What's your ultimate nerd workout mix? I'll start ...

[grz]

Maybe this has already been posted. If so, can someone please point me to the thread?

If not, what do you all listen to during your workouts that really pump you up? I'd love to see what everyone listens to. Even if it's not the same genres, maybe we can all get a few ideas we'd never otherwise think about.

I'll start with some of my heavy rotation - This is in no particular order though I firmly believe order matters. I'm still trying to perfect what goes in and where.

• Freedom; Rage Against the Machine - This always brings me back to my "fight the man" days in college. It always pumps me up.
  
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• Livin' on a Prayer; Bon Jovi - It's the key change that gets me
  
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• Right Here Right Now; Fatboy Slim - Just a cool intense song that helps me at the end of a workout
  
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• Kickstart My Heart; Motley Crue - A great workout opener
  
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• Interlude; Attack Attack! - Some love to my Alma Mater UNI
  
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• Sabotage; Beastie Boys - Rest in Peace MCA
  
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• Two Weeks; All That Remains - A good hard rock song - if you're into that sort of thing
  
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• Come Together; Primal Scream - Another good "closer"
  
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• Man in the Mirror; Michael Jackson - What can I say? I'm a sucker for key changes, and this song has one of the best
  
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Well that's a sampling of my stuff. What are everyone else's faves?

[yadz]

Go-Faster Songs:

Depeche Mode: A Pain that I'm Used To

A Perfect Circle: Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums

Angelspit: Paint Hell Red

VNV Nation: Chrome

Combichrist: Without Emotions

Disturbed: Perfect Insanity

Cool Down Songs:

VNV Nation: Holding On

Regina Spektor: Field Below

The Postal Service: The district sleeps alone tonight

[Rebel Pilot Gar]

I listen to metal and hard rock during my workouts, but here are some of my favorites:

Of Wolf and Man - Metallica

Broken, Beat & Scarred - Metallica

Jump in the Fire - Metallica

(okay so pretty much anything fast paced by Metallica...)

The Vice - Sonata Arctica

My Kingdom for a Heart - Sonata Arctica

Renegade - Hammerfall

As far as cool downs go, some of my favorites are:

Nothing Else Matters - Metallica

The Bard's Song (In the Forest) - Blind Guardian

Shamandalie - Sonata Arctica

[epaleocookbooks]

Workout -

"I Will Not Bow" - Breaking Benjamin

"Numb/Encore" - Linkin Park & Jay-z

"Fighter" - Christina Aguilera

"Paparazzi" - Lady GaGa (I don't know why, but it's a good song to box to)

"Say It" - Blue October

"No Sleep Til Brooklyn" = Beastie Boys

"Superstar" - Saliva

Cool Down -

"The Cave" - Mumford and Sons

"Heartless" Dia Frampton

"I Shall Believe" - Sarah McLachlan

[tekilla]

Kickstart My Heart; Motley Crue - A great workout opener

Oh hell yes!!!!

For me:

Propellerheads - Breezeblock 2001 mix. Dunno why, but it gets me moving every time. Reminds me of good times

I can't find a link to the mix, but here's the tracklist.

Nick Thayer always gets me jumping too.

If i'm feeling like a more intense/agressive workout, i'll lean towards some Andy C Nightlife 1 or some

.

I guess I like working out to tunes/mixes I know well, rather than new ones. It helps me get in the zone.

[SirEarl]

Whatever floats my boat at the time. Here are some favorites:

(warning! This may not make sense)

Motown

I'm pretty old school, so these jams actually get me movin'!

The Temptations - Treat Her Like A Lady (or any uptempo number by the temps)

The Four Tops - It's The Same Old Song

Diana Ross and The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go

Otis Redding - Hard to Handle (or any uptempo number)

Sam Cooke - Bring It On Home To Me (One Night Stand - Sam Cooke Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963 is a super excellent album for workouts)

Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours

Everything Else

Because this list going to get huge if I do every single genre

The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe in Magic

NoMeansNo - Who %$#@!^ Who?

