Dooley Noted: The Blogs

Dooley Noted: 12/31/2013 As I started to look back on my year, I couldn’t shake how much had dramatically changed. I went from being an associate doctor in someone else’s office, to my own entity, to planning to partner up with people that share my mission. I went from an RKC to an SFG, training with heavier bells and stronger skill sets. Then, I peeled off all the weight to train bodyweight only. I’m still … Read more

Dooley Noted: 12/30/2013 I recently took one week off to visit family, then another 4 days off to do nothing. Ironically, that required discipline. Since my life in New York City has very long workdays, I was demanded by the people who love me most to learn when to step away from the work. The truth? New York City moved on just fine without me. Work to me never feels like “work.” But it certainly … Read more

Dooley Noted: 12/28/2013 My best friend battles a chronic illness, so he finds himself in his doctor’s office every month. Each time he visits, he asks many questions, but they are often left unanswered. His doctor is challenged, and he is given the energy that he is expected to do what he is told. He’s never informed of all effects of medications, and he is never educated about drug interactions with current supplementation. He is … Read more

Dooley Noted: 12/26/2013 I had an unbelievable holiday season. If I didn’t have witnesses, I would have thought it was all a dream. I got my 22 kilo kettlebell strict press to become an SFG II. Dad was given amazing news about his cancer resolution. I met my new niece, a 6 month-old miracle baby named Abigail. The family was all together, if only for a day. And then, I awoke to this email from … Read more

Dooley Noted: 12/25/2013 People that have known me of recent see me as a doctor, a teacher, and a kettlebell enthusiast. I am all of those things. But I received a Christmas gift yesterday from my fabulous niece, Lori Mae, who is six years my junior. She has known me most of my life. And for most of my life, the music reigned supreme. Lori Mae gave me a bracelet. One charm read “Aunt.” The … Read more

Dooley Noted: 12/24/2013 At NYU and Einstein, I help students learn cross sectional anatomy. So, I know when the anatomy Is normal – and when it is not. When the oncologist pulled up the scan with Dad’s middle mediastinal (read: chest) tumor, I felt my insides implode with its magnitude. Then, she showed the post-treatment scan. The result? An over 90% tumor disappearance. All blood panels were normal. It’s almost as if it were never … Read more

Dooley Noted: 12/23/2013 During my journey of gaining strength, I’ve noticed an incredible change I wasn’t expecting. I feel like I can survive if something goes awry. As a child, I remember several people around me walking away from accidents that might have killed them – had they not been strong. I watched my father get pinned between two cars, pressing one away from him to prevent it from crushing him. My cousin, a muscular … Read more

Dooley Noted: 12/21/2013 If you have musculoskeletal pain, then you’ve got Movement Demons. Maybe it’s a sprained ankle from high school that completely altered your gait. Maybe the whiplash from a car accident now protecting the neck so fiercely that it dominates movement patterning. Pain returns in an incompletely rehabilitated area of trauma to remind you: deal with me, or I’m here for good. Deal with the root of the injury, and you have a … Read more

Dooley Noted: 12/20/2013 One can go to great depths to hang on to a shred of past connection with someone. If one person does not want to maintain the connection, one person alone cannot pump life into it. Maybe it’s a former best friend. Maybe it’s a sibling. Maybe it’s a former love. Whatever the connection, one can reach out and attempt to give CPR to a lost connection. I’ve learned it seldom works. If … Read more