Zug said:
You should be doing weight training year round,
Agree you should always do resistance training.
pancakemouse said:
This is a myth. Jay Vincent gives a great explanation of why you can gain muscle and lose fat at the same time here:
Tend to agree with pancakemouse, and I'm trying to do both myself right now. Here's what Scooby says:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi-jnsG0Z7Y
Assuming it's not possible to do both, where you're at right now, I would say focus on gaining muscle. The reason is because muscle raises your metabolism, so you'll be able to lose weight easier later on. In addition, since your metabolism is increased, you can eat more, and preventing hunger is key to not overeating. Either way, don't dirty bulk, you'll mostly just gain fat.
I'm not sure how much ROI you'd be getting from losing fat when it comes to looks given you're already decently lean. Measure your body fat percentage with the 3 point caliper method to see. You want to hover around 10 - 15% BF. I'd estimate you around 15%. If you don't have or want to get a caliper, use the Navy method.
https://www.calculator.net/body-fat-calculator.html
I currently follow all of scooby1961s advice.
Never forget, fitness and health is a lifestyle and you should aim for the long term when doing stuff like this. cutting weight in order to lose weight super fast at the expense of your health won't do you good. pushing heavier weight than you can will just get you to injury. overeating to gain muscle will make you fat. It should be part of your new identity.