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As I embark this summer on my umpteenth attempt to bulk up a little and get more muscular, I've found myself listening to a lot of songs that seem good to work out to.? Most of them tend to be 80s pop/rock tunes, for some reason.? I thought that maybe, in the interests of encouraging fitness among rockers, we should have a thread that suggests good songs to exercise to.? My picks:
Anything from the
Rocky
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"Eye of the Tiger" is the classic, sure, but anything from these movies is great.? The "Redemption" theme to
Rocky II
is an excellent variation on the theme from the first movie, but there's also cheesy yet catchy 80s pop/rock like John Cafferty's "Hearts on Fire", Robert Tepper's "No Easy Way Out", Vince DiCola's
Rocky IV
synthesizer pieces "Training Montage" and "War", and James Brown's "Living In America", which just seems like a good song to jog to.? I also heartily recommend this kind of music when studying for exams.
Warrant, "The Power"
Great rabble-rousing song from the soundtrack to a 1992 boxing movie.? Chorus immediately makes you want to start darting around and punching the air.
Cheap Trick, "Mighty Wings"
From the
Top Gun
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Scorpions, "Rock You Like A Hurricane"
Can't go wrong with this one.? It's got that fundamental element of every good workout song: a hard rockin', fist pumping chorus.
Europe, "The Final Countdown"
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May 15, 2005, 03:51:31 PM »
i must say my favourite is no easy way out from the rocky IV soundtrack. it's played over the best montage in the series (and thats against alot of competition) and always inspires me.
whats the song thats playing in the background when forrest gump goes for a run across america? i like that too.
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The problem with "workout songs" is that if you are consistently listening to music while you exercise, all of them eventually lose their fire.
I've learned that the BEST song to workout to is the one you haven't listened to in the longest time. Sure it has to be uptempo and all that jazz, but if you listen to it everyday, soon it won't give you that extra "rush" that you're looking for. So the key is to not overplay the songs that actually work for you.
All of "Dookie" is good.
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I was thinking of doing this topic the other day!!
I find almost anything of GNR will do the trick, I never get tired of it.
Some metallica,ace of spades,whole lotta rosie, anything fast works for me!!
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welcome to the jungle would be good. it allways gets my adrenaline pumping. megadeth: take no prisoners maybe.
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EASY E is right on the money...We used to listen to ROCKY IV soundtrack almost everyday in wrestling practice in highschool (also DMX, Guns n' Roses, and tribe called quest) and ever since then when i hear a song from that soundtrack it makes me feel sick, tired, exhausted and shitty...just like i was at practice. Switch your songs up...and drop all that fuckin shitty 80's cheese...give me a break. You should listen to music that gets you pumped, not something that's on a bunch of movie montages. I find that whenever i listen to something new, or unfamilar...it pumps me up because I really pay attention to the music and just forget that my body hurts and i'm working out. So to end my blabbering rant i say, drop that horrible 80's stuff and take EASY E's advice by listening to somehthing new, or something forgotten, to get that sense of exhileration, inside you, not just some music that is designed to be fast and "fist pumping" when you work out.
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Quote from: kj_jive on May 16, 2005, 12:05:45 AM
EASY E is right on the money...We used to listen to ROCKY IV soundtrack almost everyday in wrestling practice in highschool (also DMX, Guns n' Roses, and tribe called quest) and ever since then when i hear a song from that soundtrack it makes me feel sick, tired, exhausted and shitty...just like i was at practice.? Switch your songs up...and drop all that fuckin shitty 80's cheese...give me a break.? ?You should listen to music that gets you pumped, not something that's on a bunch of movie montages.? ?I find that whenever i listen to something new, or unfamilar...it pumps me up because I really pay attention to the music and just forget that my body hurts and i'm working out.? So to end my blabbering rant i say, drop that horrible 80's stuff and take EASY E's advice by listening to somehthing new, or something forgotten, to get that sense of exhileration, inside you, not just some music that is designed to be fast and "fist pumping" when you work out.
I don't know, I always like listening to that cheesy 80s stuff when I work out because not only is it fast-paced and stuff, but maybe it's also kind of amusing to me to essentially be aping scenes from
Rocky
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Quote from: Mattman on May 16, 2005, 12:20:58 AM
Quote from: kj_jive on May 16, 2005, 12:05:45 AM
EASY E is right on the money...We used to listen to ROCKY IV soundtrack almost everyday in wrestling practice in highschool (also DMX, Guns n' Roses, and tribe called quest) and ever since then when i hear a song from that soundtrack it makes me feel sick, tired, exhausted and shitty...just like i was at practice.? Switch your songs up...and drop all that fuckin shitty 80's cheese...give me a break.? ?You should listen to music that gets you pumped, not something that's on a bunch of movie montages.? ?I find that whenever i listen to something new, or unfamilar...it pumps me up because I really pay attention to the music and just forget that my body hurts and i'm working out.? So to end my blabbering rant i say, drop that horrible 80's stuff and take EASY E's advice by listening to somehthing new, or something forgotten, to get that sense of exhileration, inside you, not just some music that is designed to be fast and "fist pumping" when you work out.
