Dooley Noted: 11/19/2015 The Person: Malke Klein Her Profession: Licensed Massage Therapist How I know her: I had the honor of introducing NKT Level II to Malke when Perry Nickleston and I co-led the seminar in NYC two years ago. In class, she asked all the right questions. I knew she was a dynamo. She ended up a fixture at study groups, and she soon became a training client with kettlebells. … Read more
Dooley Noted: 11/12/2015 The Person: Lindsay Hill Profession: Service Part Specialist How I know her: I met Lindsay Hill (formerly Trapp) at our alma mater, Gibson Southern High School, when I was 15. We had a rough start, when she reprimanded me for contributing to a wall of graffiti in our theater’s lighting area. We had a mutual friend and became close by proximity. As other friends fell away, we stuck … Read more
Dooley Noted: 11/5/2015 The Person: Talia Mariani Profession: strength coach at Catalyst SPORT How I know her: I met Talia when she started training her clients at Catalyst SPORT. We bonded over mutual love of musical theater and mutual goal of becoming an Iron Maiden. (Iron Maidens can press, pistol squat, and do a tactical pull-up, all with a 24 kilo kettlebell.) How she’s changed me: Talia battles … Read more
Dooley Noted: 10/29/2015 The Person: Marshall Roy Profession: strength coach and owner of Rise gym outside Philadelphia, PA. How I know him: I had the honor of meeting Marshall while giving talks to the Tier 4 trainers at Equinox: Columbus Circle. Marshall was one of the assistants at my initial Russian Kettlebell Challenge (RKC) instructor certification seminar in Sept 2012. I got to learn from him again when he … Read more
Dooley Noted: 10/22/2015 The Person: Jason Ginsberg Professions: acupuncturist, herbalist, professor, professional bagpiper, strength coach How I met him: I met Jason when he was my professor in the Masters of Science Traditional Oriental Medicine at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in Manhattan. We soon found that we were both RKC kettlebell instructors, and the bond ensued. How he’s changed me: Jason is beyond brilliant. His framing of words … Read more
Dooley Noted: 10/16/15 The Person: Steve Holiner, aka Coach Fury Profession: Senior instructor, Russian Kettlebell Challenge (RKC), instructor for DVRT, strength coach How I know him: I met Coach Fury through our mutual friend and RKC colleague, Ari Harris. I was seeking a Manhattan-based juggernaut strength coach to help me break my 20-kilo kettlebell press barrier back in 2013. So, I went to one of the kings of the … Read more
Dooley Noted: 10/8/2015 The Person: Ari Harris Profession: strength coach, RKC II kettlebell girya, owner of Pharaoh’s Army Fitness How I know him: I had the honor of meeting Ari at a workshop I held in January 2013 with David Whitley. Ari brought his impeccable kettlebell skills – as well as the man that would be my future business partner, Joe Boffi. How he’s changed me: Ari is the … Read more
Dooley Noted: 10/1/15 The Person: Dan Fetzner Profession: elite gymnastics coach, pool aficionado How I know him: I met Dan at age 20, when he searched a restaurant to find me a chair. My crush was initiated, and we spent 6 years together (ages 21-27), never apart more than 2 days. We shared fun, love, joy, crises, and hardships. How he’s changed me: Dan taught me I didn’t … Read more
Dooley Noted: 9/24/2015 The Person: Chris Rider His Profession: performing strongman, strength coach, strongman seminar instructor How I met him: I met Chris through Eric Moss his first New England-based Coney Island Strongmsn seminar. He taught me how to rip phone books, tear cards, and bend steel with my bare hands. The power of accomplishment made the seminar one of the best days of my life. How he’s changed … Read more
Dooley Noted: 9/17/2015 The Person: Eric Moss Profession: strength coach, Owner of Eric Moss Fitness, performing strongman How I know him: I met Eric at the Tamer Takes Manhattan Workshop in 2013, the same seminar where I would meet my future business partner, Joe Boffi. David Whitley paired Eric and I together to work on our kettlebell swings. I had never met an athlete with such an intense stare … Read more