Motivating Workout Music

saschagm
saschagm Posts: 6 Member
edited November 17 in Getting Started
Hi everyone!

I thought we could use this discussion thread to fill it with any kind of music that keeps you guys motivated to stick to your routine, whether it's running, lifting, regular at-home-workouts or something different.

Let's inspire each other with lots of uplifting and good music! B)

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  • TheRambler
    TheRambler Posts: 387 Member
    I listen to music with a strong rhythm. The Verve, Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumpkins...Sometimes if I feel it I put on the best of James Brown.

  • amtyrell
    amtyrell Posts: 1,447 Member
    Broadway show tunes.
    The broadway dance numbers just make me feel like moving.
  • saschagm
    saschagm Posts: 6 Member
    eatingems wrote: »
    Donny Osmond - I'll Make a Man Out of You from the Mulan soundtrack is my main jam. It works, I kid you not.
    LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS! very true, motivates me as well!
  • saschagm
    saschagm Posts: 6 Member
    TheRambler wrote: »
    I listen to music with a strong rhythm. The Verve, Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumpkins...Sometimes if I feel it I put on the best of James Brown.

    The Verve and James Brown, yup yup yup!
  • TheRambler
    TheRambler Posts: 387 Member
    saschagm wrote: »
    TheRambler wrote: »
    I listen to music with a strong rhythm. The Verve, Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumpkins...Sometimes if I feel it I put on the best of James Brown.

    The Verve and James Brown, yup yup yup!

    There's a great funk album that came out late 90s by some DJ. It was a non-stop run of a bunch of funk songs that fit into each other. I need to find that.
  • TheRambler
    TheRambler Posts: 387 Member
    TheRambler wrote: »
    saschagm wrote: »
    TheRambler wrote: »
    I listen to music with a strong rhythm. The Verve, Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumpkins...Sometimes if I feel it I put on the best of James Brown.

    The Verve and James Brown, yup yup yup!

    There's a great funk album that came out late 90s by some DJ. It was a non-stop run of a bunch of funk songs that fit into each other. I need to find that.

    I love Google. The Document by DJ Andy Smith. You need this. Trust me...A stranger you don't know. Haha
  • Steff46
    Steff46 Posts: 516 Member
    I like to mix some radio pop in with my heavy metal. I like Disturbed, Volbeat, 5FDP, and some 80's heavy metal :D
  • andy_from_mn
    andy_from_mn Posts: 34 Member
    Smack My *kitten* Up by The Prodigy.
  • michael1976_ca
    michael1976_ca Posts: 3,488 Member
    edited March 2017
    who laughing now--jessie j
  • ctlaws44
    ctlaws44 Posts: 182 Member
    Motorbreath - Metallica


  • megzchica23
    megzchica23 Posts: 419 Member
    Power Metal, specifically ones about epic battles such. My favs are:

    Black Unicorn - Voltaire
    Brother's of Metal- Manowar
    If I Die in Battle - Vancanto

    And also pirate metal like:

    The Sunk'n Norwegian - Alestorm
  • Rhody_Hoosier
    Rhody_Hoosier Posts: 688 Member
    Malacoda. By Caspian. Thank me in 5 minutes and 3 seconds.

    https://youtu.be/FSP9d93hFUQ
  • Rhody_Hoosier
    Rhody_Hoosier Posts: 688 Member
    Also Til I Collapse By Eminem.
  • Rhody_Hoosier
    Rhody_Hoosier Posts: 688 Member
    Forty Six & 2 by Tool is pretty epic for workouts. Especially people trying to transition and change a lot.
  • Quasita
    Quasita Posts: 1,530 Member
    edited March 2017
    Personally, I have a playlist that I created for myself and other MFP links for this exact purpose. Current run time is almost 5 hours, and it grows with diversity as time goes by. Mostly indie or things that a lot of people don't put on their typical "workouts" like... no Welcome to the Jungle crud. Feel free to follow it if you like :)
    https://open.spotify.com/user/12566439/playlist/7u1vdOPC5pV378JvDYL9bU