The Beatles - Tell Me Why (or any uptempo number)

The Pillows - I Know You (or any uptempo number)

Tsuneo Imahori - Stand Proud (and like, half of the Hajime no Ippo OST)

Nobuo Uematsu - Force Your Way (or any other Final Fantasy battle music)[The Black Mages is really cool 'cause it's all hard rock-y]

Ben Folds Five - Tom and Mary [so many great tunes]{THEY'RE COMING BACK!!!}

Adam WarRock & Mikal kHill - MAL [browncoats!]

I Fight Dragons - The Power of Love

Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters

Alkaline Trio - Movin' Right Along

OK. I need to stop now.

[Bunk]

I'm not big on mixes. If I am lifting it's usually a full album. Frequents are Queens of The Stone Age- QotSA and Songs for the Deaf, White Stripes - De Stijl, Gza- Liquid Swords, Raekwon- Only Built for Cuban linx and Outkast- Aquemini. If I'm riding my bike it's a random Phish or Grateful Dead concert.

[caitlinerinm]

I started making a list the other day

Here I stand- Madina Lake

Calling all Cars- Senses Fail

Feeling this- Blink 182

Reverse this Curse- Escape the Fate

A Little Faster- There for Tomorrow

Downfall of Us All- A Day to Remember

False Pretenses- The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Rum is for Drinking, Not for Burning- Senses Fail

Prayer of the Refuge- Rise Against

Satellite- Rise Against

Head Around You- The Offspring

NJ Falls into the Atlantic- Senses Fail

F*** You- Sleeping with Sirens

Feel Good Drag- Anberlin

The Few that Remain- Set Your Goals

End Game-Rise Against

The Kill-30 Seconds to Mars

Monument-A Day to Remember

Two Weeks-All That Remains

[cianalas]

I saw "Nerd workout mix" and thought this was going to be a thread about nerd-themed songs for workout. So I'm going to list some of the good nerd-themed songs I've found.

Kirby Krackle

The Protomen

I Fight Dragons

[grz]

I saw "Nerd workout mix" and thought this was going to be a thread about nerd-themed songs for workout. So I'm going to list some of the good nerd-themed songs I've found.

Kirby Krackle

The Protomen

I Fight Dragons

This is the best idea of all time

Off the top of my head I'm thinking

by Wheatus

and

by Nerf Herder

[NukeTheUnicorns]

Anything that's fast and hard rock-y or metal-y. Coheed and Cambria, Slayer, Kalmah, Metallica, Mastodon, Powerglove, and Pantera are among my favorites.

Anything from Dragon Ball Z gets me going, too. Makes me think Goku and Vegeta's training.

Also, this guy.

[mahchoo]

I think I'm an oddball here - but I actually listen to podcasts a lot of the time I'm working out.

Critical Hit / Major Spoilers is usually what's on when I'm jogging (and will be on once I hit the gym).

[CMB27]

Here's my current workout mix:

Finger Eleven - Paralyzer

LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out

Ok Go - Here it Goes Again

Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out

John Cafferty - Hearts on Fire

Fall Out Boy - Beat It

Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

Christina Aguilera - Fighter

J-Kwon - Tipsy

Young the Giant - My Body (Thanks Steve!!!)

Beyonce - Deja Vu

Fort Minor - Remember the Name

Kanye West - Power

Eminem - Cinderella Man

Diddy - Tell Me

Republica - Ready to Go

Eminem - 'Till I Colapse

Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind

Kanye West - Jesus Walks (Remix featuring Common)

AC/DC - Thunderstruck

Eminem - Lose Yourself

Journey - Separate Ways

Pink - U + Ur Hand

[usarmydoc]

Anything by Skillet, then push genius and go from there...

Also Disturbed, linking park, ect.

