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But for his part, Bixente Lizarazu, the former Basque international footballer, wanted to take an interest in another urban legend: making love the day before a match or an important sporting event, is it really against productive for an athlete? And the answer might surprise you!
SHOULD YOU OR SHOULD YOU NOT MAKE LOVE THE EVE OF A MATCH?
“There is a legend in sport which says that you should not have sex the day before a match,” said the former footballer, “I don’t agree with that, but I wanted to have the explanation, is there a scientific explanation? To answer him, Maïa Mazaurette relied on a study published last year and carried out specifically on...footballers. And according to the results of this study, it would be more favorable for the footballer to have sex just before a match rather than the day before. Having sex the day before would make the player slower on the pitch the next day.
But be careful, although making love just before a match could serve as a warm-up, you should also not let fatigue set in in the body, at the risk of seeing your performance on the field diminished.
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