Not sure the average 'bout of nookie' (who wrote THAT Benny Hill?)using the same amount of calories as climbing two flights of stairs......must be a pretty short 'bout of nookie'!
I would have thought it helps as it releases endorphines and helps you to sleep better - a good mental attitude is a big help and being awake engenders a more positive attitude
When my OH did Lanzarote IM in 1995 he was advised to forgo marital relations in the run up....... good job he never does what he's told unless its by me !! Mindyou - he did come in a little slower than he'd trained for (the race, not the ermm......well, you know ) so..............?
I knew it!!!! I knew that sex wasn't the most calorie buring activity you could do. There are loads more things that make me more out of breath than 15 mins of sex, icluding actually taking the stairs. The 3 flights of stairs at college always have me gasping for oxygen lol. Sex is easy compared to that lol. (
Agree with the sex not affecting performance the next day. I had sex the night before before race day. Needed something to calm my nerves so i could sleep and i didn't think alcohol was wise. Ran my 1st 10k in 56.50 the next day - only 10 secs per mile slower than my personal best for that distance.
Do not believe that sex the night before helps relieve muscle aches after the race tho. My hip really hurt and it hurt to walk the next day after my race. Possibly sex right after the race would help, but u might wanna take a shower first lol.
I wouldn't recomend sex in the middle of the night before a race... I found doing so did calm my nerves, but on the other side I was knackered the following morning.... maybe I should have stuck with just the once before bed rather than....
Once point about the article
male athletes were made to run on a treadmill 12 hours after having had sex. They showed no decline in stamina, or mental and physical performance
12 Hours is that 12 hours on a treadmill or 12 hours after sex ?
Duckinator, I think you should have kept that quiet, don't want the Mrs to come back and tell you it works!
My thoughts precisely,go for it whenever the mood takes,the legs may need a good warm up but what a mental buzz when you get 10 mins into the run.Keep running & shagging every1,we're only here once.
2 flights of stairs? I thought us runners would be at least burning enough calories to run up the Empire State Building
Without being to crude given the fact that many reading that are marathon runners I think the person writing the peice has had some seriously bad boy friends in the sack?
My thoughts exactly,just on one thing different with me,my half marathon was due to start at 6-30pm on sat eave,mmm what do you do when in a hotel room all day with your girl freind !well 3 sex sessions later !3-30pm,totally zonked !!
But come race start,flying as was the result !fastest all year & im 50 yrs old.
Highly recommend it ! allthough not 3 times so close in one day.
Yes you are a sex machine James.Im your girlfriend and loved it,chilled us right out!! oh and guess what i was 6th lady at that half,so whos going 2 complain!!
So true and its not only sex. Masturbating is actually better for males 1 hour before a run. Your more relaxed and are pumped to run. Give it a go I guarantee it works.
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I e-mailed the link to my girlfriend (who's currently in America).
I'm yet to get her to speak about the subject
2 flights of stairs? I thought us runners would be at least burning enough calories to run up the Empire State Building
Beats the normal stretching before running
I knew it!!!! I knew that sex wasn't the most calorie buring activity you could do. There are loads more things that make me more out of breath than 15 mins of sex, icluding actually taking the stairs. The 3 flights of stairs at college always have me gasping for oxygen lol. Sex is easy compared to that lol. (
Agree with the sex not affecting performance the next day. I had sex the night before before race day. Needed something to calm my nerves so i could sleep and i didn't think alcohol was wise. Ran my 1st 10k in 56.50 the next day - only 10 secs per mile slower than my personal best for that distance.
Do not believe that sex the night before helps relieve muscle aches after the race tho. My hip really hurt and it hurt to walk the next day after my race. Possibly sex right after the race would help, but u might wanna take a shower first lol.
Sex helps women block out pain and men sleep.
What does that say about us?
I wouldn't recomend sex in the middle of the night before a race... I found doing so did calm my nerves, but on the other side I was knackered the following morning.... maybe I should have stuck with just the once before bed rather than....
Once point about the article
male athletes were made to run on a treadmill 12 hours after having had sex. They showed no decline in stamina, or mental and physical performance
12 Hours is that 12 hours on a treadmill or 12 hours after sex ?
Duckinator, I think you should have kept that quiet, don't want the Mrs to come back and tell you it works!
The night before, or in the morning before? Or both?
Doesn't seem to do me (or my Squeeze) any harm. We've both had several PBs over various distances in the last couple of years
But then, we've not tried NOT having sex before a race.....
LOL
Without being to crude given the fact that many reading that are marathon runners I think the person writing the peice has had some seriously bad boy friends in the sack?
Oh err actually maybe it's written by a ex?
My thoughts exactly,just on one thing different with me,my half marathon was due to start at 6-30pm on sat eave,mmm what do you do when in a hotel room all day with your girl freind !well 3 sex sessions later !3-30pm,totally zonked !!
But come race start,flying as was the result !fastest all year & im 50 yrs old.
Highly recommend it ! allthough not 3 times so close in one day.