You don't want to waste it getting it in someone's eyes. Think of the potential for electrolyte replacement!

Don't you usually just wanna pass out? haha

Hey, i'm new to this. I tend to find that my performance is decreased after jerkin off. But if you can stay away for a while before a race, you can use it as a driving force to finish as quickly as possible and run to the loos. The worst one though is a portaloo! Why do those places alway Stink so much?

And, why do you have so many people who have researched it? Odd...

Because they're full of *****? Just a wild, 'out there' thought.

Yeah, right.

Honestly, where do you come up with this stuff?

I usually refrain a few days before a time trial. But I don't believe in riding with a 5 o' clock shadow. That's an old wives tale.

I remember the story of Francie Larrieau setting an American record for 1500 meters literally less than an hour after having sex. I also had one of my best running performances very soon after having sex. The testosterone level thing is not only backwards, but as you would know had you read Lance's Playboy interview, he has been plagued by very low testosterone levels since losing a testicle. He can't do anything about it because it is a banned substance. Do you think it hurt his performance?

That was based on myth and folklore. It's great for Rocky movies but there isn't any proof to back it up.

That is interesting to hear, like it was discussed in the road racing forums I would think you could take it if it was low in your body...

You can not tell me that lance does not take some testosterone to help fix his problem, it would be undetectable via normal testing if it was to normal levels. Now low vs nearly none is a different story...

(of course I am no Lance Armstrong)...

(slams a $20 on the counter)

I'M OUT!

Not a master of your domain, eh?

Well it's easy for you [Elaine] 'cause you don't have to do it!

Ok, i'm going to do this experiment. (The abstaining thing).

5 minutes. how's the experiment going?

rofl, this thread made my day

I think I saw this movie already...

Recent coverage of Australian football covered this particular topic. A prominent sports doctor indicated that the essential part about ************ in heightening sports performance was to take the arousal to a level just prior to ejaculation, then stop.

The increase in testosterone occurs *before* ejaculation. By not following through to ejaculation, that testosterone remains in the system to improve performance.

guess Rowan's idea is technically abstenance. But, thanks as a sports reporter I would choose to pass up the 'go get em speech' in the locker room, just prior to the game. guess the pre-game rub down would include snake oil.

hmm...interesting. I would think it would make you more agressive, like one poster said.

I should have guessed this would turn into a discussion about jacking off onto people behind you

Let's hope there are no under dressed cheerleaders

NICE, thanks for giving me reason to wank it before a ride.

Not so well. He hasn't responded for like 10 hours. He either failed or he's dead. I suspect the latter.

I like to have sex before and after a ride, and for that matter I like to have one every day.... , wishfull thinking