lately i've found myself listening to heavy guitar music in the last few months as it really gets me motivated and disciplined to train. i find this strange coz i've always listened to hip hop but hip hop isn't as angry as it used to be to get me going. the new saul williams album is quite angry and heavy with the guitars. i would be interested to know what the rest of you guys listen to to get going.

lately i've found myself listening to heavy guitar music in the last few months as it really gets me motivated and disciplined to train. i find this strange coz i've always listened to hip hop but hip hop isn't as angry as it used to be to get me going. the new saul williams album is quite angry and heavy with the guitars. i would be interested to know what the rest of you guys listen to to get going.



Everything and Anything, It varies from some heavy metal rock to some upbeat pop. Depends on the exercises as well...

If I am trying to catch a rhythm while jumping rope/heavy bag/speed bag, It is usually something to the effect of some R&B to get that groove going.

wathever thats on the radio.

nething with good beat n rythem. Or b4 a fight something to psyc me up and get me pumped.

This song "Role Call" by lil jon and ice cube will get u pumped up (they even have a line about roy jones jr in the song) but then again any lil jon song will get you phsyced. And in terms of rock rammstein, slayer, metallica, pennywise..

For me, its not always about getting pumped (although it is a lot). Sometimes i just listen to something gets you to just focus really well and calm yourself.

This song "Role Call" by lil jon and ice cube will get u pumped up (they even have a line about roy jones jr in the song) but then again any lil jon song will get you phsyced. And in terms of rock rammstein, slayer, metallica, pennywise..



I despise lil jon, I guess listening to him would make me agressive. :D


I still cant believe that someone can get paid ridiculous amounts of money to scream in an annoying tone.

This song "Role Call" by lil jon and ice cube will get u pumped up (they even have a line about roy jones jr in the song) but then again any lil jon song will get you phsyced. And in terms of rock rammstein, slayer, metallica, pennywise.. Yeah that Lil Jon with Cube is sic. I've always listened to hip-hop, house, and r&b while working out .

[QUOTE] I despise lil jon, I guess listening to him would make me agressive.


I still cant believe that someone can get paid ridiculous amounts of money to scream in an annoying tone.

lol. Yeah, I agree its ridiculous and funny. Also there is just something about him that makes me more dedicated and makes me forget the pain and fatigue in my body to make me keep going it keeps me focused, sometimes ill even think of stuff you guys have said on some of these threads they influence me too. wierd, but it works

i hate lil jon. that **** aint hip hop

no **** it aint hip-hop practicaly everything that comes out today isnt hip hop its all bs, or as eazy e said "pranksta pranksta story book gangsta."

I like to listen to a lot of music I hate it pushes me to get **** done faster lol......But in the end I end up liking it :(



I recently just pulled out all of my old nwa/death row records good god now that is some good rap music.

i like eazy and ruthless records better than dre and snoop and deathrow for some reason i donno but i like how dre mixed george clinton and the p-funk to make the chronic and the g funk era i thought that **** sounded so good and so original. but real mutha****in g's by eazy is still my most favorite gangsta rap song and i think better than dre day.

yea the video by Eazy is even more OG...i kant believe Dr.Dre was all dressed in sparkles then tried to become a 'G' lol...true Studio Gangsta

yea their fight was like a trial in court with eazy e prosecuting dr dre as a studio gangster and eazy e had the evidence and presided ooooooooh yeah

i like eazy and ruthless records better than dre and snoop and deathrow for some reason i donno but i like how dre mixed george clinton and the p-funk to make the chronic and the g funk era i thought that **** sounded so good and so original. but real mutha****in g's by eazy is still my most favorite gangsta rap song and i think better than dre day.


The Chronic is easily hands down one of if not the best gangster rap albums of all time...

Gangster Rappers=Wannabe Gangsters...Real Gangsters dont talk about that kind of stuff.


NWA/Ice Cube/Dr. Dre/Snoop Dogg (pre doggfather album)/easy E

None of these guys early albums can be touched by anyone, Westside Connection is right behind them, Bow Down is easily one of the best songs as well...



