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Question:
Hi, i'm 14 and masturbate daily - usually once, but up to 3x on the weekends. I was wondering if it can have any negative effect on my athletic performance? Fo example, if i have a sports event or track race the next day will it have a negative effect to masturbate the night before?

Answer:
by Sandra L. Caron:
(03/25/2006)
While you may have heard the stories of how coaches would tell their players to save up their energy the night before the big game by avoiding sex, this is an old wives tale. There is no known link between masturbation and athletic performance. Masturbation is a safe activity. If you enjoy masturbating, and it is fine with you, enjoy yourself.

Reviewed by: Patricia Fawver Ph.D. in Sexology

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