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The Michael Caz Podcast

Gymnastics Dr. Nick Sorrel - PRing Your Muscle Ups is easier than performing surgery - Ep. 31

The Michael Caz Podcast

Michael Cazayoux

Health & Fitness, Business

4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2016

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Nick Sorrel has to be one of the best Gymnastic coaches in the Crossfit community. If you’re not already following him on Instagram (@nicksorrel) or working with him in our Brute Strength programs then you should be. This guy has a wealth of knowledge, and this podcast is just the tip of the iceberg. Take some notes or just soak it all in because things are about to get real gym-nasty.

In this episode you’ll learn:

[2:57] Life is a balancing act. Nick gives us a look into how he is able to manage his time between being a Surgeon, Brute Strength Head Coach, Husband and a Father.

[8:17] Collecting accomplishments VS. Collecting moments and living life with a purpose

[12:20] How to avoid getting burned out from all the responsibilities that life can throw at you

[13:58] Nick’s meaning of Faith, as described in “Mere Christianity” by C.S. Lewis

[16:18] Joining the Bruce Barbell/ Brute Strength team

[18:30] Pursuing the love of fitness through Coaching

[20:07] Implementing gymnastic progressions – “Bruce Barbell Manifesto”

[22:04] Common issues for Crossfitters in gymnastics & how Brute Strength makes improvements

[23:30] Building gymnastics foundation and establishing basic skills

[25:38] Breaking down all Crossfit gymnastics into lesser attributes – Core strength, Pushing strength, Pulling strength, Mobility, Dynamic movement, Positions

[27:50] How to build a successful Gymnastics progression

[31:08] How Brute Strength – Gymnastics incorporates skill work & skill days into your Crossfit training

[34:14] What Brute Strength – Gymnastics can do for you as an athlete/ Crossfit competitor

[38:32] The importance of body awareness and good form on the bar

[40:13] Flexibility VS. Strength in Crossfit gymnastics

[42:02] Biggest mistakes people make while inverted – Scapulohumeral rhythm, spinal accessory nerve

[44:00] Tips/ Techniques for better presses and hand stands

[46:43] Time under tension and what that means for your HSPUs

Resource Mentioned:

Brute Gymnastics Level 1 – a paradigm shift in the way you think about gymnastics.

COMING SOON!!!!

Transcript

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0:00.0

What's up guys? This is Mike Kaseh and you're listening to the brute strength podcast.

0:04.0

This week I interviewed head gymnastics coach of brute, Dr Nick Sorrell, the gymnastics doctor.

0:11.8

This might be the best podcast yet if you're into

0:16.7

Cross Fit. Nick is a doctor, he owns a gym, he works tirelessly analyzing videos for brute athletes as well as he has a wife and

0:30.5

kids so he talks about how he prioritizes his work how he stays as

0:38.0

productive as possible in his life so that alone is very valuable information.

0:43.0

The best stuff is obviously once he starts talking about gymnastics,

0:48.0

this guy is literally in my opinion the best gymnastics coach in this sport the system that he is created for

0:56.4

Brute is absolutely amazing and we see results faster and and in a safer and time efficient way than I've ever seen.

1:05.0

We give you links to the first level of our progression

1:11.0

as well as lots of other good information on muscle-ups, hand stand push-ups, and kind of a different way to think about your gymnastics progression in general.

1:22.9

Hope you enjoy the show.

1:26.5

The gymnastics Dr Nick Sorrell, how are you?

1:30.0

Good.

1:31.6

That's just getting right to it. When did you start calling yourself the gymnastics doctor?

1:38.0

Yeah, I have to ask Jeff Whitmer that.

1:41.0

Jeff Whitmer that phrase and I was reluctant to take it on because I thought it was a little

1:48.5

dushy and then it just...

1:51.3

At least a little dushy I love it though. At least a little duchy. I'd love it. At least, yeah, we might go right past a little

1:56.5

duchy, right to, right to extremely duchy. Yeah. Yeah. So, but yeah, I don't, I don't know know I guess I just kind of gave in and I just like I guess you know like Jeff Whitmer and his and you know his dating life you know eventually just got to give in. I hope you're listening to this

2:16.2

Jeff. Yeah, me too. So you're an ear nose and throat doctor. You're a surgeon, right?

2:25.0

Yes, yeah, that's my day hustle.

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