Best Music when you work out?

[Cowabungaa]

There's lots of stuff I listen to depending on the exercise I do (well, did, since I had to leave the gym). Lots of Nine Inch Nails during rowing, like this one:

During strength exercises it's usually Daft Punk, like this one, obviously:

During cool downs something like this:

But there's one combo that trumps them all. Running on this song from 1:51 and on:

You can just feel the cape fluttering behind you. It's like you're dashing.

 

[RobfromtheGulag]

I had been throwing some drum & bass on my mp3 player, and that's really great when you're starting or for something like cardio, but towards the 45 minute mark when I'm just about out of energy and some 160bpm track comes on it often burns me out even quicker. Just listening to it, not even doing any other exercises.

I accidentally got some hard rock in the mix last week and that went surprisingly well. I don't know if it would work long term though, might become one of those puffed-out chest ape-men.

 

[Evil Smurf]

Manson and Alestorm always work well for me.

 

[GonzoGamer]

The Go Team
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_LoSqyNmeo
its like having your own cheer squad

 

[SweetShark]

These should be able to motivate you-

Spoiler: Stan Bush- Dare

Spoiler: Stand Bush- You got the Touch

Spoiler: Daft Punk- Harder Better Faster Stronger

Spoiler: Phantasy Star Online CARD Revolution- Via Tubus

Spoiler: Black Horn-Requiem

Spoiler: Viewtiful Joe 2: Chapter 3

Yeah I pretty much prefer mostly fast paces songs when I exercise.

Damn!
Thank you for your post as well for remind me to out Daft Punk music.
How I forgot about them even I don't know...

 

[Nouw]

Good to see some Daft Punk in this thread ^^. My [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyEbJw2szsQ] contributions. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9ZfORfm_2Y]

Spoiler: Any Drum and Bass song works really.

Spoiler: 5 hours of WOAHOHOHOH!

Spoiler: For when you are Breakin' A Sweat

 

[SweetShark]

Good to see some Daft Punk in this thread ^^. My [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyEbJw2szsQ] contributions. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9ZfORfm_2Y]

Spoiler: Any Drum and Bass song works really.

Spoiler: 5 hours of WOAHOHOHOH!

Spoiler: For when you are Breakin' A Sweat

I was going to joke about the WOAH OH OH AAAAAAAAAAAHHH OH video for being 5 hours.....but.....but...........The perfect background voice of justice yelling at you to encourage you while fighting the dark forces of evil coming from the deep hellish dimension of the Abyss......An army of dark creatures run forward at you to see you screaming and beg to spare your life.
YOU.....DON"T.....MOVE.....AN.......INCH.....OF......YOUR......BAD......ASS......BODY!!!!
You waiting......waiting......waiting........waiting.......waiting..........SLASH!!!!!!!!!!
You start cut the f*cking heads of the hellspawns that dare to come close to you with your almighty sword of VENGEANCE!!!
Vengeance for your people and your wife get killed by these terrible creatures of hell.
You run like a wind while you slashing the enemies in frond of you.
YOU RUN FAST!!!! YOU DON'T THINK WHILE YOU ARE DOING THAT!!!! JUST RUN AND KILL EVERYTHING IS BLACK AND READ!!!!!!!
Then A giant Form emerge from the hole of the dimension.
A creature with 6 long arms covered with rusted nails all overed, holding to each of these arms an demonic alive skulls sceaming to F*CKING KILL YOU!!!!!
THIS IS IT!!!!!! YOUR TIME HAS COME ABOMINATION!!!!! FOR MY PEOPLE!!!!!!!! FOR MY BEVOLED WIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DDDDDDDDDDDIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*and cut. The credits start to roll*

I wrote this while I was listening th music ^^

 

[MonkeyGH]

It depends for me. Sometimes I prefer relatively mellow music like Buckethead, Infected Mushroom, etc.

But if I'm mad and working out? I'm cranking Hatebreed, Chimaira, Periphery, Karnivool, For All Eternity, Becoming the Archetype, etc.

I don't always have to be mad though, sometimes it just boils down to how determined I need to be I guess.

 

[SweetShark]

It depends for me. Sometimes I prefer relatively mellow music like Buckethead, Infected Mushroom, etc.

But if I'm mad and working out? I'm cranking Hatebreed, Chimaira, Periphery, Karnivool, For All Eternity, Becoming the Archetype, etc.

I don't always have to be mad though, sometimes it just boils down to how determined I need to be I guess.

Wait, Why to work-out and be mad at the same time?

