Workout Music - The essentials

My Ipod

darkhairedbetty — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:38:24 -0500

I listen to a variety, mostly hard rock, ska, rockabilly and fast rock n roll:

Local bands such as: The Agents (ska), The McGunks (fast Rock), Kings of Nuthin' (rockabilly), and the Amazing Royal Crowns (rockabilly)

More nationally known artists would be The Supersuckers, Joan Jett, Social Distortion, The Kinks, Alice Cooper, AC/DC, The Ramones and the NY Dolls.. The Bones (from Sweden) just to name a few..

I also have this awesome compliation box set of 70's punk songs called NO THANKS! and has mad cool tunes by Devo, The Buzzcocks, Joy Division, Siousx & The Banshees, The Dickies... I could go on and on..

Essential Running Music

jbonzo — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:13:41 -0500

I tend to like a faster beat (around 180 BPM) when I'm running. Euro/Dance/Trance seems to be the closest to this. I have an iTunes playlist of some of my favourites for my daily 7K run.

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewIMix?id=410607757&s=143455

Need Music

lgilbert66 — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:40:41 -0500

My i-tunes library recently got erased! I need suggestions for new music that will really get me up and running. I was getting bored with my music anyways, so I guess that this was as good a time as any!

wahine_toa — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:13:45 -0500

I usually start my workouts with Rage against the Machine's "Killing in the name of". Otherwise it's Disturbed, Kanye West, Pink, Marilyn Manson's "Fight Song", System of a Down, Missy Elliot and Slipknot. Oh ok - and occasionally Beyonce.

vonte08 — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:51:35 -0400

Anything by Crystal Waters. Also System of a Down and Breaking Benjamin gets me pumped too!

Killswitch Engage!

Alyx — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:04:51 -0400

Cheery fellow that I am, I begin most of my workouts with this song of theirs called "This Is Goodbye," which might be about suicide...

But! I take the approach of the glass being half full and think of the song as being more about letting go of your old self / improving yourself. It is very powerful and aggressive, and in the middle of a heavy set it gets the juices flowing!

Bass Hunter

dallltho — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 11:04:30 -0400

Bass Hunter

work out music

twhitakerrn — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:30:02 -0400

I'm in an 80's zone right now......

Brass Monkey

You dropped the bomb of me

Push It

Funky Cold Medina

Songs on my iPod

skeena — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:35:14 -0400

Lots of Nickelback, Theory of a Deadman, some Jason Derulo, Akon, and U2. Whatever can get my mind wandering is good!

Fast Tempo Pop Music

Stride — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:24:30 -0500

I normally have settled for just about anything that stimulates nerves to increase the pace at a quicker rate.

oops

AFinTraining — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:24:53 -0500

sorry about the double post didn't realize the newest messages were posted last...that said I also like to listen to The Outfield because of the heavy influence of drums in their music....

Cadence calls

AFinTraining — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:21:16 -0500

Does anyone use cadence calls as motivation during workouts?

unusual but effective...

AFinTraining — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:26:33 -0500

Does anyone use military cadence calls while working out? From what i remember they are a great motivator... any ideas on how to find them online? Thanks

Weight lifting

nalansenol — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:34:04 -0400

I suggest red hot chili peppers for weight lifting, esp. for women :)

DMB - Big Whiskey & GrooGrux King

davelee — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:00:13 -0400

Elliiptical / CrossTrainer heaven! This album is about an hour long and is a great cardio album with fast and slows (for resistance). It's almost tough not to start dancing on the machine.

punk rock

Elhauna — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:38:30 -0400

I love listening to punk rock when I work out. The fast pace keeps me moving.

belladiamondz — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:50:46 -0400

Black Eyed Peas gets me pumped up for cardio, and I must confess Britney has some good up-beat tunes.

and if I am NOT doing cardio I love listening to T.I., Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, 50Cent, mostly rap & hip hop

Here's mine...

edgreen — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:07:49 -0400

For Cardio: Zero 7, Massive Attack

For Weights: The Datsuns, AC/DC, The Offspring, Monster Magnet

metal

Shambo — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:59:12 -0400

Right now for cardio it has just been the Children of Bodom collection.

For strength:

Kalmah
Trivium
Machine Head
Fear Factory

metal

Shambo — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:58:58 -0400

Right now for cardio it has just been the Children of Bodom collection.

