Workout music

corblimey

I got myself a new MP3 player at the weekend and will probably use it most at the gym, so what sort of music do people like to listen to while working out? I've found it needs to be quite energetic music (drum n bass, i guess) and loud to drown out the gym's own stereo (there's 1 guy in there who leaves it on radio when he's on, who can work out to news reports?!) but my old MP3 player was filled to the brim with 80s rock ballads (Up Where We Belong, Walking On Sunshine, Flashdance) and the Rocky Soundtrack (oh Lord)/

So what do you workout junkies recommend on the old personal 'stereo'?

FunkZ

It depends on what I'm doing!

When I lift weights I'd normally listen to some fairly heavy metal like Exodus or Megadeth. Sometimes Muse.

When I'm running slowly it's Whitesnakes song Here I Go Again on repeat.
And when I run at a high tempo I'd listen to some hard trance like Yoji, Scot Project or Ilogik!

ICX

The Prodigy (music for the gilted generation) does the job for me.

estebancambias

Cue some loser stating that we all have 'awful tastes in music', followed by some offended soul stating that 'Music is subjective'

siochain

ICX wrote: »

The Prodigy (music for the gilted generation) does the job for me.

Wow that takes me back, going looking for that album tonight, I can feel personal best coming on in the gym tomorrow.

Buzz Buzz

Usually have alot of hardhouse and ministry of sound kinda stuff...

rubadub

prodigy, chemical brothers, some 60's garage band music with good beats- white stripes sort of stuff.

Get sound isolation earphones and you can drown out other music in the gym, and spare your ears since it can then be put lower.

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SuprSi

All dance music, progressive stuff, nice beats, and energetic too. Has to be moderately uplifting but the beat is the most important thing.

Beerlao

i've got a playlist on my ipod for the gym with over 2000 songs, mix of rock, indie, dance, pop... all uptempo stuff... there isn't much Air or Sigur Ros on there!!

Jimmy Bottlehead

Bit of Nashville Pu$$y, Motorhead, hell even some 'hopeful' Coldplay songs (Square One, for example!) are lashed on there.

mack1

Sabbath! Ironman alone can add 10% to your PB!

Hail 2 Da Chimp

ICX wrote: »

The Prodigy (music for the gilted generation).

This looks like it's going to be a winner.
Death to the Pixies is also great.
The Hold Steady.
The GO! Team.
Maximo Park - A certain Trigger.

DILLIGAF

I always find some emo-ish music to do the trick, heavy in places with uplifting hooks!

Go get "Crisis" from 'Alexisonfire'

Pretty ****ing awesome for weight training and running! Dance music is wicked for running too but I find some decent chorus sections can help me push it that bit further ya know!

Generally speaking I'm a death metal fan though with a passion for good dance music. :P

Naos

Gotta get my mp3 player loaded with music (Had to bring back old one and lost all music )

Two songs I love to workout to are 'Rob Zombie - Dragula' and 'Eminem - Run Rabbit Run', those songs have amazing beats.

iregk

The rocky soundtrack! Can't beat it, start shouting at yourself "No Pain, No Pain"

Fatloss08

joe esposito - your the best ( karate kid song )

burning heart
hearts on fire

both on rocky 4 soundtrack

eye of the tiger - survivor

what ive done - linkin park

rollin rollin - limp biscuit

here i go again on my own - white snake

etc

Saabdub

Something loud with guitars when doing strength training-(Nirvana, Pink Floyd The Wall, Zeppelin, Kansas, Foreigner, the Chillies, etc.,). Something softer when grinding out lots of sets -(Duran Duran, Timbaland, The Verve, etc.) Somthing with a beat when doing cardio (any good chart stuff Nelly Furtado, Kanye West, etc,):)

Saabdub

Cupcakes

Low - Flo Rida
The Way I Are - Timbaland
Give It To Me - Timbaland
Lets go -Lil jon
Britney Spears - Break The Ice
dance, dance-fall out boy
thnks fr th mmrs-fall out boy
(just a few)

Ifyou have iTunes go to the music store and click "imix". People put their playlists here and there are loads for fitness, running, weights etc. That should give you an idea and you can create your own playlist or buy somebody else's playlist

You Suck!

Shítmat
Ceephax acid crew
Bogdan Radzenski

I dunno, just seems that industrial techno is suited to lifting weights....but then I'm a bit of a freak in these regards O_o

Lola87

Ram Jam - Black Betty
Smash Mouth - Allstar
The Killers - Mr Brightside
Guns N Roses
Summer tunes!

