Source: http://romanfitnesssystems.com/articles/power-training-fat-loss/
Fat loss is a cruel bastard.
I’ve talked to hundreds of men and women who want to maintain their athleticism while getting shredded, but they continue to train the same way they always have.
Most of the time, they end up building muscle and getting good at major movements.
But here’s the thing:
We’re not after pretty good; we’re here to piss excellence.
There’s a reason the tagline for Roman Fitness Systems is where mediocrity goes to die.
Mediocrity is a cop out. We’re after otherworldly results.
To hold onto lean mass while preserving athleticism, you need to start with heavy and explosive training, and then hammer training density for accelerated fat loss.
Heavy and Explosive Training in the Fat Loss Puzzle
Few people associate heavy and explosive training with fat loss programs.
We associate the incredible burn of high-rep sets and screaming lungs with fat loss. Heavy and explosive training plays a different role, including an increased nervous system activation for better muscle recruitment and retention.
Every muscle in your body is composed of bundles of muscle fibers with motor neurons attached to them. Think of motor neurons as an electrode hooked up to each muscle. When the electrode receives a signal…