Ben Sullivan, Author at BODi

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How Your Smartphone is Sabotaging Your Workout

By Ben Sullivan; August 27, 2019

Using your smartphone during exercise can affect the intensity and enjoyment of your workout, according studies at Hiram College.

Fitness

Do Allergy Pills Block Muscle Growth?

By Ben Sullivan; August 23, 2024

Antihistamines Might Hamper Strength Gains Itchy eyes, runny nose, incessant sneezing, chest pain — there’s nothing fun about allergies or heartburn. But a recent study...

Fitness

Mental Training: The Key to Becoming More Competitive

By Ben Sullivan; August 20, 2024

There’s a cliché in the sports world that success is 10 percent physical and 90 percent mental. And if you’ve ever competed at any level—and...

Fitness

How to Maximize Your Metabolic Recovery After a Workout

By Ben Sullivan; March 20, 2023

Muscle repair is a key part of the recovery process, but metabolic recovery, or the replenishment of the body’s energy stores, is just as important....

Nutrition

Can Probiotics Boost Athletic Performance?

By Ben Sullivan; October 17, 2016

Cultivating the right kinds of gut bacteria could make you faster or stronger. Here's why a primed gut biome may help prepare your body to...

Fitness

Everything You Know About Lactic Acid Is Wrong

By Ben Sullivan; August 23, 2024

Trainers and coaches often point to lactic acid buildup as the cause of muscular fatigue. Problem is, your body doesn’t produce lactic acid. Confused? In...

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Fitness

How Your Smartphone is Sabotaging Your Workout

Fitness

Do Allergy Pills Block Muscle Growth?

Fitness

Mental Training: The Key to Becoming More Competitive

Fitness

How to Maximize Your Metabolic Recovery After a Workout

Nutrition

Can Probiotics Boost Athletic Performance?

Fitness

Everything You Know About Lactic Acid Is Wrong