Dooley Noted: 1/3/2016 I am a chiropractor and anatomy instructor. I lead worldwide seminars. I am single and without children. I am a strength enthusiast. These things do not make me less of a lady. I see a phone book and I immediately think of tearing it in half. I feel the same about a deck of cards. These things do not make me less of a … Read more
Dooley Noted: 1/1/2016& It was on this day in 2011 that Dooley Noted was incepted. It was a New Years resolution to write daily for one year. It became a positive habit I’ve never broken. Today marks its 5 year anniversary, with today being the 1,827th post. It waxes and wanes in popularity, shares, and likes. And that has never concerned me. My only focus was my own … Read more
Dooley Noted: 12/31/2015 The year was intense. It saw the premiere of our seminar series, Immaculate Dissection – which landed us on three different continents. It saw the growth of Catalyst SPORT into a house of gain with relief from pain. It saw the staving off of cancer for one more year, with a grateful family for its patriarch’s survival. It saw injuries and illnesses that served as education and … Read more
Dooley Noted: 12/29/2015 I’m a fan of correctives to enhance performance and decrease the chance of injury. But what do you do when the correctives don’t work? It happens – and it happened to me. At this time last year, I couldn’t post my arm like this baby in a bodyweight getup. Searing pain spiraled down my arm, ending at my elbow. Knowing my anatomy well, I did some radial … Read more
Dooley Noted: 12/27/2015 While home, I ran into an acquaintance at the local gym. I see her there at Christmas every year. She is the queen of the elliptical machine. Sometimes, I think she will launch it right off its tracks. She never comes on the weight floor with me. She’s convinced that cardio is her mission. She says, “I don’t want to get – you know – bulky.” I … Read more
Dooley Noted: 12/27/2015 I have my share of patients that currently use anti-depressant medications, particularly in the winter months. While these drugs helps many, other people feel their lives don’t change much. While I have made the elective decision not to utilize such drugs, I understand the depths of struggle with depression. It’s a tough subject, especially on Facebook – where people only tend to post about being “blessed.” They … Read more
Dooley Noted: 12/26/2015 Neuroscience describes our thoughts as pathways, much like highway systems. Having a positive thought about oneself can open off-ramps to positive memories, with plenty of pitstops at the Reward Center (I.e., nucleus accumbens). Therefore, as your thoughts shift to positive things, you are handsomely fueled with dopamine. (This chemical pathway is also activated by drugs, hence the drug moniker, “dope.”) But thoughts can go the other way. … Read more
Dooley Noted: 12/25/2015 This holiday season has been emotional, relaxing, and full of enormous gifts. And I don’t mean stuff. People can have their stuff, if it suits them. I got these gifts. 1. I got to spend the first Christmas in years with both sisters, my parents, and their families – in person. FaceTime is great and all, but it will never equate to seeing their smiling faces across … Read more
Dooley Noted: 12/24/2015 Two Christmases ago, my father had finished ferocious chemotherapeutic and radiation treatments, in hopes of annihilating a small cell carcinoma. He couldn’t eat, drink, breathe, or pump blood efficiently, because this vicious lung tumor was gripping his trachea, esophagus, and aorta. His oncologist didn’t offer false hope. He was informed of the low survival rate of one of the most aggressive cancer attacks known to man. But the oncologist hadn’t watched my … Read more
Dooley Noted: 12/23/2015 The gifts are all wrapped. The food is all cooked. A severe thunderstorm warning is brewing. As I drive to the gym, I don’t go there with the thought that I’m exercising as a compromise or bargain. My training goals pull me there without a second thought. Once your goals are ingrained into your system, training for them becomes as consistent as teeth-brushing. Training is not to be used as an excuse … Read more