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Podcast: The Perception & Action Podcast
Episode: 20B - Sport Science Shorts: Let's Talk about Sex & Sports
Description: Is there any validity to the long-held belief by many athletes and coaches that having sex the night before a big competition will impair sports performance? Should you be abstaining this Valentine’s Day if you have to play the next day?
Articles:
Abstention from sex and other pre-game rituals used by college male varsity athletes
Effects of sexual intercourse on maximal aerobic power, oxygen pulse, and double product in male sedentary subjects
Altered sleep-wake cycles and physical performance in athletes
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