For strength:

Kalmah
Trivium
Machine Head
Fear Factory

pretty much amazing

crystalbradley — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:49:22 -0400

pmacast is a podcast by the music blog Pretty Much Amazing and I love it. Of course the great thing about podcasts is that you don't have to create a play list yourself but when I do I include songs by these artists:

The Faint, Daft Punk, Scissor Sisters, Bloc Party, Justice, Simian Mobile Disco, Crystal Castles, Ghostland Observatory, Rage Against The Machine, Santagold, M.I.A., Rhianna, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Soulwax, MSTRKRFT and remixes galore.

Favorites

onlybloodleft — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:40:25 -0400

I have a lot of different stuff I listen to. I listen to a lot of 80's ska, even though I was born in the 90s (The English Beat, the Specials, the Selecter, Bad Manners, Madness), anything by The Dandy Warhols, rap if I'm feeling really lazy, and some new stuff (Ladyhawke, Blitzen Trapper, The Kills, etc.).

Perfect Song to pump you up

sebadude — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:08:38 -0400

Many Men by 50 cent.. This song pumps me up like none other!

My Motivation

toddedmondson — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:52:17 -0400

I listen to The Boss Hoss. It is very upbeat and fun to listen to. If you have never heard of them then you should check them out. They are fun to see in concert too.

my essentials

matt2009 — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:07:05 -0400

I change day by day. on heavy lift days... I go all alpha male with old school Metallica. on other days, I have been getting great workouts in with The Avett Brothers, Old 97s

Focus In or Zone Out

jamie_ — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:12:31 -0400

It all depends on the workout. On days that I lift, I stick with harder (or fun) stuff. My playlists are peppered with Dead Kenedys, KMFDM, Fear Factory, Slayer, Guttermouth, Black Flag, Rammstein, Judas Preist, kind all over the place. Loud and fast. That's my motto.

I run classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and I have found that the guys prefer harder, faster, louder music. It absoloutely helps push them through the work. Plus, it is ok to yell (motivate!) with the music blasting.

On long metcon days where I don't go for heavy lifts and I am the only one at the gym, I've developed a habit of listenting to music that let's me zone out like DJ Shadow, Portishead and Godspeed YBE. Keeps me from burning out too quickly.

slAndeh — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:56:49 -0400

I used to listen to a bunch of rock, but with the workout, I like hearing a heavy drum beat/guitar hit. It gets me going harder. So I made up a playlist for my cardio:

Give It All - Rise Against
Bat Country - Avenged Sevenfold
Hysteria - Muse
Afterlife - Avenged Sevenfold
Almost Easy - Avenged Sevenfold
Peace Sells - MegaDeth
Panic Attack - Dream Theatre
Hammerhead - The Offspring
Welcome Home - Coheed & Cambria
Battery - Metallica
Prisoner of Society - The Living End
All That I've Got - The Used
Master Exploder - Tenacious D
The Sharpest Lives - My Chemical Romance
Dead! - My Chemical Romance
Me Aainst the World - Simple Plan
Hangar 18 - MegaDeth
Famous Last Words - My Chemical Romance

Essenial Workout Music

smascoll — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:21:30 -0400

Anything by Linkin Park or even old school Limp Bizkit are quality workout tunes!

My Essentials

alex_m — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:03:02 -0500

My playlist also ranges from Pop over Hip-Hop and Rock to Electro and House, whatever has a certain good beat for cardio training.

Tracks I wouldn't wanna miss on a workout:

Ida Corr vs. Fedde le Grand - Let me think about it

Kelly Rowland - Work (Freemasons Edit)

Billy Talent - Red Flag

The Cardigans - My Favorite Game

Rihanna - Disturbia

Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American

Kanye West feat. Daft Punk - Stronger

Amerie feat. Eve - 1 thing

Bloc Party - Banquet

Foo Fighters - Pretender

David Guetta vs. the Egg - Love don't let me go (walking away)(Club Edit)

Hoobastank - Crawling in the Dark

Kings of Leon - Use Somebody

Paramore - Misery Business

The Killers - Mr. Brightside

Where to begin..

hrbellamy — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:53:09 -0500

When I am on the treadmill or elliptial this is how my music goes

Starts out with some Citizen Cope, John Mayer and then Led Zepplin

Then when I increase my speed it goes to Flaw, Non Point, Ill Nino,

Matisahyu's Smash Lies for the real intense part of the run!

Then as I cool down it is back to U2, Journey and Cold Play

Anytime someone hears my iPod the shake their head and are amazed that it goes from Pop to Metal and then to gangster rap!

lucky618 — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:54:39 -0500

i have a wide variety of music that i listen to while i run, but heres just a few of my favorites that really get me going..

