Dooley Noted: 11/22/2015 I am a movement specialist. Catalyst SPORT is built upon the principle of teaching authentic human movement in a safe environment with minimal equipment. Therefore, I had abandoned my former days of using bodybuilding as part of my training. I had been coached into phrases of dogmatic thinking by our world of movement professionals, like, “Train movement – not muscles,” and, “We train movements – we don’t build statues.” … Read more
Dooley Noted: 11/18/2015 This is a world of expendable connections. I watch people swipe left and right, just based on a picture and an instinct. I see apparently blissful couples bragging about their relationship, just to separate the moment things get rocky. In the past, I’ve been guilty of discontinuing a union when he didn’t fit my picture of things I desire – before I’d even given the guy a … Read more
Dooley Noted: 11/17/2015 When people see me, I am told they see an enormously bright light – particularly when I teach. Some wish to put it out. Others gravitate to it and learn with me. Either way, it’s blinding – until you learn to let it light your path. I know the reason it shines so brightly. The darkest time of my life was in my first year of … Read more
Dooley Noted: 11/16/2015 I spend a fair amount of time each day analyzing gait (otherwise known as the way you move). I’ve done this for a number of years, and I’m just recently hitting my groove of understanding it. New York is like a massive case study of n=8 million. And if I let myself watch them, I make attempts to predict where they may be currently – or in the … Read more
Dooley Noted: 11/14/15 If you’ve been in pain, you understand its impact on human movement. If you’ve seen yourself out of pain, it’s not a place to which you’d return willingly. This is no different with patients that seek my help. They have convinced their movement not to enter certain ranges, out of fear that pain might return. And to many people, pain is equal to the creation of structural … Read more
Dooley Noted: 11/13/15 I’m working a seven day stretch this week. I will make significant income at the week’s end. It’s always nice to help people and pay bills. But I worked seven-day stretches for far too many weeks this year. Sunday ends my last seven-day stretch of the year. I created it that way, because people in my life have intervened. They let me know they’d like me … Read more
Dooley Noted: 11/11/2015 I admit it. I love cardio. But I don’t do it the traditional way anymore. Steady state cardio is dead, showing up in peer reviewed literature as the grand tanker of strength as well as metabolism. Also, form and function get decimated as you zone out, leaving one prone to injuries caused by faulty movement patterning. I used to be a runner. My breathing was on autopilot. … Read more
Dooley Noted: 11/10/2015 Today at Einstein Med, a lab group called me over to help remove their cadaver patient’s pericardium. They showed me a left lung tumor that adhered to the pericardium, the covering of the heart. My heart was shocked into stopping for a moment, and I brought it back with a long exhale. It was the exact same location and type of tumor that tried to kill my father … Read more
Dooley Noted: 11/9/2015 I’m in the beginning of my steel-bending days. Steel seems so improbable to bend with your hands. But with enough force and correct technique, the molecules warm, move, and give to your pressure. It is a feeling like no other. Last night, I went to my first heavy metal concert. It’s not my first pick for listening pleasure. In fact, I’d consider it to be at the … Read more
Dooley Noted: 11/8/2015 My patient came to me after seeing her dentist. She was quite scared and wanted to know if what he said had merit. He said the current state of her dentition would prevent her from “ever feeling normal.” He told her she had zero chance of ever feeling good without getting massive work done. The fear I saw in her eyes is not uncommon. Some professionals … Read more