I don't know, I always like listening to that cheesy 80s stuff when I work out because not only is it fast-paced and stuff, but maybe it's also kind of amusing to me to essentially be aping scenes from
Rocky
.? I get a laugh and a burst of adrenaline at the same time.?
That's fucking great then!! haha go for it man...humor is the spice of life. I just can't help but associate those songs with, overall, negative feelings since they were listened to at a time of, basically, great physical pain and suffering. It just reminds me of pushups, sprints, weights, blood and not being able to drink a sip of water, to help my superglue-like cotton-mouth, swallow; because i had to cut 9 pounds for tommorow's tournament.
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If by "workout", you mean a girly run on the treadmill, nothing beats ABBA, Villege People, and Ace of Base. If you mean pumping iron to get hy00ge, you need groove metal like Pantera or Fear Factory!
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Im kinda weird but I swear sometimes depending on my mood, slow heartbreaking ballads motivate me more than the heavy stuff.
here are some of my lists of songs that seem to give me an extra boost of adrenaline when i feel i am wore out and cant continue
1.Mr Brownstone GNR
2.Locomotive GNR
3.Do it For the Kids VR
4.Dirty Little Thing VR
5.Machine Head Bush
6.Seek and Destroy Metallica
7.Sex Type Thing STP
8.Bounce Bon Jovi
9.Dont Damn me GNR
10.Perfect Crime GNR
11.SIck Love Song Motley Crue
12.Live Wire motley Crue
13.Motorhead "the game" HHH theme song
14.NIN Closer
15.Wildside,Primal Scream,Kickstart My Heart,Black Widow,Beauty Motley Crue
16.Planet Boom Tommy Lee
some ballads that hit the spot
1.If I Die Tomorrow Motley Crue
2.Fall To Pieces,YGNR,LTA VR
3.Estranged,Madagascar and The Blues fire me up GNR
4.Radio Saved My Life Tonight Bon Jovi
5.These arms are open all night Bon Jovi
when I exercise i usually listen to VR contraband all the way through or Motley Crue disc 2 of Red White and Crue
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Quote from: Mattman on May 15, 2005, 03:38:04 PM
As I embark this summer on my umpteenth attempt to bulk up a little and get more muscular, I've found myself listening to a lot of songs that seem good to work out to.? Most of them tend to be 80s pop/rock tunes, for some reason.? I thought that maybe, in the interests of encouraging fitness among rockers, we should have a thread that suggests good songs to exercise to.?
I'd strongly recommend any Rollins Band album as a great workout soundtrack, End of Silence, Weight, and Come In And Burn being my personal choices.
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Don't Stop Me Now by Queen is a good one
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yeah, you gotta have variety in your workout soundtrack. My current favorite song to work out to is VH's 'Right Now' - and I always picture the video in my head too.
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Mattman, you need to starve yourself of those songs that really get you motivated! Appetite and Contraband are almost ruined for me because I brought them to the gym so much.
MP3 players are the way to go... that way you can mix up what you listen to daily.
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where do u people work out? in your house? or do u take your music to the gym or something?
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The best workout song would have to be New York Dolls - Personality Crisis
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All of Anthrax "Sound of White Noise"
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How about Physical by Olvia Newton John??
Physical lets get physical, let me hear your body talk,
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Quote from: Eazy E on May 17, 2005, 01:05:23 AM
MP3 players are the way to go... that way you can mix up what you listen to daily.
I'm wondering how I ever existed without one. Has it improved your workout? I mean, can you workout for longer now that you have the right music to distract you? I find that it has for me - even more than a CD player because there's so many more songs. I just time myself by how many songs I listen to, and their duration, rather than look at my watch. MP3 time goes by much faster than clock time.
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My Workout Soundtrack
Let The Music Play - Shannon
Maniac - Michael Sembello
I Will Survive - Cheap Trick
Fighter - Christina Aguilera
Let's Go Crazy - Prince
Welcome To The Jungle - GN'R
Changes - 2Pac
California Love - 2Pac
Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
Bad Reputation - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
I Hate Myself For Loving You - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar
Big Machine - Velvet Revolver
Sex Type Thing - STP
Nowhere Fast - Fire Inc.
Hot Girls In Love - Loverboy
Finding My Way - Rush
Think About You -? Pretty Boy Floyd
Summer Of 69 - Bryan Adams
Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin
Never - Moving Pictures
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms
Hey Ya - Outkast
Get Up Stand Up - Bob Marley & the Wailers
Buffalo Soldier - Bob Marley & the Wailers
Only The Good Die Young - Billy Joel
The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
Nothin' But A Good Time - Poison
Ordinary - Train
Turn Up The Radio - Autograph
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