    Editing to say that I tried to start it with "warm up" pacing, and also try to put in slow pace songs here and there so that if you are on shuffle, it'll pop in a bit of change if you like to match your pace... Like putting in "I Can't Stop" by Flux Pavilion, that song always manages to come up when I'm feeling like maybe I'll stop, and I always end up pushing further ;)
  • Rhody_Hoosier
    Rhody_Hoosier Posts: 688 Member
    Quasita wrote: »
    Personally, I have a playlist that I created for myself and other MFP links for this exact purpose. Current run time is almost 5 hours, and it grows with diversity as time goes by. Mostly indie or things that a lot of people don't put on their typical "workouts" like... no Welcome to the Jungle crud. Feel free to follow it if you like :)
    https://open.spotify.com/user/12566439/playlist/7u1vdOPC5pV378JvDYL9bU

    See above. Malacoda...Caspian. Progressive rock. No lyrics.
  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
    edited March 2017
    saschagm wrote: »
    Hi everyone!
    Let's inspire each other with lots of uplifting and good music! B)
    Positive indeed.
    Tobymac - 'Me Without You'
    VERIDIA - 'Still Breathing', 'Furious Love'
    Fireflight - 'All I Need to Be', 'Unbreakable'
    Pillar - 'Frontline', 'Hypnotized'
    Red - 'Not Alone', 'Hold Me Now', 'The Ever', 'Lost'
    Falling Up - 'Good Morning Planetarium', 'Broken Heart (Ghost of Seaside)'
    Plumb - 'Lord I'm Ready Now', 'Exhale', 'Say Your Name'
    Sleeping Giant - 'Tithemi'
    Thousand Foot Krutch - 'Rawkfist', 'E For Extinction', 'Courtesy Call'


  • Quasita
    Quasita Posts: 1,530 Member
    fidycixer wrote: »
    Quasita wrote: »
    Personally, I have a playlist that I created for myself and other MFP links for this exact purpose. Current run time is almost 5 hours, and it grows with diversity as time goes by. Mostly indie or things that a lot of people don't put on their typical "workouts" like... no Welcome to the Jungle crud. Feel free to follow it if you like :)
    https://open.spotify.com/user/12566439/playlist/7u1vdOPC5pV378JvDYL9bU

    See above. Malacoda...Caspian. Progressive rock. No lyrics.

    I'm familiar with Caspian. Personally, I like to have solid lyrics alongside the good pace, because it is distracting from the pain of working out sometimes... haha! But maybe I'll start an instrumental list. I share these with my groups and such.
  • EggToni
    EggToni Posts: 190 Member
    jmp463 wrote: »
    The Smiths - The Police - Certain Van Halen - The Talking Heads -- yes I am from the 80s

    Yah! And let's add The Cult to that! :)
  • Quasita
    Quasita Posts: 1,530 Member
    EggToni wrote: »
    jmp463 wrote: »
    The Smiths - The Police - Certain Van Halen - The Talking Heads -- yes I am from the 80s

    Yah! And let's add The Cult to that! :)

    The Cure makes an appearance on the list I gave above lol
  • kenyonhaff
    kenyonhaff Posts: 1,377 Member
    It may be cheesy but I love the world rhythms in Zumba. Nothing like a nice salsa dance to feel happy or reggae to feel mellow.

    And I love the sound of my inner thighs NOT rubbing together...LOL!
  • Tylerman35
    Tylerman35 Posts: 66 Member
    edited March 2017
    I listen to a variety of rap Eminem, NotoriousBIG, Tech9ne, drake, migos, 50 cent, ludacris, Kendrick Lamar, ferry was, etc...

    Also some bestie boys.

    Can't be touched is a good song by Roy jones
  • Tylerman35
    Tylerman35 Posts: 66 Member
    Tylerman35 wrote: »
    I listen to a variety of rap Eminem, NotoriousBIG, Tech9ne, drake, migos, 50 cent, ludacris, Kendrick Lamar, ferry was, etc...

    Also some bestie boys.

    Can't be touched is a good song by Roy jones

    Damn autocorrect. Fetty wap

  • Barfly57
    Barfly57 Posts: 333 Member
    ACDC, Eminem, House of Pain
  • kxbrown27
    kxbrown27 Posts: 769 Member
    For running I like to keep things around 170-180 bpm
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    For lifting it just needs to be heavy and angry. Any tempo will do.
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  • domeofstars
    domeofstars Posts: 480 Member
    All depends on my mood. Aerosmith or Britney Spears is what i have been listening to lately. And Bon Jovi too (their old stuff)
  • Gadgetman74
    Gadgetman74 Posts: 27 Member
    Anything with a fast beat like to get me going. I love dance music bit of Calvin harris and scooter but I love pop too.
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