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A key indicator for [[Overtraining Syndrome]] is the athlete's emotional state. There are various approaches to measuring emotional state, mostly based around questionnaires. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profile_of_mood_states Profile Of Mood States] (POMS) was developed in the early 1970s for psychotherapy and counseling, but rapidly became popular for evaluating [[Overtraining Syndrome]]. POMS has over 60 questions, which is a little much for many recreational runners, and it is not readily available. There is also the Recovery-Stress-Questionnaire for Athletes (RestQ-Sport), which has a 72 and a 56 item questionnaire plus software to analyze the responses.
=A Pragmatic Mood State Questionnaire=
There is a shorter approach which has only 6 questions which are rated 1 = strongly disagree; 2 = disagree; 3 = neutral; 4 = agree; 5 = strongly agree. Add up the answers to get a number between 6 and 30. A score below 20 indicates rest is required. Any questionnaire should be taken at the same time of day and should be tracked over time.
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<td>I am looking forward to today's workout</td>
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<td>I am optimistic about my future performance</td>
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<td>I feel vigorous and energetic</td>
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<td>My appetite is great</td>
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<td>I have little muscle soreness</td>
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<td><input type="radio" name="5" value="3" id="53"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="5" value="4" id="54"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="5" value="5" id="55"/></td>
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=A Pragmatic Mood State Questionnaire=
There is a shorter approach which has only 6 questions which are rated 1 = strongly disagree; 2 = disagree; 3 = neutral; 4 = agree; 5 = strongly agree. Add up the answers to get a number between 6 and 30. A score below 20 indicates rest is required. Any questionnaire should be taken at the same time of day and should be tracked over time.
<html>
<script type="text/javascript">
function doCalc()
{
var trimps=new Array();
var total = 0;
for(j=0; j<=5; j++)
{
for(i=1; i<=5; i++)
{
if(document.getElementById(j+""+i).checked)
{
total += Number(document.getElementById(j+""+i).value);
}
}
}
document.getElementById('Total').innerHTML = "Total: " + total;
}
</script>
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<table style="text-align: left;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1">
<tr>
<th>Question</th>
<th>strongly disagree</th>
<th>disagree</th>
<th>neutral</th>
<th>agree</th>
<th>strongly agree</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>I slept well last night</td>
<td><input type="radio" name="0" value="1" id="01"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="0" value="2" id="02"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="0" value="3" id="03"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="0" value="4" id="04"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="0" value="5" id="05"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>I am looking forward to today's workout</td>
<td><input type="radio" name="1" value="1" id="11"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="1" value="2" id="12"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="1" value="3" id="13"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="1" value="4" id="14"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="1" value="5" id="15"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>I am optimistic about my future performance</td>
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<td><input type="radio" name="2" value="2" id="22"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="2" value="3" id="23"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="2" value="4" id="24"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="2" value="5" id="25"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>I feel vigorous and energetic</td>
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<td><input type="radio" name="3" value="2" id="32"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="3" value="3" id="33"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="3" value="4" id="34"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="3" value="5" id="35"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>My appetite is great</td>
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<td><input type="radio" name="4" value="2" id="42"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="4" value="3" id="43"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="4" value="4" id="44"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="4" value="5" id="45"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>I have little muscle soreness</td>
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<td><input type="radio" name="5" value="2" id="52"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="5" value="3" id="53"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="5" value="4" id="54"/></td>
<td><input type="radio" name="5" value="5" id="55"/></td>
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