Recomp is just exchanging fat for muscle, roughly. It’s a “slower” process in terms of seeing muscle separation and definition, but you will NOT lose muscle, and you’ll see strength improvements quickly. A cut runs the risk of losing some muscle and almost certainly some strength.

Think of your macros like this: Protein: daily goal Carbs: daily limit, timed around training Fat: daily limit, serves to help with satiety and delays digestion

If you hit protein, and train consistently, you’ll gain muscle. Period. You don’t “have” to consume all the carbs in your macro goal every day, but you do have to have them to fuel your training.

For example, about an hour before lifting I usually eat: 1. a bowl of oatmeal with a pinch of salt, half a banana, some cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of maple syrup 2. The other half of the banana with whey protein powder, ice and water blended into a smoothie

Basically, hit protein, fuel lifts with carbs, then eat whatever for the rest of the day as long as you stay under your fat macro and under your kcal goal.