Take a two week maintenance break then get back to cutting.
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So when you say your BMI is 30, are you a strong 30 or a fat 30? And have you plateaued in your strength gains from resistance training, or are you stronger than you were a month ago?
Personally, I find it easier to cut when I have the fitness to be able to burn a ton of calories through exercise: being able to run 30 minutes straight, being able to put in a high volume weight lifting workout, etc.
So if it were me, I'd lean towards pausing the cut and just getting stronger and fitter on the same weight, so that the next round of cutting, a few months from now, is easier.
Then again I've never been able to maintain a cut for more than 2-3 months, so you should be aware of my bias.
I am not sure how to judge my strength. I am not weak for sure.
I am making gains in weight and volume every week.
I am not very fit cardio wise. I can jog for 10 minute max.
I am not sure how to judge my strength.
You could always plug in your numbers and take a look:
I'd say that if you still have a lot of strength to gain, then you can afford to keep cutting until it starts interfering with your workouts.
That being said, I find it easier psychologically to stick with a long term plan when I'm not cutting too much or too long.
That site says I am stronger than 10-20% people (depending on lift) of my weight. I still don’t know how to interpret it.
I also feel more motivated and focused during maintenance. Maybe it is a sign that I need to be at maintenance? I don’t know. I am so confused
It means you have a lot more strength to gain. I think you can afford to just maintain while getting stronger, maybe for a few months, and then when you start cutting again it'll be easier.