Sexual Activity and Race Day Performance
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jhudalla posted 12 weeks ago.
I saw a program on sports science that covered this exact thing with a runner and a boxer. Split times, punching power, bench press.... results: no effect. So, sex it up!
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jhudalla posted 12 weeks ago.
Ha, well... of course this is merely scientific. Science doesn't care about relationships or emotions :) But in the real world - > your sports performance should be the last thing on your mind when it comes to that anyhow.
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Great Greyhound posted 12 weeks ago.
Ok, my wife likes this idea, but I'm not so sure.
Of course, if it gets us a good nights sleep before a race, well..................
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StephenPDennis posted 12 weeks ago.
Well that's why I'm bringing it up. I've only recently started dating a really, really terrific women who while not at all interested in tri/running herself, is excited to accompany me on my travels and be my personal cheering section. This is a contrast to my last girlfriend who couldn't care less and never went to my races and therefore this wasn't an issue. In all honestly, I think there is a line at what I'm willing to do in order to shave a minute or two off my time, but I do think it's an interesting aspect of physiology and the life of athletes.
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jtrimom posted 12 weeks ago.
I would be so mad if my hubby raced and told me no because he had to rest up for a race
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KitKat posted 12 weeks ago.
I consider sex as part of my training. IMO it enhances my race performance :D
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jtrimom posted 12 weeks ago.
I find that training and racing enhance my sex life...it might be more energy and confidence that comes from the slimmer body...which came first, the chicken or the egg?
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StephenPDennis posted 12 weeks ago.
I just dug this up - http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0675/is_n3_v12/ai_15295073
Best quote - "Moderate" sex before competition may indeed be beneficial, according to George Leonard, author of The Physiology of Sex. Leonard lauds the benefits of the "rapturous synergy of exercise and sex" and concludes, "Either sex or athletics is good for you, and in conjunction they're even better."
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tholosophy posted 12 weeks ago.
I tend to think that as usual, it is a person to person basis. Me, I get too tired and sore after sex that I generally can't wake up very early the next morning. When I used to be in swimming competition, I would not do anything sexual for weeks before the end-of-year meet. Needless to say the few days after competition I didn't get much done. On the other hand, I had a friend who was quite the opposite. The day of a big meet he would go out and get a big steak and have sex with someone random, but then again he was a sprinter.
Depends on your personal feel, you only know after trial and error.
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hammerin hop posted 12 weeks ago.
I agree it's a case by case basis, but I remember an interesting article about athletes staying in the Olympic Village during Olympic games. Not sure how true the accounts wre, as they were passing comments in an article about more general athletic preparation for the games, but the article acknowledged there was a high amount of "activity" between athletes competing at such a level.
I can see how it would help!
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triNick posted 12 weeks ago.
huh?
Previous experience has lead me to stay away from it the night before the race... It's a different story during training.
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beads1985 posted 12 weeks ago.
Are you close to winning an event and lots of prize money where maybe this might be an important factor?
If not, enjoy a little pre-race 'naked-sexy-time', which can help you relax.
Then after your event enjoy some post-race 'naked-sexy-time' to celebrate.
WOO HOO!!
Nothing to it, but to do it
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UFTriGator posted 12 weeks ago.
I remember setting a HS record in the 200 IM after having sex the night before. I also got last place at my first ITU race this year after having sex the night before. Maybe I just need to collect more data...
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Leroy Bonkers posted 12 weeks ago.
When deciding if to indulge, one might first consider if you're looking at a marathon or a 5K... regardless of the race distance. ;-)
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StephenPDennis posted 12 weeks ago.
Haha, definitely didn't pick up on that at first. I have a feeling I'll be able to pick out the trifuelers at my next race because we're the crew that's walking all funny....
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advobwhite posted 12 weeks ago.
no conclusive evidence has really been found. men w/ a strong sex drive have high test levels, which is the main hormone that governs athletic performance as well. there's alot of mixed research on this. its not clear. i do have a theory that if it interfers with a good nights sleep, your performance will suffer a lil bit.
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advobwhite posted 12 weeks ago.
no conclusive evidence has really been found. men w/ a strong sex drive have high test levels, which is the main hormone that governs athletic performance as well. there's alot of mixed research on this. its not clear. i do have a theory that if it interfers with a good nights sleep, your performance will suffer a lil bit.
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dr_rios_ec posted 12 weeks ago.