Them Bones-Alice in Chains

Supermassive Blackhole-Muse (basically any of their songs make me pick my butt off the concrete)

Smells like Teen Spirit- Nirvana

Lose yourself-Eminem

Reptilia- The strokes

Someday-The strokes

Last night-the strokes (can you tell i LOVE the strokes?;)

anything by...Creed, metallica, sweet crude, crossfade, the prodigy, or motion city soundtrack..hope you like it as much as i do!

running music

jridd2000 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:51:45 -0500

Pink's new album (Funhouse) has a lot of great songs. I also like Katy Perry and Nickelback. Leslie Roy's song "I'm Gone, I'm Going" is pretty good. Some of my other favorites are: New Found Glory, Fallout Boy, Buckcherry, All Time Low and September.

Need to be Eclectic

mnolde — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:32:33 -0500

Here are some of my favorites tunes to run to. What are we running from-Lenny Kravitz

Marathon-Rush, High Roller-Crystal Method, Doorbell-White Stripes, Sleeping Bag-ZZ Top, Rough and Ready-Trace Adkins, Rusty Cage-Soundgarden, Short Skirt Long Jacket-Cake, I Like the Way you Move-Bodyshakers, Animals-Nickleback, Shut Up and Drive-Rihanna. This should get you through the first couple miles.

Toxicity - Start to finish the perfect workout CD

shrinkage — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:31:19 -0500

System of the Down's Toxicity will keep you pumped. High energy and visceral. If you like music with an edge, you will not be disappointed. Great for cardio, nice cool down on the last track.

notgonnadoitnow — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:30:42 -0500

The gym I go to is at my work and is relatively small and not many people use it. I normally turn the TVs on the rock channel on Music Choice and listen to that. Normally played stuff is Foo Fighters, Evans Blue, Breaking Benjamin, 30 Seconds To Mars, TRAPT, Taproot, 10 Years, Nickelback, Stone Sour, Staind, Evenesence, and Hinder.

Mix

Pobyms — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:51:36 -0500

I have a lot of songs in the Ipod and listen them using the aleatory option.

I use the nike+ with the ipod and my powersong right now is "Remember the name" by Fort Minor.

I have many spanish groups there, if you are interested in any of them, just ask me ;-)

here's a tip, if you're on a Mac...

cajebo — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:18:49 -0500

I got tired of picking/selecting/choosing songs for a workout set, either cardio or strength.

I recently purchased a very nifty app i'm very satisfied with called "Tangerine".

Basically it scans your iTunes librabry, and then you may create a time/workout based set based on Beats per Minute and Beat Intensity.

Works sweet for me.

My Rocktober Favorites

evln — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:22:27 -0400

Stevie Ray Vaughn - Cold Shot, Life By the Drop, Little Wing, Tightrope

Stevie Wonder - Superstition

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside, Under the Bridge

Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song, Plush

Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused, Kashmir, All My Love

ZZ Top - Waiting for the Bus

Cranberries - Linger, Zombie

U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name, One, Gloria, Pride

Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers to Cross, The Harder They Come

Steve Winwood - Back in the High Life Again, Can't Find My Way Home, While You See a Chance

Total Inspiration ! :-] Have a Great Workout !

a_aebly — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:33:51 -0400

Currently it really helps me stick with it when "Psycho" by Puddle of Mudd comes up on my ipod. Pretty much anything by them is awesome.

Others on my list are:

Theory of a Deadman, Kanye West, Foo Fighters, Gnarls Barkley and Finger Eleven

music that moves me......

OneLove619 — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:07:36 -0400

I would have to say the new Santogold album, MSTRKRFT, Immortal Technique, Jedi Mind Tricks and Rage Against the Machine.

seoulsista07 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:04:54 -0400

Well, I mostly listen to hip-hop because it's the only thing that really keeps me pumped.. lots of Pitbull.. all that energy in reggaeton music really helps keep me going.

I also don't mind some techno...but mostly just techno remakes of other songs. .. otherwise it just makes me feel like I'm at a some rave...

I also really like Papoose - Born to Win ... the lyrics are motivating.

