Dooley Noted: 5/19/2014 Some people don’t get better overnight. Sometimes it takes some trials to see what works. This particular patient’s struggle to live free from pain and anxiety was so inspiring that I asked her if I could share it. She obliged. I hope you enjoy her amazing story of self-awareness and dedication to her work. She had her first 10,000 pain-free steps in years this past weekend. In an email sent to me … Read more
Dooley Noted: 5/18/14 Saturday, I had the honor of attending Master SFG Jon Engum’s “Flexible Steel” Level I workshop in Toronto. The seminar was hosted by my friend and fellow SFG Geoff Girvitz at Bang Fitness. Essentially, I got to hang out with my friends and call it education! And it was. The brilliantly strong Jon Engum showed that the ability to overhead press the 32 kilo EIGHTEEN times must also be matched with extensibility … Read more
Dooley Noted: 5/17/2014 The year 2007 was the toughest of my life. During its intensely trying events, one particular person was there for me in a way I thought I’d never forget. It was my sister, Karen. We’ve had our times of not getting along. Being 6 years apart, we couldn’t always get on the right track to relate. In my darkest hour, I reached for her when I was in need, and she helped … Read more
1. Do practice breathing through your nose and giving the jaw/mouth a break. 2. Don’t blame the fact that you can’t breathe through your nose. 12 kilo snatch test complete. 100 reps All nasal breathing 4:32 Simple, not easy – but getting much easier these days. On the 16 kilo snatch test, I get to 80 before I mouth breathe. It’s improving! If you can’t breathe from your nose, it’s because you haven’t been breathing … Read more
Dooley Noted: 5/16/14 I have at least a handful of females inform me every week that they’ve experienced episiotomy during childbirth. They state it casually, as if it’s just a normal, every day part of giving birth. What bull they’ve been fed. The pelvic floor helps you breathe, defecate, urinate, copulate, and ambulate. When you scar it with an incision, it doesn’t respond positively. For those not versed on episiotomy, the procedure involves the surgical … Read more
Dooley Noted: 5/15/14 I remember a 20 year-old college junior. She was a theater major. She was mixed up about the pressure to be thin and beautiful. She said, “If only I could lose some weight, I’d be cast as the leading lady. Then, I’d be happy.” She lost the weight. She was placed in a fat suit for her next role. She thought she needed to be even skinnier and even more beautiful. She … Read more
Dooley Noted: 5/14/14 As much as cigarette smoking is exiled in most of NYC, you still see it. I watch smokers on the sidewalk, staring off into space as they suck deeply on the cigarette. Then, it hit me. I could learn something from these smokers. They step away from all the stressors in their life to take a deep breath. They are calmed by nicotine, you might say, since it activates parasympathetic nicotinic receptors. … Read more
Dooley Noted: 5/13/14 I have proudly lived and trained in flat footwear like Vibrams since 2011. So, I wasn’t surprised when everyone and his uncle asked my opinion of the Vibram company’s class action suit, resulting in repaying consumers $4 million in “damages.” Regarding the lawsuit, again I am not surprised. That is what happens when you make claims: people hold you to them if things don’t go the way you claim. That’s why I … Read more
Dooley Noted 5/12/2014 This past weekend, I attended the gait seminar series, “Anatomy in Motion.” I help teach anatomy at several schools, including a podiatric medical college. I am always fascinated by the fact that so few experts agree on each finite component of gait. You won’t find Gary and his staff on faculty at any universities, but they darn well should be. Gary took gait assessment and biomechanics into his own hands, and he … Read more
Dooley Noted: 5/11/2014 I never had a mother that put pressure on me to study or to get good grades. She let me do that on my own. I never had a mother that encouraged me to fall apart when a guy broke up with me. She let me choose my response and supported me. I never had a mother that said theater was a stupid college major. She came to my shows and cheered … Read more