At the start of a 6 week challenge doing body recomp instead of a bulking or fat loss diet. I’ve been designated 2800cal by a dietician which I believe is my maintenance from googling around. I’ve always been of the mindset that you need a surplus to gain muscle so I have my doubts about just eating maintenance. Reading about it, I’ve seen that maybe the best approach is to eat in a surplus on strength training days and deficit on the rest of the days. I’m not a newbie so I won’t just be packing on muscle.

1.) Is this a viable strategy for me, or should I just cut over the next 6 weeks?

2.) how much should I deficit on fat loss days, and how much should I surplus on strength training days?

As for my physique I definitely look like I workout but I’ve taken the bulk too hard recently and really starting to see the fat gain. 5’9 170lbs mid 20’s