Kenmare

A great song for getting the blood going is "Rosetta Stoned by Tool"

Fantastic song, and in conjunction with the first part of the song is around 20 mins long. Personally I only like the 2nd half as its all music unlike the first half.

Would also recommend Vicarious (from the same album 10,000 days).

df1985

good 90's dance like the prodigy and chemical brothers always gets me running.any fast paced music really.trance/hard house etc.

public domain-operation blade, if that doesnt get ya pumped up and running nothng will!

Irish_Army01

Metallica!!;)

LegacyUser

Am I the only hip hop fan? I love that ****.

50 Cent, Timbaland, Lil Boosie and T-Pain to name but a few...

DILLIGAF

yeah i used to listen to a LOT of older Jay-z stuff, that man is king, and I still find it handy for light weight-higher reps, but for really pushing out those last few reps on heavy weights, nothing beats a bit of metal even if your not into it, just pure punishment music!

kazzer

Fighting my way back - Thin Lizzy

Great when you are on the comeback trail!

entropi

Me and a college mate were having this discussion only a week ago through txt messages, here is what we came up with as a good choice of tunes:

Madonna - Jump, and 4 Minutes
Most stuff recently that has T-Pain in it
Timbaland's album Shock Value
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Hump the Bump
Usher - good for a cooldown
Tiësto - Elements of Life album
Queen - Another One Bites The Dust
Guns n Roses - Paradise City, and Welcome to the Jungle
Marylin Manson - Beautiful People
Linkin Park - so many songs to choose...basically most of the "Hybrid Theory" and "Meteora" albums
Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff, and Rollin'
Eminem - The Eminem Show and Encore albums
Kanye West - Stronger, Homecoming, and a few others
Justin Timberlake - too many to mention here

and that's just what we could think of in 5 minutes. I would personally add in alot of dance music, Faithless, Fatboy Slim, Daft Punk and strangely enough, Cascada's album is very good to workout to.

Gavin "shels"

Try some Angerfist and Donkey Rollers.;)

Brian?

Underworld Anthology 1992-2002
Leftfield-Leftism
Primal Scream- Xtrmtr

On random, that'll get your juices flowing.

itsallaboutheL

KORN- Hating
Breaking benjamin- Polyaramous , Breakdown
Drowning Pool- Bodies
Limp Bizkit- Break Stuff
Pearl Jam- Alive
3 Doors Down- Fathers Son

Breaking Point- ONE OF A KIND

Just try and fail a squat with one of a kind playing very loudly, it is a physical impossibility.......................

The fear i see when you look in your eyes makes you believe im one of a kind.................hey hey hey ONE OF A KIND

BobbyOLeary

I was doing Deadlifts the other day when Friends in Low Places by Garth Brooks came on my ipod. Got me hyped up and I pulled the deads no problem. I like the song and all but it never got me going like that before!

colman1212

cheesedude wrote: »

Am I the only hip hop fan? I love that ****.

50 Cent, Timbaland, Lil Boosie and T-Pain to name but a few...

No Hip hop music is the only stuff I can listen to in the gym really, stuff like

dead prez - hip hop
lloyd banks -til the end
g unit - g'd up
jayz - no hook
lil wayne - fireman
nas - one mic
............

Beanmachine

Roy Gates-On my way

gaily

Anyone get the feeling recently that Ministry of Sound is more or less on autopilot at this point? Their compilations are getting BORING in my opinion... mostly they are just picking the top stuff off beatport, the minimal blippy junk, either that or commissioning dance cover versions of whatever crap is in the UK charts. Anyway. These days I prefer artist albums or compilations like this series (direct iTunes link) http://electricnation2010.com/tracks

Odysseus

What works for me:

The Prodigy,
Chemical Brothers
Eminem

Older stuff,
Stiff Little Fingers,
Lou Reed,
Sex pistols,
Showing my age I know.

Always finish each session or race to Wager's Ride of the Valkyries works as a bit of a performance cue for me.

c - 13

I've taken to listening to Aphex Twin on the treadmill recently.

I dont use my ipod whilst lifting, i find the cables and stuff get in the way.

KERPAL

50 cent- get rich or die tryin- perfect!!

eddiehead

Prodigy, Chemical Bros, Tiesto, Faithless, Spice G......carry on

Buzz Buzz

I always find Public Enemy's 'Fight the power' great when I'm doing heavy sets!