Favourite Work-Out Songs

[missrackl]

Imagine Dragons -- On Top Of The World

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCVrC7Dg2qo

 

So happy, that I just can't help finishing out the set!

[SmashingPixie]

Rammstein- Du Reicht So Gut

[Callaeidae]

At the moment it's Boards of Canada/Sigur Ros/Explosions in the Sky etc... I find that really RAAHGHGHG-type music drains more energy than it gives me (even though I like lots of rahghghg music), so when I listen to that type of stuff it tends to be when I'm already pissed off or something and want to get rid of the excess energy.

Hopefully one day I'll get to a point epic enough that my workout warrants this :

 

[pro§pect]

yea its a good theme song 

[Sea Level]

Lately it's been:

"Radioactive" -Imagine Dragons

"Can't Hold Us" -Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

"Too Close" - Alex Clare

 

Good stand-bys include Linkin Park, Deadmau5, Skrillex.

[mightykendar]

Sorry. I couldn't not post this.

 

From vagisodium.tumblr.com:

 

 

Gonna get ripped.

 

When I went to take the GRE, this was my exact playlist.

[mightykendar]

I listen to a LOT of different music, but much of what appears on my iPod playlist for the gym is '80s hits and whatnot, alongside a bunch of other random favorites. Some of the ones that I've enjoyed on there the most as of late:

 

The Who -- "Love, Reign O'er Me"

Gladys Knight & the Pips -- "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"

Steve Winwood -- "Valerie"

Crowded House -- "Mean to Me"

Japandroids -- "Younger Us"

Steve Hackett -- "Clocks: The Angel of Mons"

Simple Minds -- "(Don't You) Forget About Me"

Tears For Fears -- "Head Over Heels"

Big Star -- "Feel"

Rare Earth (or the Temptations, either version!) -- "Get Ready"

George Harrison -- "Got My Mind Set On You"

Street Smart Cyclist -- "Hoods Up!"

LL Cool J -- "Mama Said Knock You Out"

Titus Andronicus -- "In A Big City"

Braid -- "The New Nathan Detroits"

Starship -- "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"

Beastie Boys -- "The Scoop"

Huey Lewis and the News -- "Perfect World"

Astronautalis -- "The River, The Woods"

Michael McDonald -- "Sweet Freedom"

Debarge -- "Rhythm of the Night"

various Whitney Houston 80s tracks

 

...and lots more...but those are probably my favorites.

[I-Jo]

Can't hold us is great

let the groove in

Pour it up

problem 

hot damn

 

those are my go toe's right now- I can't help myself- so awesome. 

[ttuesday]

I actually mostly listen to scores when I work out. Really epic stuff. Lots of Hans Zimmer, of course. It makes me feel like I'm the main character of a really cinematic movie and this is the training montage before the epic battle.

 

My taste in music is a little bit weird.

 

That is so awesome. I always think to myself when I watch movies how epic the music is... maybe I will look into some new workout tunes...

[MaxCurtis]

Guilty pleasure running song: Little Bad Girl by David Guetta

I listen to a lot of Gorillaz, Blur, Modest Mouse, and The Killers. Also, Dropkick Murphy's and Flogging Molly are great for upping the intensity. Hmmm, M83 sometimes, Fall Out Boy, La Roux, Marina and the Diamonds, a few Kate Nash songs, Brand New... I love music.

Thanks to Bioshock Infinite I've discovered Nico Vega, which has some great workout songs.

[laurabzz]

I just put AC/DC High Voltage album on, it could keep me going for hours.

[crookednose]

For HIIT: The Mars Volta - De-loused in The Comatorium (all songs) or Knife Party

For easy run/strength: mostly Belle & Sebastian. Usually it's whatever songs I'm listening daily. Lately it's been Daft Punk new album and Welcome to Night Vale podcast (yes it's not songs but I enjoy it more than songs lately.

[UltanBoyd]

Depends what I'm doing. I don't like headphones so usually have to deal with the generic dance and RnB in the gym. I actually find electronica/EBM good for cardio work outs or something with a bit of funk for a running machine.

Down in the weights room there's a jukebox. It is all about the metal for lifting.

Bit of Rammstein - Ohne Dich raised my press by 10kg last week and Rob Zombie's cover of the Ramones' blitzkrieg bop raised another 10kg on my DL. I do however know there's Supercharger Heaven by white Zombie on there somewhere.

I am banned from driving in the car with this on. The drum kicks in and the speedo goes nuts. I've known a motorcross rider take a jump full pelt and fly over the top of someone who correctly slowed and took the roll down because he was listening to this song. If supercharger heaven comes on and I'm lifting, machining or doing cardio I'm gonna hurt myself. 

Try for yourself!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRshPCM9lhk

[Legacy]

Average run includes but is not limited to:

 

LadyTron "Destroy Everything you Touch"

Technotronic "Pump Up the Jam"

Timesplitters FP "Disco A Go Go"

Devo "Are You Ready?!"

The Crystal Method "Name of the Game"

Angel City "Touch Me [Rank 1 Remix]"

COD Zombies "Twilight"

C+C Music Factory "Gonna Make You Sweat"

Kaiser Chiefs "Saturday Night"

Rocky "Gonna Fly Now"

Billy Idol "Shock to the System"

 

And of course, Miracle of Sound's "Commander Shepard"  I have no guilt for that one whatsoever.

