Need some (adult) advice on music to listen to during workout

[Creakylifter]

The Ramones, Dick Dale, The Hives, Buck Owens, Southern Culture On The Skids, Helmet, Los Straitjackets, Teenage Fanclub, George Jones, Husker Du, James Brown, AC/DC (Bon Scott rules!), ska, Sex Pistols, Howlin' Wolf, The Who, Motown, The Rolling Stones, dub reggae, Link freakin' Wray, The Kinks, Keith Richards solo stuff, Velvet Underground, The Sonics, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, NRBQ, Booker T & The MGs, anything on Sun Records.. anything metal always works. There's so much good music out there. Just not on your radio.

[scullin]

The Ramones, .

I busted out some Ramones during my last back workout, hadn't listend to them in a while.

[fpena]

Strange question to ask others what you should like in terms of music. It's really a personal choice. If you want to listen to Air Supply or Barney & Friends and it makes you have a great workout then perfect!

I personally listen to anything rock when working out - the heavier the better. But if someone told me EDM, techno, or rap would result in me having a better workout then I'd rather stab my eardrums then listen to any of those.

Again it's all a personal preference.

[ajdahlheimer]

I busted out some Ramones during my last back workout, hadn't listend to them in a while.

One of the most under-rated bands of all-time in my opinion. Their stuff should have been way more mainstream than it was during their era. RIP Joey, Johnny, and Dee Dee.

[MultiBeast]

Heavy fukin metal.

There is nothing else....

I'm on a constant rotation of:

Dream Theater
Rush
Opeth
Katatonia
Swallow The Sun
Saturnus

[thnikkaman]

I don't do Metal. In Fact, I don't do lyrics most days. I usually have hip-hop, juke/footwork, or glitch-hop in my ears when I'm working out.

Here is a playlist:
*****://soundcloud.com/noah-abrahamson/sets/gym

Oh, and here's the closest I can get to Metal

[mtdman]

Lately Eminem has become my go to music for workouts. His last album was great.

[thrshr01]

static-x
ill nino
stonesour
mudvayne
slipknot
spineshank
pantera

The list goes on bro'. Check out my Pandora station titled spineshank.

[Brackneyc]

Pandora-- Hard Rock Strength Training channel. Bout all I really need.

[Do_Somethin]

[Old-Time-Lifter]

Why in the world is this not in the O35 misc? It sure as heck doesn't belong here!

And what a lame thing to do ask others what you should be listening to for music. For crying out loud I never pay a lick of attention to the music playing I'm there to lift not listen to tunes.

[socket]

I listen to all types of music when I train, just depends on my mood. Some days I need a little more hype, other days need something calming.

[socket]

Why in the world is this not in the O35 misc? It sure as heck doesn't belong here!

And what a lame thing to do ask others what you should be listening to for music. For crying out loud I never pay a lick of attention to the music playing I'm there to lift not listen to tunes.

That was my first reaction to the thread, but I decided to play along and be nice Besides, some of the other threads.... oh boy ha!

[Geoff Richards]

[crupiea]

I basically listen to the same stuff i grew up on. Zeppelin, Sabbath, that sort.

I also like gospel and a sprinkling of classical.

Blues is one of my favorite genres as well.

I cant stand pop music, it has no passion. I need to listen to artists who have actual talent, not auto tuned mindless crap.

When the stones got popular they moved to the south of france and bought a villa and would spend months there partying and writing their next album. Can you imagine how much fun that would have been?

Do you think katy Perry locks herself in a hotel room with a case of scotch of doesnt shower until the new album is just right? Of course not, these talentless hacks just sing what they are told to sing and if they dont hit the note or even remember the words, thats ok, they just dub it in.

I cant stand working out to the radio because you have to wait to hear the songs you like so i have an old beater mp3 player loaded with the stuff.

You are from texas man, download some stevie ray vaughn and zztop and you are well on your way.

[dougefresh93]

Heavy fukin metal.

There is nothing else....

