STUPIDstudy

For each statement, please indicate whether the statement is true for you or not by marking "Yes" or "No".

Yes No

I have exercised when I was sick.

Yes No

I have caused myself an injury from working out too much.

Yes No

I typically continue to do my workouts even when I’m injured.

Yes No

I take a break from my exercise routine at the slightest sign of an injury.

Yes No

I have come back from an injury too fast and re-injured myself.

Yes No

I have worked out so hard that I threw up.

Yes No

I have ignored an injury and continued to exercise and made the injury worse.

Yes No

If I feel even just a little sick, I back off from my normal workout schedule.

Yes No

I have sought out a medical intervention (e.g., cortisol shot, etc.) for an injury in order to compete or continue my training.

Yes No

I have ignored injuries in order to compete in an athletic event.

Yes No

I typically wait until I’m fully recovered from an injury before returning to my normal workout routine.

Yes No

I have gone to several different doctors until I found one that agreed I could continue training despite my injury.

Yes No

I have more knowledge about exercise-related injuries than most medical professionals.

Yes No

I have exercised/competed to the point where cramps stopped me from continuing.

Yes No

I have exercised in weather conditions that were potentially life threatening.

Yes No

I have cross-trained through an injury in order to compete in an athletic event.

Yes No

Despite having no formal training, I know how to tape injured joints and muscles.

Yes No

I have done two or more workouts in one day.

Yes No

I have been asked to stop exercising/training by strangers who were concerned for my health/safety.

Yes No

I have worked out hard enough to make parts of my body bleed.

Yes No

I have worked out so hard that I lost control of my bowels.

Yes No

When I felt like I was getting sick, I immediately did a workout in anticipation of being out for a few days/weeks.

Yes No

I have continued to exercise/train against the advice of a health professional.

Yes No

I have worked out so hard that I made myself faint/black out.

Yes No

I have trained so hard that I caused myself a stress fracture.

Yes No

I have mistaken a stress fracture for a more minor muscle strain or sprain and continued training

Yes No

I have exercised immediately after donating blood, with the hope of gaining a training benefit.

Yes No

Could you give us some examples of your own STUPID sporting-related activities: