What do you listen to when you workout?

Looking for some ideas for some songs to load up on my iPod that I can listen to to keep me motivated since I am getting tired of the songs I currently have on it. Need some song thats are uptempo or just have a good message in them to keep me motivated. Here are a couple of songs I have on my iPod now and reasons why I like them.

"Never Say Never" by Justin Beiber - First heard this in the Karate Kid remake and like it because the tempo keeps me moving and also the message is also appropriate for what I am trying to accomplish - "There's just no turning back, when you hearts under attack, gonna give everything have, it's my destiny.

"Hearts on Fire" by John Cafferty - Love this song from Rocky IV, its a fast paced song and though I don't really know the lyrics and haven't really thought about them to be honest, I picture the training montage from the film.

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  • sammyjo0402
    sammyjo0402 Posts: 106 Member
    ...Montell Jordans..... this is how we do it!!!

    Ahaha.. lol. Jk. Honestly I don't listen to any music when I workout (I know it's aggravating for no help) but.. that immediately came to mind reading your post lol.
  • I REALLY like the lyrics to Sick Puppies "You're Going Down" it's by-far my FAVORITE song to workout to. :0)

    Lyrics:

    Define your meaning of war
    To me it's what we do when we're bored
    I feel the heat coming off of the blacktop
    And it makes me want it more
    Because I'm hyped up, outta control
    If it's a fight I'm ready to go
    I wouldn't put my money on the other guy
    If you know what I know that I know

    It's been a long time coming
    And the tables' turned around
    Cause one of us is goin'
    One of us is goin' down
    I'm not running, it's a little different now
    Cause one of us is goin'

    One of us is goin' down

    Define your meaning of fun
    To me it's when we're getting done
    I feel the heat coming off of the blacktop
    So get ready for another one
    Let's take a trip down memory lane
    The words circulate in my brain
    You can treat this like another all the same
    But don't cry like a ***** when you feel the pain

    It's been a long time coming
    And the tables' turned around
    Cause one of us is goin'
    One of us is goin' down
    I'm not running, it's a little different now
    Cause one of us is going

    One of us is goin' down

    This is hardly worth fighting for
    But it's the little petty **** that I can't ignore
    With my fist in your face and your face on the floor
    It'll be a long time coming
    But you got the message now
    Cause I was never going
    Yeah, you're the one that's going down

    One of us is goin' down
    I'm not running,
    it's a little different now
    Cause one of us is goin'

    One of us is goin' down
    One of us is goin' down
  • neverstray
    neverstray Posts: 3,845 Member
    You listen to Bieber, so maybe something by Nickelback?
  • thektturner
    thektturner Posts: 228 Member
    Depends on the workout. For lifting weights at home, nothing beats a movie with JCVD or Stallone: you'll feel like you're in your own montage.

    But seriously, for jogging here are some songs in my playlist:

    Feel Good, Inc - Gorrilaz
    Little Less Conversation - Elvis
    Here [In Your Arms] - Hellogoodbye
    PJ & Rooster - OutKast (from Idlewild)
    Hey Man (Now You're Really Living) - the eels
    Going On - Gnarls Barkley
    Me & Julie Down by the Schoolyard - Paul Simon

    I'm also a bit of a theatre geek, so I have lots of showtunes in there. If you're into that sort of thing:

    all from HairSpray:
    Ladies' Choice
    Run and Tell That
    You Can't Stop the Beat


    All fun and upbeat and keep me going. When I was jogging on a treadmill and doing the same program every time, I would time out the levels and make a playlist to keep pace with whatever level I would be at. That took some planning, though.
  • thektturner
    thektturner Posts: 228 Member
    I REALLY like the lyrics to Sick Puppies "You're Going Down" it's by-far my FAVORITE song to workout to. :0)


    Oooh, good one. Based on your songs listed, though, I didn't do anything heavier like Sick Puppies. Love that album, though.
  • srcardinal10
    srcardinal10 Posts: 387 Member
    I normally listen to house/Dubstep when I'm working out so if you're looking to listen to that I have:

    Datsik (live set from 2012 ultra music festival in Miami)
    Pretty Lights (live set from 2012 ultra music festival in Miami)
    Moar Ghosts N' Stuff (Vocal mix or extended mix) by Deadmau5
    ABC by David Guetta
    Break'n A Sweat by Skrillex
    Kill Everybody by Skrillex
    Set Me On Fire by Pendulum
    Levels by Avicii
    Promises by Nero
    Save the World - Sweedish House Mafia
    Somebody That I Used to Know (hypercrush remix) - Goyte

    Good album that plays continuously
    Dance Harder *****


    Non-house/dubstep music

    Fighter - Christina Aguilera
    Face Down - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
    Ring-A-Ling - Blackeyed Peas
    Strength of the World - Avenged Sevenfold
    Atrophy - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
    Beat Goes On - Maddona (ft. Kanye West)
    Stronger - Kanye West
    You Made Me Change My Number - AMX (ft Snoop)
    I Wanna Go - Britney Spears
    Stare at the Sun - Thrice
    The Pretender - Foo Fighters
  • I normally listen to house/Dubstep when I'm working out...

