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Does sex the night before really affect one's sports performance the next day?

We've all heard this one before, but Swiss scientists will beg to differ. A study by them found no difference in performance between elite athletes who got busy 10 hours before a battery of tests and those who abstained. But much of sports performance is mental, and other studies suggest that if you believe a romp will ruin your game, it will.

 

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