 

[Wadders]

Some really cheesy club classics usually do the trick. Tracks along this kind of line

Spoiler

 

[Not Matt]

i don't know why, but this one is my soundtrack when i work. yeah, it's silly but efficient
if not i just go for something by AC/DC (big difference, i know)

Spoiler

 

[xplosive59]

Gotta go with something Fast and Heavy...

Spoiler: Fear Factory - Zero Signal

Spoiler: Bolt Thrower - ...For Victory

Spoiler: Strapping Young Lad - All Hail The New Flesh

Spoiler: Death - Evil Dead

Spoiler: Dimmu Borgir - Spellbound (By the Devil)

Spoiler: Pig Destroyer - The Machete Twins

Spoiler: Gorgoroth - Rite of Infernal Invocation (Not the shitty 2011 remake)

Spoiler: Kyuss - Green Machine

Spoiler: Anthrax - Caught in a Mosh

Spoiler: Soulfly - World Scum (a song that really surprised me when I heard it, I don't like this band but this song is fucking awesome)

 

[Boris Goodenough]

Sabaton is my band of choice when it comes to running, I have found little music that fits my exercise rhythm as their music does.

 

[Dethenger]

If it gets you pumped, it works. I think that some genres are better for this, but it really depends on what you like. Some people would say that dubstep would be good for getting you physiologically ready to work out, but seeing as I would rather coax a spider into my urethra than listen to dubstep...
Though I guess it would get me mad.

Wait, Why to work-out and be mad at the same time?

Since I mentioned it. It might help you to be mad while working out because it allows you to be more aggressive when lifting, distracted from how aching your body is, whatever. According to this article, [http://www.cracked.com/article_18956_5-scientific-reasons-dark-side-will-always-win.html] thinking negative thoughts boosts your endurance. So there's that.

Anyways, back on topic, I don't know that, given the above, I would recommend any of these songs, but here are some of the ones I prefer to listen to:

The Knack - My Sharona [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR2JtsVumFA]
The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEXHeTcxQy4]
Clearwater Creedence Revival - Up Around the Bend [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34P18at0Q7s]
Free - All Right Now [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siMFORx8uO8]
T-Rex - Get It On [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVEhDrJzM8E]

 

[SweetShark]

If it gets you pumped, it works. I think that some genres are better for this, but it really depends on what you like. Some people would say that dubstep would be good for getting you physiologically ready to work out, but seeing as I would rather coax a spider into my urethra than listen to dubstep...
Though I guess it would get me mad.

Wait, Why to work-out and be mad at the same time?

Since I mentioned it. It might help you to be mad while working out because it allows you to be more aggressive when lifting, distracted from how aching your body is, whatever. According to this article, [http://www.cracked.com/article_18956_5-scientific-reasons-dark-side-will-always-win.html] thinking negative thoughts boosts your endurance. So there's that.

Anyways, back on topic, I don't know that, given the above, I would recommend any of these songs, but here are some of the ones I prefer to listen to:

The Knack - My Sharona [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR2JtsVumFA]
The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEXHeTcxQy4]
Clearwater Creedence Revival - Up Around the Bend [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34P18at0Q7s]
Free - All Right Now [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siMFORx8uO8]
T-Rex - Get It On [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVEhDrJzM8E]

Huh, ok I guess, but I must say when I work-out I am the exact opposite.
As you already saw in a preview post in this thread, I really like to use my imagination, especially when I hearing music. When I listening music it helps me to create a "movie" in my mind I see while I work-out, so I don't feel so exausted after an hour or more.
My way of course how I work-out.

 

[Milanezi]

Rock'n Roll, 80's pop/rock, heavy-metal in general and very very very hard black-metal.

Metallica is the one band that works BEST with me.

HOWEVER, what does not work at all when working out (for me), is Rolling Stones (my favorite band though...), R.E.M., big bands and blues in general, Alice Cooper also sometimes fall short of giving me a sports rhythm...

 

[manic_depressive13]

Greek music you say??

Spoiler

 

[Nemu]

Metal or BPM does it for me.
Lately it's been the new Machinehead live album, but before that it had been Swedish House Mafia.

 

[SweetShark]

Greek music you say??

Spoiler

Oh! Hello there my friend. You are from Greece as well?
Euxaristo gia ta tragoudia ^^

 

[manic_depressive13]

Oh! Hello there my friend. You are from Greece as well?
Euxaristo gia ta tragoudia ^^

Oxi akrivws. Oi goneis mou einai ap'thn Ellada alla egw megalwsa sthn Australia.

Heh, greeklish looks too weird.