This particular topic has been a culprit of debate for years and years, and heats up around the Olympics because of that gossip running around the olympic village and so on.
The cientific data now a days points much more towards the concept that sexual intercourse actually does not have any impact on performance and stamina; but, can be a great way to liberate stress and relax the athlete the night before a contest.
When I had been asked that question, from a medical point of view, I answer always the same way: "Everything in moderation is actually good"(like wine), meaning that a nice night of intimacy with your partner the night before a race actually will ease up worries and will endulge your system with a nice surge of endorphins; but, engaging in a sexual Lolapallooza trying to break any personal record or setting new PRs will actually leave even the most seasoned athlete dry and dog tired.
Now during trainning the picture is much different, the gain in endurance, strenght, confidence and stamina due the miles we put in really really really increase desire; and that is a very normal psicological and phisiological response.
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jtrimom posted 12 weeks ago.
tri-ac wrote:
ChunkyB wrote:we just had our baby on Tuesdaycongrats!
congrats! but why is this the 1st time you've announced it- It should've been its own thread seeing as you're a superstar around here
oh...and back to the thread...you won't be getting much action for a good six weeks minimum :(
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kylie posted 12 weeks ago.
ChunkyB wrote:
we just had our baby on Tuesday
Congrats new daddy! And no, they don't make tri bikes that small, so yes, you will have to wait, and you might as well do some laundry in the meantime ;)
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dr_rios_ec posted 12 weeks ago.
ChunkyB wrote:
...we just had our baby on Tuesday
That is awesome man, big congrats to you and your wife!
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beads1985 posted 12 weeks ago.
ChunkyB wrote:
Sorry for accidental threadjack. I guess I better go start my own thread.
You had sexual activity to make the baby didn't you?
So I don't think it was a true threadjack. ;-)
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ChunkyB posted 12 weeks ago.
beads1985 wrote:
ChunkyB wrote:Sorry for accidental threadjack. I guess I better go start my own thread.You had sexual activity to make the baby didn't you?
So I don't think it was a true threadjack. ;-)
Well, yeah. And the sexual activity is now on hold for 6 weeks. That was more the moral of the story.
So I'll let everyone know if it's better to cut out the sex and never sleep, or keep both.
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theShiba posted 11 weeks ago.
beads1985 wrote:
Are you close to winning an event and lots of prize money where maybe this might be an important factor?If not, enjoy a little pre-race 'naked-sexy-time', which can help you relax.
Then after your event enjoy some post-race 'naked-sexy-time' to celebrate.WOO HOO!!
Please don't ever ask me to "carbo load" with you...
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qb ant posted 11 weeks ago.
UFTriGator wrote:
I remember setting a HS record in the 200 IM after having sex the night before. I also got last place at my first ITU race this year after having sex the night before. Maybe I just need to collect more data...
I have two in HS -- I hope they're not....um.....competing ;D
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Socket posted 11 weeks ago.
This sounds like a call for more testing!
"Really, Honey, it's for science!" ;-)
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beads1985 posted 11 weeks ago.
theShiba wrote:
beads1985 wrote:Are you close to winning an event and lots of prize money where maybe this might be an important factor?If not, enjoy a little pre-race 'naked-sexy-time', which can help you relax.
Then after your event enjoy some post-race 'naked-sexy-time' to celebrate.WOO HOO!!
Please don't ever ask me to "carbo load" with you...
Socket wrote:
This sounds like a call for more testing!"Really, Honey, it's for science!" ;-)
As long as you wear your Heart rate monitor, it's all good ;-)
Nothing to it, but to do it
This may seem a bit apocryphal, but I sincerely remember reading an article in the NY Times around the last Olympic season that explained some of the 'side effects' of sexual activity in athletes on their performance. The gist was such -
Men who are sexually active experience a decrease in a lot of the hormones and adrenaline responses that contribute to a strong athletic performance, in essence it calms them down and given enough, erm, activity, the effect can last for hours, if not days.
The opposite was found to be true in women. Women who are sexually active tend to be more tenacious and 'finely tuned' when competing and the effect also can last for days.
The final thinking point was the at the US Olympic village men are highly discouraged from bringing partners while the female athletes were heartily encouraged to bring their own.
Have any of you heard about this? Am I totally misremembering this? I think it's an interesting argument but I'm not sure I want to PR that badly....
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