Surprising motivators

BeingAwesome247
BeingAwesome247 Posts: 1,171 Member
in Motivation and Support
Last saturday while doing my workout, I had the tv turned on and to CMT for the top 20 country music countdown
(don't hate on the country music)
Anyways I was nearing the end of my workout and had my last circuit of jumping jacks and I was tuckering out when on came Keith Urban's song/video "For You" from the Act of Valor movie
I dunno what it is about this song and video but I got PUMPED!! Maybe it's the message or the clips of soldiers that gets me going but it really motivates me to push a little harder

Makes me curious....do you have something that might seem a lil odd that totally gets you pumps for your workouts or during??

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  • Missysaurus_Rex
    Missysaurus_Rex Posts: 21
    Anytime I hear, "Rolling in The Deep," by Adele, I just want to put on my tough face and bust out some calories. I love that, "there's a fire starting in my heart," and it's a great mantra!
  • ellie319
    ellie319 Posts: 139 Member
    i watch ESPN while on the treadmill. While lifting I listen to hard rock..i feel extra tough lol
  • BeingAwesome247
    BeingAwesome247 Posts: 1,171 Member
    oooh I feel like I need to make a new workout playlist now for lifting! Good Call
  • taylor5877
    taylor5877 Posts: 1,792 Member
    I get super motivated when someone says I can't do something or they share an opinion of me that runs contrary to how I view myself.
  • pennysocean
    pennysocean Posts: 12 Member
    I watch movies while on the treadmill and whenever there is an exciting part or something great is going to happen, I tend to keep going a little bit longer, plus- it makes the time fly! :) extra motivation: a thriller or action
  • Amberetta82
    Amberetta82 Posts: 153 Member
    THIS. I love it when people do that. I like to be underestimated.
    I get super motivated when someone says I can't do something or they share an opinion of me that runs contrary to how I view myself.
  • nicole9008
    nicole9008 Posts: 23
    Whenever I see a friend from high school that I haven't seen for a while that looks amazing It makes me want to look even more amazing! Teehee. Nothing like some friendly rivalry to get you all motivated.
  • nmb0717
    nmb0717 Posts: 130 Member
    One time I was on the elliptical and I was watching Dog the Bounty Hunter... They were getting ready to bust into a house and get the bad guy which made my adrenaline apparently shoot through the roof and I was going like a maniac on the machine! So funny. I had no idea!
  • jus_in_bello
    jus_in_bello Posts: 326 Member
    For years I'd watch Supernatural while I ran on the treadmill and I'd run the whole time but sprint when anyone on screen was running, they run A LOT. This also works with Dr. Who. I would not suggest listening to SPN on your iPod while running at night. It was incredible for my pace but I really thought that I was being followed and got incredible paranoid...however, it seriously was my fastest 5k...ever.
  • MisterOtter
    MisterOtter Posts: 25
    I have a "Zombies, Run!" playlist with a lot of high-energy music that I picked that I felt were also fairly appropriate when one runs from the undead:

    "Man or Animal" - Audioslave
    "No Way Out" - Dope
    "Die Die My Darling" - Metallica
    "For Whom the Bell tolls" - Metallica (also props to Zombieland)
    "Tornado" - Mindless Self Indulgence
    "Every Day Is The Same" - Nine Inch Nails
    "Message In Blood" - Pantera
    "Becoming" - Pantera
    "Sleep Now In the Fire" - Rage Against The Machine
    "Sick Bubblegum" - Rob Zombie
    "Monopoly on Sorrow" - Suicidal Tendencies
    "The Distance" - Cake
    "Chop Me Up" - Justin Timberlake (don't hate)
    "Before I'm Dead" - kidneythieves
    "Fuel" - Metallica
    "Bulls on Parade" - Rage Against The Machine
    "Human Animal" - Biohazard
    "Got The Time" - Anthrax
    "Hey Man Nice Shot" - Filter
    "Cold" - Static-X
    "You Can't Bring Me Down" - Suicidal Tendencies

    Good stuff.
  • rinnismom
    rinnismom Posts: 190
    i alternate.... i have a playlist on my youtube channel of some badass videos. some days, i use the opportunity to get my subscription list watched, too.

    on other days, i'll jam out with my ipod and whatever music is making me feel it. this week it has been the holywood album from manson. next week, probably some necrophagia or torso****... who know!
  • mariapuhl
    mariapuhl Posts: 529 Member
    The movie "Death Race".