And anything dancey/upbeat that's telling me to MOVE IT or GO GIRL... HAHA -__-;

My playlist

pique — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:35:15 -0400

Mix of old / new / alternative / pop. Keeps my going :)

Battleflag (Lo-Fidelity Allstars Remix)
Pigeonhed

All My Life
Foo Fighters

Smack My Bitch Up
Prodigy

When I Grow Up
The Pussycat Dolls

Let's Get Retarded
Black Eyed Peas

Bodyrock
Moby

Work It Out
Brassy

Block rockin' beats
The Chemical Brothers

Blue Orchid
The White Stripes

Born too Slow
The Crystal Method

Detachable Penis
King Missile

Combat Baby
Metric

Heterosexual Man
Odds

Volvo Driving Soccer Mom
Everclear

My Favourite Room
Lime Spiders

My best workout music?

nickbsd — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:49:29 -0400

Easy. When on the treadmill I listen to Techno/Trance to keep the pace and when I hit the weights I listen to hiphop music.

I know people do not recommend bringing in MP3 players into the Sauna but I listen to mellow Dave Mathews to keep me relaxed.

really mixed...

PhoenixWithin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:33:21 -0400

I have a pretty mixed up mix for mine, but it is mostly up-beat sub-pop and other such things.... Vampire Weekend to Maps and Atlases, mewithoutYou to The Hives, Paramore to OK Go... some semisonic, foo fighters, RATM, spill canvas, Damone, gwen stefani, no doubt... seriously my mix is way mixed haha

Pretty much anything up-beat really works for me on the treadmill, and I just listen to the radio over the loudspeakers when I lift because I tend to zone and not pay attention to those around me when I have my headphones in

PARAMORE!

fox77345 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:28:01 -0400

I listen only to Paramore when I run. Whenever I try something else I never end up running as far.

I put the faster songs on my iPod from the "All we know is falling" and "Riot!" albums.

My absolute favorite is "Fences" from the Riot! album. Try it out - you won't be disappointed!

Depends on the Workout (:

deejaypancake — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:06:21 -0400

Yoga workouts:

Acoustic Guitar & Rock
Andy McKee
Andy Timmons
Justin Nozuka
John Mayer

Disney Soundtracks
"Colors of the Wind" - Pocahontus
"Part of Your World" - The Little Mermaid
"Part of Your World (Reprise)" - The Little Mermaid
"Tale as Old as Time" - Beauty & the Beast

Trance
ATB
Above & Beyond

Every other workout:
Happy hardcore techno
Techno, techno, techno
Alternative Rock
Reggae/Reggaeton
Dance

Don't call the Karma Police

keithtny — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:52:19 -0400

Here are few tunes I like during those hard cardio workouts when you need to open a can of whupass on yourself. Some of these I first heard and adopted from one of my favorite spin classes at the Y:

Eminem - Lose Yourself. If you don't find yourself grinding it out on the chorus, something's wrong. Very wrong.

Disburbed - Land of Confusion. Hey Superman where are you now? -- great cover of the Genesis hit.

The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes and Salute Your Solution. Two gems courtesy of the band headed by Nashville's own Jack White. Come to think of it, just about anything by the White Stripes qualifies for this list, too.

Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter. The buildup makes this the perfect "hill song" when you're on the bike.

Van Halen - Unchained. Great song to run to.

Alas, I can't put Radiohead's Karma Police on this list, even though it's one of my favorite songs to listen to.

depends

meshach — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:28:35 -0400

On conditioning days I need hype. On cardio days I need space. On most days I need a nice in-between.

For hype, you can't go wrong with:

The Roots
Soul Coughing
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Crystal Method
Fat Boy Slim
Rage Against the Machine
Audioslave

When you're feeling epic, you can work to

Sigur Ros
Brian Eno
U2
Daniel Lanois

For all days in between (most days for me)...

Radiohead
Modest Mouse
Flaming Lips
Fourtet
DJ Shadow
Canon Blue
Bjork

And, if you're in the mood... you could listen to my music (myspace.com/meshachjackson). I don't, because that'd be weird, but you could.

ckl — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:26:01 -0400

If anyone is interested, I have created Gyminee Cardio & Gyminee Weights iMix playlists on iTunes (might be UK only - sorry!) from the kind of thing I listen to when at the gym. Feel free to give them a star rating. ckl

Podrunner is the best mix

stansj — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:07:33 -0400

Get free podcast from podrunner... there is an interval one and then a constant one. The guy mixes music together. Makes exercising fun.... and it is free & automatically syncs with ipod.