    I find dubstep really great for a more scientific reason - you tend to settle into moving at the rhythm of what you are listening to (which can be annoying when you have good music, but at a tempo that throws you off your pace). The great thing about dubstep is that the beats are all over the place, so you can exercise to it at any speed :)

    My personal contribution would be anything by The Prodigy. Especially:

    - You'll Be Under My Wheels (seriously, best workout song EVER. Makes you feel like an exercising machine.. also the most accessible one if you're not a Prodigy fan :) )
    - Omen
    - Invaders Must Die
    - Medusa's Path
    - Spitfire
    - Almost anything from Fat of the Land
    - Anything from Music for the Jilted Generation
  • HypersonicFitNess
    HypersonicFitNess Posts: 1,219 Member
    Okay, I will qualify this as I LOVE music, so I have a very eclectic play list and I like variety (I get bored easy); so I have 302 songs in my workout play list currently:

    Alternative:

    I Miss You - Blink-182
    The Chemicals Between Us - Bush
    Send the Pain Below - Bush
    Sugar, We're Going Down - Fall Out Boy
    Streets of Gold - Needtobreathe
    All Summer Long -- The Rock Heroes


    Alternative & Punk

    Dirty Little Secret - The All-American Rejects (actually have most of the Move Along CD)
    Going Down in Flames -- 3 Doors Down
    Sarah Yellin' - 3 Doors Down

    Christian & Gospel

    My Hope Is in You -- Aaron Shust
    Get Down - Audio Adrenaline
    I Refuse -- Josh Wilson
    We Cry Out -- Jeremy Camp
    Move -- MercyMe
    Everywhere I Go -- Lincoln Brewster
    Good Morning -- Mandisa & TobyMac
    Born Again -- Newsboys
    God's Not Dead -- Newsboys
    Stand Up - Remedy Drive (most of the Daylight Is Coming CD)

    Country

    Honky Tonk Badonkadonk --Trace Adkins
    Kiss This -- Aaron Tippin
    Play Something Country -- Brooks & Dunn
    International Harvester -- Craig Morgan
    All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight -- Hank Williams, Jr
    Yee Haw - Jake Ownen
    Gone -- Montgomery Gentry
    Brand New Girlfriend -- Steve Holy
    Wiskey Girl -- Toby Keith
    Swing - Trace Adkins

    Hip-Hop/Rap

    Hey Ya! -- OutKast
    Walk This Way -- Run-DMC

    Inspirational

    Today Is The Day -- Lincoln Brewster
    Sine -- Newsboys
    Gone -- TobyMac


    Metal

    Pour Some Sugar on Me -- Def Leppard
    Let's Get Rocked -- Def Leppard (most of Def Leppard's Hysteria CD)
    Never Again -- Nickelback
    How you Remind Me -- Nickelback


    Pop

    Dancing Queen -- ABBA
    Rumour Has It - ADELE
    Rolling i the Deep - ADELE
    I Gotta Feeling - The Black Eyed Peas
    The Heart of Rock & Roll - Huey Lewis & the News
    Party Rock Anthen - LMFAO
    Sexy and I Know It - LMFAO
    Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
    Los Angeles - Sugarcult
    Stars -- Switchfoot
    Hey, Soul Sister -- Train


    Rock
    Love in an Elevator - Aerosmith
    Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm
    Make a Sound - Autopilot Off
    Everybody Wants You -- Billy Squier
    Bad Medicine - Bon Jovi
    Have a Nice Day - Bon Jovi
    Shake it Up - The Cars
    Hot Blooded - Foreigner
    Barracuda - Heart
    Centerfold - the J. Geils Band
    Tall Cool One - Robert Plant
    I Can't Drive 55 - Sammy Hagar
    Round and Round - Ratt

    and I did have some AC/DC..but it looks like I lost it
  • Panthro12
    Panthro12 Posts: 16 Member
    I REALLY like the lyrics to Sick Puppies "You're Going Down" it's by-far my FAVORITE song to workout to. :0)


    Oooh, good one. Based on your songs listed, though, I didn't do anything heavier like Sick Puppies. Love that album, though.