 

....I have no regrets.

[Zeanai]

Oh gosh, EVERYTHING. I listen to everything when I'm running from Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Shihad, Metallica, etc. to Violent Femmes, to Green Day, Mumford and Sons, Gorgol Bordello, Doobie Brothers, Silverchair, Queen, Them Crooked Vultures, Missy Higgins, Judas Priest, Elton John, John Butler Trio, Michael Jackson, Led Zeppelin ... could fill up a whole page really. 

Anything that's kinda fast. I have two main playlists, one called work out, and one which was out second playlist for our wedding - not the slower first one for during the day. Otherwise I just shuffle all.

My ultimate power up song is Ace of Spades by Motorhead. Fucking love that song

 

At the gym I just have to listen to whatever they play. At my BAT class she usually plays a pretty good 80s mix. Oh but recently at the gym there's this remix song they play in weights class, totally not the kind of music I listen to at all but this one just gets me pumped. No idea what it is and I just tried searching online for it but I can't remember the lyrics, and I think it's probably branded to the gym I go to anyway I think judging by the others. Might sneak my phone in and shazaam it, lol. 

I recognise one of the songs in the mix from the 80s and there's this guy kind of growl/rapping over it shouting about moving your body etc. Sounds stupid but it works on me

 

Some good suggestions posted above. A couple people mentioned epic soundtracks - I have the Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, A beautiful Mind and a couple others - sometimes I listen to them also. Mostly not when working out, just at work, but sometimes when I'm running (though haven't run recently) if I' not in the mood for anything raucous 

[DirtyLittleSecrets]

Dirty's penultimate running playlist:

Cold War- Janelle Monae

*Do or Die - Die Mannequin

Miss Americ*nt - Die Mannequin

Dead Honey - Die Mannequin

*Lights - Ellie Goulding

* Eyed - Ellie Goulding

*Satellite - Rise Against

Saviour - Rise Against

Anyway You Want It - Rise Against (awesome cover :-] )

Prayer Of The Refugee - Rise Against

*Laser Light - Jessie J f. David Guetta

*Domino - Jessie J

Celebrity Skin - Hole

*Beat Your Heart Out - The Distillers

City of Angels - The Distillers

*Fight! Smash! Win! - Street Sweeper Social Club

*Sweet Nothing - Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch

*Quicker - I Blame Coco

Cesar - I Blame Coco ft. Robyn

*Fast as a Bitch -Late and Loud

*The Wicker Man - Iron Maiden

Indestructible - Robyn

Time Machine - Robyn

Bust Cohones - K.Flay

Crazytown - K.Flay

*Just Say No - K. Flay

*We Have Arrived - K.Flay, MC Lars, YTCracker,

*Part of Me - Katy Perry

What Doesn't Kill You - Kelly Clarkson

Catch My Breath - Kelly Clarkson

All Of The Lights - Kanye West ft. Rihanna

Only Girl In The World - Rihanna

*Candy Coated- Dearly Beloved

*Die Young - Ke$ha

*Handwritten - The Gaslight Anthem

*Casanova, Baby! - The Gaslight Anthem

*Muholland Drive- The Gaslight Anthem

*Boxer - The Gaslight Anthem

*Live Fast, Die Old - Frank Turner

*Something Like Free - Leaves Off Trees

She Wolf - David Guetta ft. Sia

Gay Bar- Electric Six

Improper Dancing - Electric Six

Closer- Tegan and Sara

Body Work - Morgan Page ft. Tegan and Sara

212- Azelia Banks

* indicate power songs I put on to go faster. Legit works, it's science

[Jimbo]

People, the Rolling Stones!

• Honky Tonk Woman
• Satisfaction
• Brown Sugar
• Street Fighting Man
• Jumpin' Jack Flash
• One Hit (To the Body)
• Emotional Rescue
• Start Me Up
• Sweet Black Angel
• Shake Your Hips
• Respectable
• Too Much Blood
• Under Cover of the Night
• Fingerprint File
• Dance Little Sister
• If You Can't Rock Me
• Hey Negrita
• Hand of Fate
• Sympathy for the Devil
• Bitch
• Can't You Hear Me Knocking

Do I hear an "Amen"?!

[Iostream]

Lately mine has been Imperative Reaction or Front Line Assembly's new album.  Generally it is something mostly electronic and aggressive.

[pro§pect]

Saliva "badass"

[cobaltflash]

My current favorites are 

 

"Anthem" By Blink 182

and

"Lost and Searching in America" by Against Me

[BlackTezca]

Is it all right to resurrect old topics?

 

RISE!!!  RISE!!!

 

I have several songs I love to listen to when working out, and one song I just love so much I can't help but consider it my 'power' song.  A song that gives me a 'second wind' so to speak when I feel like I should stop in the middle of a workout:

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[Thrillho]

[BarloTardy]

As I primarily do powerlifting work, I tend to alternate between Blood for Blood (angry fat guy music) and Crowbar (sad fat guy music).

[SuperSweed]

Sabaton's cover of Twilight of a Thunder God

[timbarber142]

I tend to gravitate toward chiptune and nerdcore. YTCracker and Random are constant fixtures, but a lot of the time I listen to instrumental/chiptune so that there aren't any words to distract me from cadence timing.

There is one tune that I always start with: