What style of music is best for training?

[prophet]

i go to 24hr and they have themes each day.. god, such bad music to lift to sometimes.. 80's pop and disco on some nights.. otherwise, i could care less.. i don't notice when i lift.. but i'd rather have some music than none

 

[moon]

hehe i have 3 gyms and all of them r free. well u can throw down the weghts ...and the cassettes r tuned to an FM..i can't do anything with that...it would be lucky enough to have Green day or linkin park or creed on my workout days....

 

[moon]

correction: u can't throw down the weights and rules r strict...

 

[BlueCorsair]

The music here in Vancouver, Canada is....well.. Awful to put it mildly.

Frequently, the gym I go to has been playing a "Praise" station. You got it. Christian rock.

Uh...praise God and biceps. Yeah. Right.

Metal is the way to go, and it seems most people here agree. Weightlifting, in my opinion, is very psychologically helpful to me, and others. It's a good way to release pent up frustration, anger, and pretty much any other emotion that involves grimacing menacingly

Iron Maiden, Metallica, and some European metal bands like Sentenced, or In Flames really does the trick.

...but noooooo.... *I* get Christian rock shoved down my throat. This isn't the country! Heeeelp!

 

[Mindless]

Metal,
Soil by System of a Down is the best WO song ever...try listening to it.

 

[moon]

any of u remember Manowar????
his lyrics really blow me off...all abt battles and killings...and preparations for battles...lust of blood and death
this makes me wanna kill someone nearby...

 

[BlueCorsair]

Manowar still puts out some good tunes

 

[burstofspeed]

My workout mix includes Godsmack, System of a Down, Disturbed, Glass Eater, Todies, Tool and others mainly heavy stuff with a nice fast pace beat. My favorite being Drowning Pool (let the bodies hit the floor)

 

[Darkkmind]

I go to 24hr too and there fucking music blows. Get a decent MP3 player all u peeps that just suffer through it. U can probably get a good one for a decent price on E-bay. Tool-Sober is my favorite to jam too at the gym. But I usually go through a cycle of System, Mettallica(old), Pantera, Crowbar, Tupac. All good shit to jam while your on waits.

 

[Skib]

progressive house

 

[HoldDaMayo]

I seriously am laughing my ass off at all the people that said "creed..." it's hardly "kickass" music... more like music a 40 year old man can enjoy and feel his "youth" again... bleh... makes me laugh though to see people all "hell yeah, creed!!!"

Anyway, I like Thursday's new CD, I bought a little MP3 player and made a nice mix of the new Outkast Cd's and Story of the Year, The Used, and Thursday... I had most of the 50 cent cd on there too... nice to be able to chose what whether you feel like some hip hop or something more alternative/punk

It's amazing how much 128 kbps MP3's you can fit in 256 megs...
(just ordered a 256 meg SD memory card for it so 512 megs of MP3's will rule!!)

Anyway, sorry if i hurt any creed fan's feelings... I just think they are a band for women in their 30's to rock out to in their SUV's...

 

[Gymweasel]

It has to be drum and bass....

http://www.pyrotechnicradio.com/template/index.php?page=archives

Madness

 

[moon]

creed fill me with emotion...
while the other punk, industrials and metal bands pump me up..

i can still work out with some of his songs

 

[Darkkmind]

The new Thursday cd def rocks. The new Thrice cd is also some kickass music to lift too. There both coming to houston in a couple of weeks! Can't wait.

 

[HoldDaMayo]

Please take these hands... throw them in the river... wash away the things they never held...

very tight CD

 

[2damax]

For me, trance and funky breaks all the way. Some hard house will do wonders too. It's amazing how the mind has so much drive to push the body when stimulated well.

 

[dedicated57]

HATEBREED DOWNLOAD A CALL FOR BLOOD ITLL MAKE U GO INSAAAANE

 

[dedicated57]

THE HALLOWEEN THEME SONG IS PRETTY SIK TOO

 

[Mr.Guvernment]

any type of music with a good beat - rock / alternative - i now listen to Edge102 alot but for working out i like to focus and for me house /trans /hard house does that for me. - makes me day dream alot.

 

[2damax]

house/trance/hard house/breaks makes me feel invinsible.

 

[Mr.Guvernment]

^^^ i know the feeling

 

[2damax]

Do you sometimes find yourself waiting for the hype part of the song before you start a set, especially if its a really heavy one? I do, and it freaggin' rawks when that part of the song comes on and then I try to lift with all my might! It feels like a shot of high octane fuel in my blood.

Originally posted by Mr.Guvernment
^^^ i know the feeling

 

[fufu]

It's alive!!! It's aliiiiive!

 

[cp_sogoj]

I love drum and bass, trance and tecno, specially if i need some moral boost. Altought if i start my training very tired such musics can be too much stressful, so i will listen to some very quiet and calm classic music.

 

[Seanp156]

Rock, Metal, or something like some of the music "The Prodigy" makes. "Voodoo People Pendulum Remix" is especially nice.

 

[Spud]

Brutal Death Metal!!

 

[Vlar]

Always been a fan of the heavier the better.

 

[DiGiTaL]

Rap....always the words to motivate.

 

[katt]

Metal..... mostly - I will listen to rock & hip hop as long as it's loud.

 

[cp_sogoj]

Rock, Metal, or something like some of the music "The Prodigy" makes. "Voodoo People Pendulum Remix" is especially nice.

You should try Pendulum remixes (its drum and bass) of that 2 musics you talk about. Its very energetic and great. But if you want some serious and really energetic drum and bass you should try other stuff (seearch for Andy C sets...pure poetry and power!).