I think it just depends on the individual. Personally, around the 3-5th day of abstaining, I'm just looking into destroy ****. Whether it be weights, an opponent, or that nice ass in transparent leggings that bends over in from of me.
So I'd be okay with having sex while training (minimally, and in a disciplined fashion), but personally I'd definitely abstain 3-4 days before a fight.
Abstinence before a fight can be a problem for gay fighters as they find their opponent sexually distracting. We saw this early in the Broner v Maidana fight.
Apparently science proved that after sex, we have higher testosterone, which adds to adrenaline and aggressiveness...which is good for fighting.
I read a similar article, but it was a little more specific. It stated that there would be no testosterone increase immediately after ejaculation, and for 6 days afterwards. On the 7th day, there would be a 146% increase in testosterone. On the 8th day, there would be no more benefit to testosterone. So it advised planning competitions around this cycle.
I'm starting to think it just doesn't matter either way...depends on the person and their preference. I've read people like tyson abstained for months, Danny Garcia abstains the entire camp, etc, and now from a poster above that Canelo is wanking it at the weigh-ins.
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