lose weight than gain muscle. I would do a cutting diet and then a lean bulk. BUT if you are very serious with your diet it might be easier to bulk first and then diet. It just depends on your dedication.

[swol_je]

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[Big]

I'm 23 years old. I've lifted and played sports since I was a child. I stopped playing collegient football a little over a year ago. I'm 6ft. 3 in. tall, weigh 270lbs., bf is 23%. I've been maintaining my fitness level for the last month but have not lifted seriously for about 2 months. My goal is to be 235 lbs. but much harder and lower bf %. I want to achieve this by April of 2009 for vacation in florida, U.S.

My question is: What should be my next goal. A or B. (A) Should I focus on losing weight and bf% now, then later building muscle on top of my slimmed down frame. (B) Or should I focus on building mass and muscle for now then in January 2009 start to shed the fat.

Any input would be appreciated. thanks.

you should slide a diet question in here just to humor me...

[FREAK]

its all up to u!

[lookintogetbig]

Thanks alot. I really didnt know where to put this question since there is no section labled what I should do next.

Roughly how many calories should I aim at consuming a day if I wanted to lose say about 40lbs. by end of January 2009. Also should I even aim to lose that much weight that fast, I mean will I be losing alot of muscle. By the way my routine will be lifting M,W,F and cardio T, TH, Sat..

[lookintogetbig]

Yes it is harder for me to lose fat than to gain muscle.

[smokeyd]

i was same size as you 6' 3 weighed in at 285 few months ago at 20 percent body fat, im down to 255 at 17 percent bodyfat now.... i did a cutting cycle and stayed the exact same weight due to my diet and cardio, during pct i have lost 20 pounds but strength is still great and size is as well. my diet was 4 or so weeks low carbs then 4 or so weeks carbs with every meal, switch it up every month or so seems to work good for me. i also do cardio 4 times a week anywere from 30 min to an hour...