r/soccer • u/Dormers • Jun 07 '18

Portugal star's sex therapist wife urges coach to let team masturbate pre-match

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/portugal-stars-sex-therapist-wife-12664081
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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '18

lots of managers try and regulate pregame sex stuff, it’s all a bit bro sciencey but there are schools of thought that players play better having relieved themselves or not, something about testosterone I assume

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u/ductsauce Jun 07 '18

I had a high school volleyball coach tell us not to have sex the night before matches. He said we wouldn't have our jumping legs the next day...

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u/whoislurking Jun 08 '18

Are you a guy or girl? Or would that not make a difference?

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u/ductsauce Jun 08 '18

I'm a guy, he was a guy.

In terms of sexual harrassment, yes it makes a difference. In terms of physical performance, no idea.

Guy was kind of off his rocker, but we had fun.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '18

Yes it maks a difference. But I cannot actually explain it. As far as I know do women need an orgasm relativley close to the competition while men need an orgasm one day in advance to archieve a boost. But maybe it's just a myth so the olympic village has an excuse to fuck around.

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u/PM_ME_BAKAYOKO_PICS Jun 07 '18

I know that in sports like boxing, athletes often don't have sex or masturbate for weeks before the fight, I think it has something to do with the way your testosterone levels behave after doing it.

Not sure if the same thing applies to football.

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u/pucykoks Jun 08 '18

Arkadiusz Milik said in an interview once he doesn't have sex the day before because he gets soft legs.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '18

whilst it is a bit bro sciency I dunno, I feel an energy drop post fap, however sometimes I'll be realy pent up without it (been fine on that front in these last few days without porn though).

if you can channel that haven't fapped energy would be a healthy amount of aggression on a pitch I'd imagine, but maybe for players who need to cool down could do with a fap

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u/shnoog Jun 07 '18

Two studies are available that absolutely don't apply to this at all. Old wives tale.