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20B - Sport Science Shorts: Let’s Talk about Sex & Sports

20B - Sport Science Shorts: Let’s Talk about Sex & Sports

FromThe Perception & Action Podcast


20B - Sport Science Shorts: Let’s Talk about Sex & Sports

FromThe Perception & Action Podcast

ratings:
Length:
8 minutes
Released:
Feb 8, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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
 
More information:
http://perceptionaction.com/
My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)
My ASU Web page
Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
 
Credits:
The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action
The Vaselines – Sex with an X
Leather Uppers – Sexy Time
Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy
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Released:
Feb 8, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Exploration of how psychology and sports science research can be applied to improving performance, accelerating skill acquisition and designing new technologies in sports and other high performance domains. Hosted by Rob Gray, professor of Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University, the podcast will review basic concepts and discuss the latest research in these areas.