Is Sex Really Bad for Performance?

This is not something I usually write about. This topic has been brought up in so many conversations that it is in high demand. What kind of impact does sex have on athlete performance?

Here is the old school of thought. Sex will distract you, tire you out and make your legs weak on performance day. As Micky from Rocky would say "dames weaken legs!"
A more modern look on how sex impacts performance in a negative manner suggests that it's the lack of shut eye that makes you useless on the field of play. Firstly athletes will have to find someone to shack up with. After a full day of competition prep athletes who don't have a current sexual partner will need to walk around town looking for one (yes this does apparently happen way too often) or they may even order one! Not exactly legal in the UK but again it happens. This effort to hock up is time consuming and may even be tiring.
Second of all we must consider how long athletes go at it after lights out! If the athletes continues to to do the nasty up until the later hours of the morning it is I lightly that they will get enough sleep.
Another issue comes from fatigue. If the sex is too vigorous it can result in delayed onset muscle soreness or DOMS for short. Try walking down the stairs after leg day and you'll understand. Aching muscles can drastically lower performance. It should be noted that anyone in elite condition will not build up the DOMS unless they really get vigorous!

Then again we can look at it another way. In women sex has been proven to increase testosterone level. Testosterone has been proven to increase the tone and strength of skeletal muscle fibres. However we should consider that the testosterone rise seen I. Women have not been directly correlated to sports performance as of yet. We can also argue for the thought of sex tiring the body out. Competitions are stressful situations and a form of physical and mental relaxation is needed.

In a nut shell sex has not been proven to be good or bad. Just remember what is important before competition day. Get plenty of sleep. Seven hours is the least amount of time you should be asleep for. Eat well. Make sure that you have energy for any activity coming your way and no I am not just talking about sport! Finally don't injure yourself. It happens way to often so please watch out for rupturing something delicate!

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