New Music

sauerj — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:14:31 -0400

Rhianna's 'Disturbia', Metro Station 'Shake It,' The Pussycat Dolls 'When I Grow Up,' Katy Perry 'I Kissed A Girl.' These are the newest songs that I have found to be really upbeat when running. The Pussycat Doll's lyrics are pretty pointless, but it is mainly the beat-it's fun. I will post more when I have listend and ran to more.

digivation — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:11:12 -0400

Dropkick Murphys are fun some days...

Also, I was in the gym yesterday and found a few songs by The Accidents to be pretty good.

Now I need to go make a playlist so I can make further suggestions...

I listen to a bunch of different stuff...

Jax81 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:46:33 -0400

It doesnt really mix that well but I don't notice when im running real hard

Right now my play list is something like:

Justin Timberlake - sexy back

Brit. spears - gimme more

Justin Timberlake and Timbaland - bounce

Bionic Jive- The Transporter

Drowning pool - let the bodies hit the floor

Pearl Jam - Do the evolution

My Chemical Romance - Helena

My chemical Romance - The end (good for a running beat)

Brooklyn Bounce - Techno House Rave

Rihana - Please dont stop the music

Brooklyn Bounce - Bass beats & melody (version 1)

Brooklyn Bounce - X2X we want more

Brooklyn Bounce - born to bounce

Brooklyn Bounce - Chill, The begining

Blade - techno rave scene

etc etc... so I have a strange mix of pop, techno/dance and metal/heavy music strange but whatever works right?

Rock music

taiko — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:17:43 -0400

Especially while running, Rage Against the Machine makes me forget the pain;)

More moderate but still very comfortable to practice with: WeAreScientists, ArcticMonkeys and Incubus

Anything 80's

boozie — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:30:19 -0400

I usually listen to the old school 80's hair bands like Poison, Dokken, Skid Row, Motley Crue, Great White, Warrant, Whitesnake etc... It makes me wish I could fit back into my spandex and parachute pants ;)

Music

hidetheice — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:31:33 -0400

I just got the new Offspring album and it is GREAT to run to. It really keeps me motivated.. My favorite song is "This STuff is Messed up." It's amazing. I put it on repeat for a big portion of my run.

All Rock

oklahomapoet — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:40:50 -0400

I listen to anything rock. System of a Down, Three Days Grace, Slayer, Tool, Deftones, Disturbed, Ministry.....

Some old some new

D@ve70 — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:37:38 -0400

Seems a pretty common theme; heavier for lifting, better beat for running. I use the same playlist for both. Mostly I think because I have zero rhythm and can't keep a beat tapping my foot, so the beat doesn't much matter to me. It just has to be fast and loud. Right now I have a little from everywhere; Foo Fighters, Blink 182, Brooks and Dunn, Nickelback, AC/DC, Disturbed, Brad Paisley, Bon Jovi, Blue Oyster Cult. The list is long :)

My motivation

natedavidscott — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:01:53 -0400

My key elements are Underoath and Life In Your Way (both of the hardcore, metal-ish genre)

Some others I throw in there are Emery, Anberlin, and music with a similar flavor.

The Underoath and LIYW gets me through anything--especially the last reps or the big hills. So much emotion, feel like I could go one more!

snocrsh — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:39:28 -0400

Joe Esposito - "You're the Best"

is absolutely essential.

my range

raven — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:33:21 -0400

Running I'm usually istening to one of the following:

KMFDM - Hau Rock or WWIII

Rob Zombie - Hellbilli Deluxe

Genitorturers - Sin City or 120 Days

Weights I will listen to any of that and Pantera, Unseen, or other faster energetic metal/punk.

Strife — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:49:04 -0400

Hey its cool to see someone else out there who listens to Adam Freeland, he's a great artist.

I personally tend to listen to more electronica then anything else, but rock and metal work really well too.

Currently I am using a lot of Crystal Method (Starting Over is one of my all time favorite songs), Benny Benassi, Body Rockers, some Daft Punk, Eric Prydz (classic), some Da Rude as was mentioned earlier, Fluke, Groove Armada, Prodigy, Goldfrapp (Her new album), Juno Reactor (Mona Lisa Overdrive, awesome song to run to), MUSE, and some various rock/metal groups.

Industrial, Aggrotech and EBM keep me going

discordian — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:06:27 -0400

Funker Vogt is my current gym favorite, Front 242, Velvet Acid Christ, Assemblage 23, and of course my all time favorite band ever - Skinny Puppy.

