1. Tvorog: This is a soft cheese I was first exposed to at a local goat dairy about 7 years ago.  It is made without rennet which is why it never fully hardens.  It is incredibly tasty and can be spread over dishes, used in cooking, or eaten plain.  I always prefer just plain tvorog because it has a nice, gentle flavor with a slight bit of sweetness.  It is high in calcium and protein, much of which is from a high casein content.

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A perfect example of a movement isometric is a pause back squat in the hole.  The lifter takes the bar off the rack, performs the eccentric portion of the lift under control, then sits in the hole for a prescribed period of time.  This could be 2 seconds to 15 seconds.  Another example could be used in the snatch.

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Isometrics Part 1

There are numerous different ways to manipulate reps.  From slower eccentric portions, to pauses in certain ranges, to unbroken reps or even by changing the rep to incorporate a 1 and ¼ rep for more gains.  These are all sound ways to improve strength and really fire up the central nervous system.  With that being said, my favorite method of rep manipulation is to use Isometrics.  

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Sticking points can be some of the most annoying parts of strength training! You bring a bench press down through the eccentric, you feel strong and feel a great turnaround position off the chest, only to be crushed halfway through the concentric portion of the rep!  It felt light, what gives?!?!