Many professional and amateur athletes swear by their favorite tunes to help improve their performance.
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics decided to put that theory to the test.
Sadly, they found that music had no effect whatsoever on sports performance.
Still, it did increase self-esteem and make the study participants more likely to take risks.
This was especially for males who were allowed to choose their own music.
