Think you are underestimating the impact of that kind of switch. Not read all of these (not quite that sad!) but the abstracts do suggest it is not bollox to factor in the jetlag.

[urlhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1756080/pdf/v032p00101.pdf[/url



You are right about it being harder coming back the other way. Some interesting stuff here too:

[urlhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3435929/[/url

Does say athletes and 18-25 year olds are less affected, but the NFL study does also point to some impact on team performances depending on who travelled where and what time the game was at. This was a comparison of results vs bookies odds though...

There is a difference in metabolic activity between 3pm and 8pm that effects performance, generally people have higher metabolic rates at 3pm (although not everyone is the same). Normally teams would be at the same point as each other though, and therefore it has less impact on the result, but this would not be the case if one of them has crossed timezones to play. Impact would depend on the kick off time c.f. the time your body thinks it is.

Yes, I know there is no meaningful evidence of any significant effect on performance levels in pro sport. Kind of my point.

You'll be fine over here FA they have one size fits all Budgie Smugglers!

but I have never tried them

Mrs Relic says I am at my physical peak in the mornings cannot get more definite evidence than that

Meh, I reckon she's just another of them Bradford glory hunters

So I take it from this you do not believe alertness, speed of thought, or decision making effect a teams chances of winning a game? It is only physical fitness that matters? There is plenty of evidence in the links that cognitive function varies depending on the time of day.

Anyway the original point was this, your incredulity that a flight to Toronto would have any impact on a persons body clock.

It does.

The answer to the "What's the story morning glory?" question is in there too...