My stats are:

25 yo
220 lbs
6'
20 % body fat - accurate: measured with my new calibrator
been lifting last 2 months,
also lifted when I was 15-18 yo

Eventually I would like to get big and cut/vascular. My question is, how should I decide when to bulk, and when to try to loose fat? I know most people with 20% bf would be trying to loose the fat now. But since I just started lifting, I feel like I would be wasting the initial natural shock of growth that you can get when you begin training. I calculated that without exercise, I burn about 2600 calories. My workouts add another 500 calories (guess). How many calories a day should I go for? Should I have about 3,500 ( 4,000?) for a couple more months, and then try to loose bodyfat?

Thanks for any suggestions.

PowerBuilder