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[FCB02062]

My gym music has to have some aggression to it - be it heavy guitars, pounding bass, thumping drums...there HAS to be something in it to add fuel to my fire. Right now, here's a selection of what I've got going at the gym these days:
I Will Follow - U2
Aenema - Tool
Them Bones - Alice in Chains
Girls Girls Girls - Motley Crue
Highway to Hell - AC/DC
Misty Mountain Hop - Led Zeppelin
Unchained - Van Halen
Sinner's Swing - Van Halen
Stinkfist - Tool
Bullet the Blue Sky - U2
Angry Chair - Alice in Chains
I Fought the Law - The Clash
Looks that Kill - Motley Crue
Peace Sells - Megadeth
Symphony of Destruction - Megadeth
Long Way to the Top - AC/DC

[jmenzies6]

Listen to anything that sparks old memories related to emotion. We want to listen to the most motivational tracks, right? Emotion (anger, happiness, love) is the stepping stone for motivation.

-For example, last summer I blew out my knee playing soccer (still recovering).. One of our warm-up songs was "End of the World" by Lupe Fiasco. Now, every time I hear that song, Im reminded of how fit I was. Its a spark of motivation to get back to that stage.

[AAOBob]

Deadlifting song.

[mslman71]

[EjnarKolinkar]

Local radio plays 10 o'clock Tool. I listen to that usually.

[bodyhard]

I was scared to post this in the MISC forum. Those kids are mean.

WTF??? Are you serious?

[weiss1967]

anything Lil Wayne.

[Silentpoet]

POD's Alive is the first one I go to in my iPhone. Then random songs. Tom Petty's Won't back down. Lots of 80s stuff. DMX Lord Give me a Sign. Blind Guardian features on my play list too. Depends on where I am in the workout. The bigger stuff at the front end is more important to have a good song. Lighter assistance stuff don't seem to call for Twisted Sister or ACDC.

[Brackneyc]

WTF??? Are you serious?

You know those kids, just big ole meanies. FFS.

[Keoking]

Pandora-- Hard Rock Strength Training channel. Bout all I really need.

Good call. I didn't even see that they had a Workout genre at the bottom of they genre list. Just added several to my settings. I'll take a spin through them and see what hits me.

[Mike Spitzer]

My only rule for music is the gym itself should play NONE !
The only "music" I want to hear in a gym is metal clanking.

Then people can listen to their own preferred music thru MP3 player to fit their tastes.

My biggest pet peave with gyms is when they feel the need to pump some techno or salsa or hip-hop or dance music at 120 db --- so loud you can't even hear your own player in your ears.

The reason ?
Sorry - but there is no music they can select without annoying some % of the members ........ so it is best to play nothing and let each person play their own private choice.

Furthermore -- much of this techno and dance crap is so simplistic and repetitive it is like annoying auditory chinese water torture --- gets irritating and distracting really quick.

Now as for MP3 player choices ?

Iron Maiden, Yngwie Malmsteen, Racer X, Megadeth, Dio-era Black Sabbath, etc....

But often I will play nothing.

[geek23ka]

The Ramones, Dick Dale, The Hives, Buck Owens, Southern Culture On The Skids, Helmet, Los Straitjackets, Teenage Fanclub, George Jones, Husker Du, James Brown, AC/DC (Bon Scott rules!), ska, Sex Pistols, Howlin' Wolf, The Who, Motown, The Rolling Stones, dub reggae, Link freakin' Wray, The Kinks, Keith Richards solo stuff, Velvet Underground, The Sonics, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, NRBQ, Booker T & The MGs, anything on Sun Records.. anything metal always works. There's so much good music out there. Just not on your radio.

i like this list.

[postman123]

I don't listen to music when I lift. I don't need anyone screaming in my ears to motivate me. And I don't like having to worry about dropping my phone or getting tangled in the wires.

The gym plays some middle of the road type stuff and thankfully they keep the volume down. I pretty much block it out anyway, I'm pretty focused when I'm in there and don't really hear it anyway.