Alright, so I believe that many of us have heard the speculation that ejaculation is not a good idea close to race time. It supposedly zaps your energy, and makes you sluggish. Is this scientificaly true? and if so how much energy do you really lose? no jokers, I want specifics on this speculation, and they should be done as inteligently as possible.
BUMP! (I was gonna tell you about it but you went and wrote "intellegently" How rude!
'Sex makes people happy. Happy people don't run 4 minute miles'
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HHH wrote:
'Sex makes people happy. Happy people don't run 4 minute miles'
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thats a famous quote. not from letrun
I thought it was from Legally Blonde.
"Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't shoot their husbands, they just don't."
For sex I prefer hard/easy. And lots of plyos and drills. Long warm up too, but no ice baths, unless I don't get any.
ive had sex the day of setting an 800 pr and winning pretty competitive college races. just dont get crazy with it. missionary only and get your nut off in at max 10 mins.
Had my best race of the year after my gf rode me sweet about 3 hours before the race. She had a shit race though.
gooooooooood wrote:
HHH wrote:'Sex makes people happy. Happy people don't run 4 minute miles'
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thats a famous quote. not from letrun
I stand corrected, this is where I saw it.
the only pre race sex i ever had led to a bad race, it was about 2 hours before my worst xc race of freshman year. but i've had some great races after ejaculating the night before
"Sex before the race? Probably won't hurt, just try not to distract the starter."Or something to that effect. I read it in a book of running quotes I have. Forgot who said it cuz I don't have the book on me.On another note:
...but i've had some great races after ejaculating the night before
Notice they didn't mention the sex, just the ejaculation, hmmm...
"It isn't the sex that wears you out, it's staying up all night looking for it"
Peach wrote:
"It isn't the sex that wears you out, it's staying up all night looking for it"
Thanks for the info, coach Stengel. As long as you are getting enough sleep you are fine.
I found this study awhile back after doing some digging on this very topic.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12659241&dopt=Abstract
It basically says that testosterone levels in men have a significant jump on the 7th day of abstinance. We always debate on how ejaculating the night before races/competitions will effect performance, but according to the study, ejaculating or abstaining the night before won't make much difference in your level of testosterone.
What I'd really like to hear is peoples performances without sex/ejaculating for a WEEK before a race. Is there anyone out there who have tried this? I attempted it a few times but always broke down three or four days into it.
The best way to race fast is to show up feeling pissed off and ornery (ie, from lack of sex). Sex makes you feel relaxed and at peace with the world, which is not conducive to racing fast.
You've gotta feel like everyone who attempts to pass you is insulting you; like every little thing is getting on your nerves and the only way to make things better is to run away from it all.
My advice would be to refrain for 2 days beforehand.
I get slow when I do not get any....
Go figure...
For the 800m...doesn't appear to hinder performance...in fact, I've had huge PRs the day after...
1:58 -> 1:56
1:54 relay split -> 1:52.88 FAT
Both PRs set the day after the nookie.
Women tend to run better having had sex recently, either the night before or even day of. Men don't fare quite as well generally speaking, but day of isn't a good plan for most.
The converse of this is the relaxation you get from sex. Running relaxed is more efficient so if you have trouble doing this without it or if you're easily distracted then sex can help. Physiologically, however, its good for women and less so for men.
I believe the correct quote is "happy people dont run sub 3.50 miles" and I think it was marty liquori
Broccoli Boy wrote:
What I'd really like to hear is peoples performances without sex/ejaculating for a WEEK before a race. Is there anyone out there who have tried this? I attempted it a few times but always broke down three or four days into it.
I've tried it before but always break down three or four minutes into it.