    Weird, right? Well, it seems to always be on FX - so if it's on, I watch it. It has action, violence, some plot, more violence, car chases... and it just gets you excited. Even though I know what's going to happen because I've seen the movie probably 30 times, I still get excited when I watch it so I speed up and take that excitement out on the elliptical.
  • backwoodsbama
    backwoodsbama Posts: 104 Member
    When I get to the point of muscle failure during my weight lifting, I switch my playlist to Five Finger Death Punch's Back For More.

    Get's my motivation going in high gear to finish hard and finish strong. :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dxe1bvjqFo&feature=related
  • rinnismom
    rinnismom Posts: 190
    I have a "Zombies, Run!" playlist with a lot of high-energy music that I picked that I felt were also fairly appropriate when one runs from the undead:

    "Man or Animal" - Audioslave
    "No Way Out" - Dope
    "Die Die My Darling" - Metallica
    "For Whom the Bell tolls" - Metallica (also props to Zombieland)
    "Tornado" - Mindless Self Indulgence
    "Every Day Is The Same" - Nine Inch Nails
    "Message In Blood" - Pantera
    "Becoming" - Pantera
    "Sleep Now In the Fire" - Rage Against The Machine
    "Sick Bubblegum" - Rob Zombie
    "Monopoly on Sorrow" - Suicidal Tendencies
    "The Distance" - Cake
    "Chop Me Up" - Justin Timberlake (don't hate)
    "Before I'm Dead" - kidneythieves
    "Fuel" - Metallica
    "Bulls on Parade" - Rage Against The Machine
    "Human Animal" - Biohazard
    "Got The Time" - Anthrax
    "Hey Man Nice Shot" - Filter
    "Cold" - Static-X
    "You Can't Bring Me Down" - Suicidal Tendencies

    Good stuff.

    misterotter, you sir, have some amazing choices!!!! your list is so good, i'm willing to skip taking a crack at timberlake. we all have our moments! (i've never heard of anyone, but myself, having MSI on their playlist, WOOt!!)
  • ramgi
    ramgi Posts: 196 Member
    Ninja Warrior inspires me:-) I secretly think I'm a ninja.
  • BeingAwesome247
    BeingAwesome247 Posts: 1,171 Member
    I have a "Zombies, Run!" playlist with a lot of high-energy music that I picked that I felt were also fairly appropriate when one runs from the undead:

    "Man or Animal" - Audioslave
    "No Way Out" - Dope
    "Die Die My Darling" - Metallica
    "For Whom the Bell tolls" - Metallica (also props to Zombieland)
    "Tornado" - Mindless Self Indulgence
    "Every Day Is The Same" - Nine Inch Nails
    "Message In Blood" - Pantera
    "Becoming" - Pantera
    "Sleep Now In the Fire" - Rage Against The Machine
    "Sick Bubblegum" - Rob Zombie
    "Monopoly on Sorrow" - Suicidal Tendencies
    "The Distance" - Cake
    "Chop Me Up" - Justin Timberlake (don't hate)
    "Before I'm Dead" - kidneythieves
    "Fuel" - Metallica
    "Bulls on Parade" - Rage Against The Machine
    "Human Animal" - Biohazard
    "Got The Time" - Anthrax
    "Hey Man Nice Shot" - Filter
    "Cold" - Static-X
    "You Can't Bring Me Down" - Suicidal Tendencies

    Good stuff.

    misterotter, you sir, have some amazing choices!!!! your list is so good, i'm willing to skip taking a crack at timberlake. we all have our moments! (i've never heard of anyone, but myself, having MSI on their playlist, WOOt!!)

