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Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:06 pm
by lsatbeard
I received some odd advice for preparing for the LSAT (thanks, dad
), and I don't know what to make of it, especially the fourth item. Any experiences confirming or refuting it?
Here are some of the pointers for your LSAT course and exam which you can implement immediately:
* Make sure you get at least 8 hrs of sleep every day. If you missed it, make it up the following day - it does work.
* Use imagery guided relaxation for 10 - 15 minutes before you retire for the night to enhance the quality of your sleep.
* Start taking vitamin B-1 250 mg 1 x daily for mental stamina (not B-12, B complex, nor variations of vitamin B).
* Refrain from sex (until after exam) for optimum physical and mental focus - like Martial artists, boxers, & Olympian athletes' training before competition.
* On testing day, 1 hour before exam, take another 250 mg of B-1 ( it really works).
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:09 pm
by BigFatPanda
wow, LSAT porn....
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:10 pm
by rando
don't know about all the other stuff but the old "no sex before game day" adage has been refuted for a long time now
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:15 pm
by swimbrad
Mickey wrote:Women weaken legs
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:18 pm
by Columbia Law
I gave my girlfriend bone in ways you can't even imagine during LSAT prep. I got a 174. WTF does sex have to do with it?
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:19 pm
by Balthy
Make-up sleep doesn't work, I've heard.
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:20 pm
by D. H2Oman
Columbia Law wrote:I gave my girlfriend bone in ways you can't even imagine during LSAT prep. I got a 174. WTF does sex have to do with it?
flame.
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:21 pm
by Boba Fett
Columbia Law wrote:I gave my girlfriend bone in ways you can't even imagine during LSAT prep
+1
I, too, gave bitches much baculum during my LSAT preparatory phase.
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:22 pm
by Shrimps
That's a pretty serious question, frankly. Sex just before leaving for the test center - yes or no? I'd prefer links to any studies on mental acuity just after sex.
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:24 pm
by D. H2Oman
No but seriously, I masturbated in the bathroom during the break. Without question it helps the mind.
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:24 pm
by Balthy
#2: Use imagery guided relaxation for 10 - 15 minutes before you retire for the night to enhance the quality of your sleep.
Amended #2: Use real unguided sex for 10 - 15 minutes before you retire for the night to enhance the quality of your sleep.
Edit: Hah, i thought it said imaginary. Still, I think the amended version is better advice.
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:25 pm
by Boba Fett
superdingle2000 wrote:#2: Use imagery guided relaxation for 10 - 15 minutes before you retire for the night to enhance the quality of your sleep.
Amended #2: Use real unguided sex for 10 - 15 minutes before you retire for the night to enhance the quality of your sleep.
Exactly how super is your "dingle"?
Sorry, someone had to ask.
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:39 pm
by chango
lsatbeard wrote:I received some odd advice for preparing for the LSAT (thanks, dad
), and I don't know what to make of it, especially the fourth item. Any experiences confirming or refuting it?
Here are some of the pointers for your LSAT course and exam which you can implement immediately:
* Make sure you get at least 8 hrs of sleep every day. If you missed it, make it up the following day - it does work.
* Use imagery guided relaxation for 10 - 15 minutes before you retire for the night to enhance the quality of your sleep.
* Start taking vitamin B-1 250 mg 1 x daily for mental stamina (not B-12, B complex, nor variations of vitamin B).
* Refrain from sex (until after exam) for optimum physical and mental focus - like Martial artists, boxers, & Olympian athletes' training before competition.
* On testing day, 1 hour before exam, take another 250 mg of B-1 ( it really works).
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:45 pm
by Balthy
Boba Fett wrote:superdingle2000 wrote:#2: Use imagery guided relaxation for 10 - 15 minutes before you retire for the night to enhance the quality of your sleep.
Amended #2: Use real unguided sex for 10 - 15 minutes before you retire for the night to enhance the quality of your sleep.
Exactly how super is your "dingle"?
Sorry, someone had to ask.
Ha! You are the first.
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:18 am
by GoBroncos22!
Are you telling me I cant masturbate untill june 7th?
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:21 am
by jarofsoup
D. H2Oman wrote:No but seriously, I masturbated in the bathroom during the break. Without question it helps the mind.
hah. That would be a bad way to get your score canceled and have it explained in those terms to the law school.
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:23 am
by splay
How exactly is adding to your stress level by creating sexual frustration on top of every other frustration one has to deal with in regards to the LSAT supposed to be helpful at all? I say the more sex, the better. Morning sex the day before the actual LSAT, though. Can't have anything distracting you from sleep.
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:23 am
by Shrimps
hah. That would be a bad way to get your score canceled and have it explained in those terms to the law school.
What LSAC regulation forbids masturbating in the bathroom during the break?
What test centers/universities explicitly forbid it?
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:25 am
by charlesjd
No sex before the test? That would be worse = honry as a mofo!
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:43 am
by BriaTharen
Actually, there has been articles/studies published that show that having sex before having to give a speech is beneficial because it relaxes you. Being that the fear of public speaking is closely tied with death for #1 fear, and the LSAT can be a frightening task, I would say it can relax you before the LSAT and your dad's advice has more to do with him not wanting his son to be having sex rather than LSAT preparedness lol.
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:55 am
by kn6542
lsatbeard wrote:I received some odd advice for preparing for the LSAT (thanks, dad
), and I don't know what to make of it, especially the fourth item. Any experiences confirming or refuting it?
Here are some of the pointers for your LSAT course and exam which you can implement immediately:
* Make sure you get at least 8 hrs of sleep every day. If you missed it, make it up the following day - it does work.
* Use imagery guided relaxation for 10 - 15 minutes before you retire for the night to enhance the quality of your sleep.
* Start taking vitamin B-1 250 mg 1 x daily for mental stamina (not B-12, B complex, nor variations of vitamin B).
* Refrain from sex (until after exam) for optimum physical and mental focus - like Martial artists, boxers, & Olympian athletes' training before competition.
* On testing day, 1 hour before exam, take another 250 mg of B-1 ( it really works).
Perhaps your dad is just thinking that sex might mean drama for you. He may not be aware that you have an uncomplicated booty call you can take advantage of.
The B-1 advice is stupid. That's Thiamin. While a deficiency might cause some confusion or compromise mental performance, taking MORE than you really need if you
don't have a deficiency won't do shit. It's fortified in a lot of foods, and it's extremely rare for someone in this country to be deficient unless they have an eating disorder or drink a ton of alcohol. Eating a good solid breakfast before the exam is sufficient.
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:17 am
by r6_philly
lsatbeard wrote:
* Refrain from sex (until after exam) for optimum physical and mental focus - like Martial artists, boxers, & Olympian athletes' training before competition.
Only SOME athletes refrain from sex. Others swear that it will help raise concentration. I know for myself a long period of no sex will cause me to get frustrated easier and reduce my patience which in turn always hurted my performance in competition. I know many others who feel the same way. As a matter of fact I know a few who must have sex the night before competition. You sleep better too.
Re: Sex & LSAT Focus
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:39 am
by jpSartre
PT, no sex that day: 169
Sex, followed by a PT an hour later: 168
11 hours of sleep, then PT: 174
You guys are talking about the wrong variable!