The best workout music has a steady, high-energy rhythm, with inspirational and imperative lyrics, a variety of repetitions, and a gritty, transcendent mood. Also other qualities.
@awk I came to say this. My running playlist runs the gambit from Deee-lite’s Groove is the Heart to Molly Hachet’s Flirtin’ with Disaster. There is a lot of BlackEyed Peas on there: they are great for running to. 5 tracks from the The Rolling Stones’ Dirty Work album work great for almost any activity from running to aerobics to weight lifting (maybe not yoga).
I mostly do video game soundtracks. I can’t do lyrics, or I start singing along. That is a good way to get people staring at you, and considering I’m using the gym at work…
For running I’ll put together a play list with some slower songs in the beginning (as I tend to go out too fast) and some faster songs at the end (everybody wants to finish strong). If I have a time goal I’ll make a play list for that length of time and know I have to complete my distance before the end of the final song.
Has to be something heavy and big-sounding… but then I always regret not listening to the music on the good headphones, to make it sound right, because I don’t want those to get too sweaty, or to fly off my head.
/youtube Animus Vox
My what?
/giphy couch potato
Pffft. I don’t listen to music or work out.
The best workout music has a steady, high-energy rhythm, with inspirational and imperative lyrics, a variety of repetitions, and a gritty, transcendent mood. Also other qualities.
@awk I came to say this. My running playlist runs the gambit from Deee-lite’s Groove is the Heart to Molly Hachet’s Flirtin’ with Disaster. There is a lot of BlackEyed Peas on there: they are great for running to. 5 tracks from the The Rolling Stones’ Dirty Work album work great for almost any activity from running to aerobics to weight lifting (maybe not yoga).
What is this “workout” you speak of?
@2many2no my exact sentiments
Oh, oh, I know! Rawhide!
/giphy rawhide
/giphy heavy effing metal
Whatever I’m in the mood for at the time.
“Music for Couch Potatoes”
/giphy "couch potato"
You forgot the “I don’t work out” radio button. I suspect it would have won, no offense fellow Meh peeps.
You forgot “the sound the refrigerator door makes when it opens…”
I’ve thought this song would make a decent ad for a gym:
I mostly do video game soundtracks. I can’t do lyrics, or I start singing along. That is a good way to get people staring at you, and considering I’m using the gym at work…
Give me high-energy repetitive electronic music, please.
But old-school, classic electronic.
I had a really good workout to this album the other day:
Double bass drums & lots of distortion
@joshjohn77 Double-pedal work out metal!
Work out music? For golf? Progressive stuff like Yes, Pink Floyd or Moody Blues.
Sounding good.
Typically listen to audiobooks, so a) the time seemingly passes more quickly and b) I am accomplishing something else at the same time.
@DrWorm
❤️
For running I’ll put together a play list with some slower songs in the beginning (as I tend to go out too fast) and some faster songs at the end (everybody wants to finish strong). If I have a time goal I’ll make a play list for that length of time and know I have to complete my distance before the end of the final song.
Irish music on arm days.
Has to be something heavy and big-sounding… but then I always regret not listening to the music on the good headphones, to make it sound right, because I don’t want those to get too sweaty, or to fly off my head.
/youtube Animus Vox
Good peaks
Example: 45:33 by LCD Soundsystem
Critically acclaimed for having the best peaks at critical moments during workouts and for being great
They didn’t even mean to make it that way they were just having a great time recording it