Just like the progression of any relationship, your ability to advance in gymnastics relies on fundamentals—as in, to show off your expert form, you first need to build a solid foundation.   In true doctor fashion, Head of Brute Gymnastics Dr. Nick Sorrel joins this week’s Brute podcast to dissect the more advanced movements of the sport to help set you up for success. He also jumps into the differences between strength and skill to discuss how each plays a role in improving your performance.   If you’re craving more of Sorrel’s wisdom, you can queue up his other appearances on the Brute Strength podcast: What Is Brute: Fundamentals of Gymnastics, PRing Your Muscle Up, Gymnastics Programming 101.   Topics:   11:10 – The Four Burners Theory 24:00 – 12 Rules of Life 30:10 – Key gymnastics principles 48:40 – Mistakes in training 53:20 – Dissecting the muscle-up   Links:   The Perfect Day Formula – Craig Ballantyne (Free copy)   Books:   Deep Work – Cal Newport Digital Minimalism – Cal Newport Atomic Habits – James Clear The Perfect Day Formula – Craig Ballantyne 12 Rules of Life – Jordan Peterson Tools of Titans – Tim Ferris   Reviews:   If you love this podcast, please click HERE to leave us a review. It energizes us to keep doing these as well as pushes us higher in the rankings. Thank you all for the support!   Follow us on Instagram: @brute.strength