    I actually did like that song and added it.. not looking for songs that are neccessarily similar to what I already listen to looking for a variety of different types of songs.
  • jesscox2003
    jesscox2003 Posts: 65 Member
    me... i love some crazy 80s music! like anything from footloose :) finding something with a beat is always my concern :) if u have an option for apps, try iheartradio or songza :) songza is great, has all kinds of already made play lists off all types :) once u find something that works for u let us know :)
  • LadyRhodes01
    LadyRhodes01 Posts: 88 Member
    Gospel. Fred Hammond, Micah Stampley, Deddrick Haddon
  • gpstrucker
    gpstrucker Posts: 930 Member
    AC/DC always gets me pumping
  • DesignGrrl
    DesignGrrl Posts: 147 Member
    Run The World (Girls) - Beyoncé
    Le Disko - Shiny Toy Guns
    Starships - Nicki Minaj
    Your Love Is My Drug - Ke$ha
    Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
    What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
    Hello - Martin Solveig and Dragonette
    Shoot To Thrill - AC/DC
    I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
    I Hate Boys - Christina Aguilera
    American Idiot - Green Day
    Wind It Up - Gwen Stefani
    They - Jem
    Irrational Anthem - Plain White T's
    Dynamite - Taio Cruz
    Superfreak (Rocasound Revamp) - Rick James
    Paris (Ooh La La) - Grace Potter and The Nocturnals
    Toxic - Britney Spears
    I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick
    **** You - Cee Lo Green
    Single Ladies [Put A Ring On It] - Beyoncé
    Dirty Laundry - Bitter:Sweet
    Fergalicious - Fergie Feat. will.i.am
    We Found Love - Rihanna Feat. Calvin Harris
    What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger) - Kelly Clarkson
    Good Time - Owl City
    Runnin' Down A Dream - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
    You Wreck Me - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
    Gangnam Style - PSY
    Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 Feat. Christina Aguilera
    Blow Me (One Last Kiss) [Explicit Version] - P!nk
    One More Night - Maroon 5
    Everybody Talks - Neon Trees
    Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
    Home - Phillip Phillips
    Animal (Album Version) - Neon Trees
    Calling My Name [Single Version] - Neon Trees
    Lost In My Mind - The Head and The Heart
    Dog Days Are Over - Florence + The Machine
    Paradise - Coldplay
    Lights - Ellie Goulding
    Titanium - David Guetta Feat. Sia
    Feel Again - OneRepublic
    I Can Only Imagine - David Guetta Feat. Chris Brown & Lil Wayne
    Die Young - Ke$ha
    50 Ways To Say Goodbye - Train
    Pound The Alarm - Nicki Minaj
    Some Nights - fun.
    Hall Of Fame - The Script Feat. will.i.am
    Uprising - Muse
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    I'm probably the only person that listens to Classical while working out..

    Aside from that, I have alot of Drake, Meek Mill, Kanye, Michael Buble (random,I know), Kid Cudi, Frank Ocean, Big Sean, Lil Wayne, Maroon 5, John Mayer, etc. Gospel also keeps me uplifted,especially when I'm ready to give up. Just some ideas for you
  • quiltergirlar
    quiltergirlar Posts: 35 Member
    it's hard to ask someone for music lists, what if they like a different type of music. I like classic 70's rock and country. No one lists that kind of music!

    http://www.self.com/playlists

    they have some great lists here

    Tammy
  • shanae727
    shanae727 Posts: 546 Member
    bump
  • jonchew
    jonchew Posts: 239 Member
    Try using jog.fm, I use it to find songs for running. I've discovered that I like to run at songs whose tempos are around 156 beats per minute, you can sort by BPM, and sample songs quickly. I think it's great!
  • SinomenJen
    SinomenJen Posts: 262 Member
    https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLgj8u5NVamckDO-NI2LWD1ApYA1sdUOj_

    I am old and cranky so its a mixture, but I love them all!
  • ihad
    ihad Posts: 7,463 Member
    Bump
  • xiofett
    xiofett Posts: 138 Member
    I actually can't listen to music while working out (or working, for that matter) for 2 big reasons. First, I will pay more attention to the music than to what I'm doing. Second, I *will* start singing. Trust me, nobody wants to hear that. ;)

    I damned dear killed myself trying to keep up with Brian Setzer Orchestra's version of Sabre Dance on an elliptical once...
  • Mostly dubstep nowadays

    noisestorm - let it roar
    noisestorm - breakdown
    koan sound - sly fox
    koan sound - 80s fitness
    gemini - graduation
    gemini - vision
    phaeleh - lament
    skism - elixir
    kezwik - traveler, kingdom, promise me, let go
    bassnectar - butterfly, timestretch, lights, basshead,
    Xilent - choose me, step one,
    Nero - reaching out, me & you