Since the days of ancient Greece the athletes already hold fast to the concept of fasting to make love without a fight. This idea originated from the myth that says that would reduce the levels of sex hormone testosterone that athletes feared less aggressive when facing opponents.
Great philosopher Plato was the first person who raised this myth when writing about the Olympic champion Ikkos of Tarentum. According to the literature, Ikkos preparing for the Olympic Games to 84 in the year 444 BC by eating wild boar in large portions, cheese and goat meat, and avoid sexual activity. He worried about the sexual relationship will reduce its strength.
In early 1900, legendary boxer Rocky Marciano stated fasting sex for a month before the game. Marciano was the heavyweight boxer, who retired with a record has never been defeated.
In the mid-20th century, Muhammad Ali also admitted he had sex two months before the fast to the ring. Legendary boxer said absent from sex makes it more calm and not easily defeated. Ali is a legendary boxer who has not broken a record 56 wins with 37 knockouts from 61 matches.
According to the article published in Newsweek, the Romans did not agree with the idea that the Greek people. Year 77 AD Pliny the Elder, the author of Romans, wrote that the spirit of a sluggish start could be kindled again with sexual intercourse. Since then, the concept of sex will reduce the performance of the athletes began to be abandoned.
ESPN sports television channel had done research on this subject. They tested the men's and women's wrestling athletes to know the cardiovascular endurance and upper body strength and lower use sensors designed by the United States Boxing Association.
The wrestlers were asked to refrain from sex the day before doing a series of tests. Then a day later they were allowed to have sex with their partners and then were re-tested. Results showed physical, testosterone levels of men and women wrestlers remain high even though they have sex.
Tommy Boone, sports psychologists also say there is no scientific basis that supports the myth absent lovemaking will improve performance.
In his research in 1995 to 11 athletes who perform a treadmill test, there was no difference in performance in athletes who missed having sex 12 hours before testing with athletes who had sex.
"There is a physical change when having sex, namely increasing heart rate from 70 bpm to 130 bpm. But compared to exertion when the game ball, the energy released during sex will not affect you much, less than 25 percent," said the author of Sex Before Athletic Competition: Myth or Fact this.
The experts also say that it takes an athlete before a game is to get enough rest and avoid stress to focus on action to be faced. So if sex can make a person sleep soundly athletes, then why should be avoided?
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