[scuddle]

If you have spotify, here is my workout playlist I love all different types on there, except for heavy metal... give me a happy, upbeat tempo, and I'm moving!

My latest favorite to run to is

. It's just so happy!

[LeeshaPearl]

I love running to the Legend of Zelda orchestra cd that came with Skyward Sword.

Also, anything by Four Year Strong, Relient K, Fun., or Skillet.

...and anything by Chameleon Circuit. Gotta love some Timelord Rock.

[allnightgrocery]

As of late I've been listening to Rage Against the Machine, Pantera, and Die Antwoord but I need to go back and make some proper mixes. This thread is fantastic for finding new tunes, BTW. Combichrist and Angelspit will go nicely in my collection.

[concretecavewoman]

Sometimes, when I'm running, I listen to the Robb Wolf podcast so I can hear him talk about how terrible long-distance running is.

Here's a representative sample...

Nerdy Stuff

JoCo:

MC Frontalot:

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Weird Al:

Assorted Bluegrass & Folk

Cat Stevens: Lots...

Doc Watson

Misc.

Gogol Bordello: Immigraniada, Pala Tute, lots of others

Rage Against the Machine

Beastie Boys

The Black Keys

JayZ and Kanye (They slay me.)

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I haven't tested my own mix yet, but I did put a mix together from most of the songs that I find deeply stirring, so I'm confident in my mix's motivational capacity. Now, with that disclaimer, a sampling of mine is the following:

Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries (from The Ring Trilogy)

Carmina Burana: O Fortuna!

Ok Go: Invincible & Get Over It

Thomas Bergerson: Age of Gods, Rada, Sonera, Starvation, Ocean Princess (among others)

Albannach: Unleash the Albannach, Burlin, & Claymores

Florence + The Machine: Shake It Out; No Light, No Light

Gorillaz: Feel Good Inc., All Alone, White Light

Rise Against: Help is On the Way

The Cruxshadows: Winter Born (This Sacrifice)

That's some of them.

[Good Row G]

Guilty pleasure that always makes me work harder - anything by Sean Paul. And he makes me smile. Unintentionally of course.

Also love some Franz Ferdinand. Haven't tried Joy Formidable for working out much, but they might be just right!

[EightDigit]

I have two playlists, one for workouts and another for running.

My workout playlist is more intense and helps me remain "present"-

Rollins Band, Fugazi, Faith No More, Metallica, Dropkick Murphys, Rage Against the Machine, etc

My running playlist is all about maintaining a steady tempo and helps "take me elsewhere" while I run-

Aesop Rock, Doomtree, MC Chris, Eyedea & Abilities, Dilated Peoples

[sumdawgtwigg]

Rollins band, Ladytron, First aid kit, I wrestled a bear once.

[shadowkat]

EightDigit, I like your workout music!

[Flatsnap]

Like some other posters I have different music for running and for lifting.

For running I like to listen to hiphop, listening to lyrics helps me keep me from getting bored. Current mix:

Eminem - 'Til I Collapse

Dr. Dre - I Need A Doctor

Tupac - Can't C Me

Tupac - Hit 'Em Up

Nas - Take It In Blood

Nas - NY State Of Mind

N.W.A. - Always Into Somethin'

Tech N9ne - Like Yeah

Tech N9ne - Absolute Power

Ice Cube - Pushin' Weight

Ice Cube - Go To Church

For lifting, it's all about metal and grindcore. I tend to just listen to whole albums rather than making playlists. Most often I like to use:

Deicide - Once Upon The Cross

Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

Leng T'che - Death By A Thousand Cuts

The Day Everything Became Nothing - Invention:Destruction

Origin - Antithesis

Last Days Of Humanity - Putrefaction In Progress

Insect Warfare - World Extermination

Pig Destroyer - Prowler In The Yard

Grave - Into The Grave

Devourment - Molesting The Decapitated

Basically anything that's really really fast and/or has big dumb slam breakdowns, preferably both.