At work I get inspiration for band by plugging favorites into Pandora and seeing what it comes up with as comparable.

my motivator...

zeusmpls — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:22:02 -0400

AC/DC: Back in Black album, very motivating

Madonna: Confessions On a Dancefloor

Fat Boy Beats

llsasser — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:35:04 -0400

Just getting back in to working out. 25 lbs and now it gets tough. A couple of Lipo 6's and some techno and I'm good for an hour on the eliptical.

Downloading Kascade now. Thanks for the lead.

Currently listening to:

Draft Punk, Adam Freeland, Crystal Method, Depeche Mode (remixes), and a little Moby.

It's Metal for Me

cwhitman — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:21:19 -0500

Nice to see someone else works out to metal. I started with a set list of dance and pop and found it didn't motivate me to keep up the pace. Being a metal lover I started listening to the "40 Greatests Metal Songs" while working out. WOW!! What a difference in my energy levels.

I've rearranged the set list to match my workout. when I'm on the treadmill I listen to: The Number of the Beast (Irnon Maiden), Raining Blood (Slayer), Bring The Noise (Anthrax & Public Enemy), Walk (Panterra), Through the Fire And Flames (Dragonforce), Master of Puppets (Metallica) and Run to the Hills (Iron Maiden).

When I'm strength training I listen to: Bulls on Parade (Rage Against The Machine), Dirty Deeds (AC/DC), Paranoid (Black Sabbath), You've Got Another Thing Coming (Judas Priest) and any other with a good metered beat.

What's funny is that because I always listen to the same set list for the treadmill, when I hear those songs outside of the gym my heart speeds up.. like my body wants to get working out. HAHA!

I also find that it's important to find music that is at the same meter (speed) as the intensity you are going for. Specifically referring to the treadmill or other cardio activity. If a song comes on that is slower than I am walking, I find it messes up my rhythm. That is why I stick to my current line up.

My personal...

kingnothing971 — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:17:42 -0500

I listen to the Metal genre. If anyone likes that kind of thing to get them going, i suggest the following:

(Album)
(Artist)

Droid
Droid

L.D. 50
Mudvayne

Demon Hunter
Demon Hunter

Iowa
Slipknot

Steep Trails
Ankla

Red Harvest
Bloodsimple

Sacrament
Lamb of God

The Infinity Complex
Machinemade God

Those should hold ya over for a while. Those cd's are amazing. (If you're into metal/hard rock) If not, sorry, ya probably won't like them very much!!

Essential Workout Music

Johnny Dangerously — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:35:33 -0500

Loverboy's "Turn Me Loose." Absolute required listening.

Most of Def Leppard's songs.

Just about anything by INXS.

I'm also up there with SarahJ in that I listen to Podcasts and talk radio to engage my mind and to forget about the hard work I'm doing...!

My ipod/Running music

Nesto73 — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:39:53 -0500

At the moment;

KASKADE: Bring the night

VARIOUS ARTISTS:Electro House party

STANTON WARRIORS: Fabriclive 30

Of course you can get these on itunes. Enjoy!

FTL83 — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:21:07 -0500

just downloaded some common and daft punk; hopefully I can get a few extra minutes or another mile out of some better music

Ladytron and Bloc Party

kc — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:26:29 -0500

...both are good for keeping a fast beat while letting you zone out into a treadmill tempo or long run.

playlist...

FTL83 — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:24:26 -0500

Bare with me... I recently updated the hard drive in my laptop to a 300gb internal. I've finally able to have ALL my music in one location. I'm trying to get some new stuff as well. What artist are you guys using on your work out playlist and for what kinds of work outs? If we can share artist name we can broaden our musical taste. I'm always looking for new music; spanish, hip hop, jazz, punk, and rock etc etc etc.

Trying to expand my taste...

G-

Educational Talks

SarahJ — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:51:06 -0500

I know this is a little off topic, but a lot of time I like listening to educational speakers (stuff like productivity talks, religious speakers, or even audio books). This is good for when I am doing a long run and need something to take my mind off the pain :-)

Andrew Bird

joshuap — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:24:40 -0500

Andrew Bird's stuff is pretty easy going, but I've found it pretty effective for any kind of exercise. This Song in particular I find really motivating when I'm on the elliptical or treadmill.

My essentials

alporth — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:22:26 -0500

-Anything techno...especially Da Rude. Yea, I know - old school, but still gets me going!

-Pop music with a fast beat like Black Eyed Peas, Justin Timberlake, etc.

-Lots of 80's music is fun especially during spinning classes!