Should I diet or add muscle?

[gingko]

I'm, 6'1 @ 261 bodyfat 26.9 %.

Should I diet to lose bodyfat or should I try to add lean mass and tahat wil help lean me out later?

[Janus]

lose bodyfat is my vote

[gingko]

I'm in yo-yo diet hell.

[hermiti]

I think you should diet down.

What seems to be the reason for your yo-yo dieting?

[chipvideo]

Originally Posted by gingko

I'm, 6'1 @ 261 bodyfat 26.9 %.

Should I diet to lose bodyfat or should I try to add lean mass and tahat wil help lean me out later?

I would diet heavy and hard for 2 weeks. Then maintain for 1 week and then do it again for 2 weeks. Do this 2 times through.

[hanuri]

Since I don´t know how long u been working out(a couple yrs or many yrs ...) I´d vote for diet too.Getting too big or in other words fat(not insulting any way bro!) won´t take u anywhere.Not in too drastic way either. Perhaps u could give Chipvid´s idea a try. The name of the game is lean mass (then there are competitors who go to extremes in leaness) and that´s why it´s wise to stick in a bf-% level that´s not too high. Not going to tell u how much that could be, but use a mirror as a judge. When the abs are not visible it might be a good idea to diet a bit.
But if a beginner tries to add muscular weight certain bulking and dieting cycles are to be done. If u add weight now how can u tell is it fat or muscle?
Instead if u try get weight down say some 20-30 lbs u pretty much can see where u really are(how much of your weight is true muscle and how much fat/water retention). If u manage to do that there should be plenty of muscle around u still , only leaner this time. It´s up to u , what u want to do
stay heavy and perhaps smooth or get lighter and more leaner. Tell us what do u think...

[smudge]

Diet imo lean gains is the best way to go you can see how your doing

[Reverend Satan]

get leaner

[gsxr600]

leaner

[Sh4dowF4lcon]

leaner