Well I agree a cut is probably overkill and the word is definately overused but if he's going to do that then so be it. You'll probably notice that you'll shed some fat just from getting back into weights again if you watch your diet right.

I would reccomend SS and not worry about fatloss unless you really do need it (25%+ bf). Get some muscle growing under there then when you do decide to cut up and show it off it will be that much more impressive.

IronWorker