    Agreed! Awesome list!
    Ninja Warrior inspires me:-) I secretly think I'm a ninja.
    I love that show! The replay old episodes on the G4 network...totally makes me wanna work out
  • BeingAwesome247
    BeingAwesome247 Posts: 1,171 Member
    I came to play - downstait
    shine - 3 doors down
    country girl shake it for me - luke bryan
    8 second ride - jake ownen

    Anything Papa Roach lol
  • candicollins
    candicollins Posts: 1 Member
    A friend at work said this the other day when i turned down icecream and i loved it! "Nothing tastes as good as being skinny feels"
  • Strobins05
    Strobins05 Posts: 716
    I have a "Zombies, Run!" playlist with a lot of high-energy music that I picked that I felt were also fairly appropriate when one runs from the undead:

    "Man or Animal" - Audioslave
    "No Way Out" - Dope
    "Die Die My Darling" - Metallica
    "For Whom the Bell tolls" - Metallica (also props to Zombieland)
    "Tornado" - Mindless Self Indulgence
    "Every Day Is The Same" - Nine Inch Nails
    "Message In Blood" - Pantera
    "Becoming" - Pantera
    "Sleep Now In the Fire" - Rage Against The Machine
    "Sick Bubblegum" - Rob Zombie
    "Monopoly on Sorrow" - Suicidal Tendencies
    "The Distance" - Cake
    "Chop Me Up" - Justin Timberlake (don't hate)
    "Before I'm Dead" - kidneythieves
    "Fuel" - Metallica
    "Bulls on Parade" - Rage Against The Machine
    "Human Animal" - Biohazard
    "Got The Time" - Anthrax
    "Hey Man Nice Shot" - Filter
    "Cold" - Static-X
    "You Can't Bring Me Down" - Suicidal Tendencies

    Good stuff.

    Rage Against The Machine- POW!
  • _beautiful_disaster_
    _beautiful_disaster_ Posts: 182
    you guys wont probably like it but everytime I hear Kesha it gets me motivated to dance and to work hard.
  • ohmariposa
    ohmariposa Posts: 372 Member
    I love Kesha...usually when I am walking I just visualize myself thnner and go over my weighloss numbers in my head over and over
  • MisterOtter
    MisterOtter Posts: 25
    misterotter, you sir, have some amazing choices!!!! your list is so good, i'm willing to skip taking a crack at timberlake. we all have our moments! (i've never heard of anyone, but myself, having MSI on their playlist, WOOt!!)

    MSI is definitely underrated, and Tornado is just such a high-energy track that I love when it kicks into rotation.

    Now, in defense of the JT, "Chop Me Up" features Timbaland and the Three Six Mafia. Awesome track. I am proud to look like an utter fool on the treadmill when it plays :D
  • smilehoke
    smilehoke Posts: 5 Member
    I normally listen to hip-hop/pop music while I'm walking.. However, the other day at the park I turned on some heavy metal and made it out of the trail faster than ever.

    Just triggered something inside.. made me feel like a BAMF! Haha. It's funny how music can do that.
  • Monti_e_lmt
    Monti_e_lmt Posts: 189 Member
    I have my favs. I listen to all kinds of music except country (no offense)

    Don't Bring Me Down- ELO
    Honest Mistake-The Bravery
    Turn Around-Enigma
    Goldfrapp-Rocket or Strict Machine
    Weapon of Choice-Fatboy Slim
    Bangarang-Skrillex
    Bidibodi Bidibu- Bubbles (If you have seen Super Troopers it's the techno song)
    I Can Transform Ya-Chris Brown (I pretend the machine is singing to me XD)
    Maneater- Nelly Furtado
    Du Hast Mich (or anything else by Rammstein)
    For Whom the Bell Tolls-Metallica
    Sweeter- Gavin Degraw (for some reason it makes me more bouncy and I want to be hot and have some guy want me)
    Rock Me Amadeus-Megaherz (Falco did it better)
    Walk- Foo Fighters
    Rise Above This-Seether
    Tonight-Seether
    The Zoo-Scorpions
    Run Like Hell-Pink Floyd
    Children (Dream version)- Robert Miles
    You Rascal You- Hanni El Khatib (such a sexy song)
    Uprising- Muse
    Call Me Uprising- Blondie vs Muse
    Smells Like Sandman- Nirvana vs Metallica (omg my fav elliptical song)
    Change- Deadmau5 ft Skrillex (good squat song)
    Crazy- Gnarles Barkley

    I could go on forever. Music is what keeps me moving :D

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