Honestly, just pick a program you think you're happy with, commit to it and do it. Most good premades will give beginners (not saying you're a beginner, just stating a fact about the programs) about the same results as each other. So switch from NROL to Waterburry 10x3 for Fat Loss, or Home Grown Muscles, or Huge In A Hurry Go Lean, or Starting Strength, or Get Big (or Get Strong or Get Lean), or TNT or whatever program you will commit to. Every program will work and they should all work about the same for a beginner lifter (those are the actual people who can realistically lose fat and gain muscle at the same time for whatever short window it is).
Just a thought...you said you don't have 40 pounds of fat to lose, yet you need to lose 40 pounds so you can start bulking. This makes no sense. If its not fat, then you want to shed muscle so you can bulk?
I honestly think you are very confused and you have too much information that you don't quite understand or its contradicting each other rattling around in your head. I think you just need to work out and stop trying to overthink everything. So whatever program gets you working instead of thinking, all the better
One last sidenote, the trainer (Cosgrove) who designed the workout programs from NROL is not the same person who wrote the book (Schuler) that you think you're qualified to debunk. So simply ignore the book and the "theories" you disagre with and use the routines since you already paid for it. The are proven to work and recommended by thousands and thousands of people on every fitness forum and website. Also I recommend purchasing Starting Strength if you are concerned about form in squats and deadlifts (and any other lift). Also with form...you can have every lifter read SS and watch every single Rippetoe video and people will still have questions or do things incorrectly in the beginning. What do you want them to do, devote 20 pages to 2 exercises?
Good luck with everything. I hope you find what you're looking for.
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