Neue Forschungsergebnisse liefern Hinweise darauf, dass sexuelle Aktivität kurz vor einem hochintensiven Training die sportliche Leistung nicht beeinträchtigt. Diese Ergebnisse stellen langjährige Überzeugungen hinsichtlich der Notwendigkeit sexueller Abstinenz vor sportlichen Wettkämpfen in Frage.
Does sexual activity before exercise harm athletic performance?
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>New research published in the [journal](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031938425004044?via%3Dihub) Physiology & Behavior provides evidence that sexual activity shortly before high-intensity exercise does not harm athletic performance. The study suggests that masturbation-induced orgasm 30 minutes prior to exertion may actually enhance exercise duration and reaction time. These findings challenge long-standing beliefs regarding the necessity of sexual abstinence before athletic competition.
>The motivation for the new study stems from a persistent debate in the sports world. Coaches and athletes have frequently adhered to the idea that sexual activity drains energy and reduces aggression. This belief has led to common recommendations for abstinence in the days leading up to major events. Diego Fernández-Lázaro from the University of Valladolid led a research team to investigate whether these restrictions are scientifically justified.
>Previous scientific literature on this topic has been inconsistent or limited in scope. Many prior studies focused on sexual activity occurring the night before competition, leaving a gap in knowledge regarding immediate effects. Fernández-Lázaro and his colleagues aimed to examine the physiological and performance outcomes of sexual activity that occurs less than an hour before maximal effort.
>To conduct the investigation, the researchers recruited 21 healthy, well-trained male athletes. The participants included basketball players, long-distance runners, and boxers. The average age of the volunteers was 22 years. The study utilized a randomized crossover design to ensure robust comparisons. This means that every participant completed both the experimental condition and the control condition.
>In the control condition, participants abstained from any sexual activity for at least seven days. On the day of testing, they watched a neutral documentary film for 15 minutes before beginning the exercise assessments. In the experimental condition, the participants engaged in masturbation to orgasm in a private setting 30 minutes before the tests. They viewed a standardized erotic film to facilitate this process. Afterward, they watched the same neutral documentary to standardize the rest period.
TIL: people thought abstinence somehow helped physical performance
The entire Olympic Village is going to take this article to their trainers.
My own very anecdotal experience is that it definitely does lower performance.
theres a difference between masturbating and a marathon sex session
Who cares? Are we funding this bullcrap?
What sort of nonsense is this I’ve never heard of this in my life people believe this?
This seems like a personal thing? Like not everything has to be true of the statistically average human to be true. If a person feels like it helps them it probably does. My understanding is that abstinence was all about focus and drive rather than physical ability, so it’s not something you would expect to be reflected by statistics.
The very act of standardizing their game prep probably eliminated any value of the evidence.
Ask Olympians that took part in the Orgys.
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