I know Ice Cube has a music video dvd, but does anyone know if they have a dvd out w/ all the old snoop dogg/easy E/dr. dre videos????

If so I have to get my hands on that.

eric johnson, steve bai, joe satriani. the energy that their music produces makes you feel it inside you, try them!

i listen to

diana ross : "i want muscles"


Muscles
Diana Ross

She said she wants a man
To always understand
But that's alright for her
Still it ain't enough for me

She said she wants a guy
To keep her satisfied
But that's alright for her
But it ain't enough for me

Still, I don't care if he's young or old
(Just make him beautiful)
I just want someone I can hold on to

I want muscles
All, all over his body
(Make him strong enough from his head down to his toes)
I want muscles
All, all over his body
(Make him strong enough from his head down to his toes)

They say they have to see
His real personality
But that's alright for them
Still it ain't enough for me






I need what the eyes can see, ah
(His anatomy)
If that's alright for them
Still it ain't enough for me

I don't care if he's young or old
Just make him beautiful
I just want some strong man to hold on to

I want muscles
All, all over his body
(Make him strong enough from his head down to his toes)
I want muscles
All over his body
(Make him strong enough from his head down to his toes)

Muscle man, I want to love you
In person, I want your body
Come with me, hiding the cascades
Let this be, we've got this thing made
Lost at sea, hide the desert
Stay with me, you won't regret it
Take this love, so deep to swim in
Come to me, and let the love in

She said she wants a man
To always understand
But that's alright for her
Still it ain't enough for me

I don't care if he's young or old
(Just make him beautiful)
I just want someone I can hold on to

I want muscles
All, all over his body
(Make him strong enough from his head down to his toes)
I want muscles
All over him, all over him
I want muscles
All, all over his body
I want muscles

I want all I can get
All over him, all over him
I want muscles, muscles, muscles

this song is the absolute motivator

Bet you dig the sh*t out her gay anthem, "I'm Coming Out" too!

When i training i listen different music but the favorite is:

RAP: DMX, 2Pac, Snoop Dog
Heavy: Korn, Hatebreed

I find that Listening to music, actually "hitting" to music, with the Speed Bag is a very engaging workout. The Beat of the Bag can fit to ANY kind of music. From Classical to Techno, Rock, Dance, BlueGrass, alternative.... it works with them all. You can Simply punch the Speed Bag from the front "on the beat" of the music- when you tap your foot. Every four beats of music is Four Punches.. Depending on the Music speed, you may be able to punch "twice as fast" ( double time, meaning every four taps of your foot = 8 punches.) This works for slower music. Or, For very fast music, Punch the bag in "half time", or One punch for every two taps of your foot.

Now the truth is, It is hard to tap your foot and do this.... :eek: You have to feel it. But if you got any rhythm at all, ( and what boxer doesn't??) you can feel the beat pretty easily. Hitting the speed bag to music makes the time fly by a lot fast and forces you to maintain a constant punching speed to keep up with the music. With Practice, You can even start hitting from different sides and make the bag beat sound like a drum part against the song your hitting to. :o

Here is link to some speed bag video clips that demonstrate hitting to music. ( It sure beats just standing there punching for 3-5 minutes..)

http://www.speedbagcentral.com/Demos.html

ps. You can right click on each clip and save it to your HardDrive.

Train safe and turn the music up!

Kenny G will get u pumped boi!!! :D

How 'bout some good 'ole "Straight outta Compton" and " F**k The Police" is better than some Redbull to get ya the f**k up!

How 'bout some good 'ole "Straight outta Compton" and " F**k The Police" is better than some Redbull to get ya the f**k up!



I've got nwa all over my Ipod for when I train...

i keep it hip hop try to make it gimmey.........so somethimes i'll put on some old wu or some M.O.P

While we on the subject of old school gangstas and music, anyone see that movie Boyz N the Hood or played san andreas? Now dats some real deep ****........ :)

While we on the subject of old school gangstas and music, anyone see that movie Boyz N the Hood or played san andreas? Now dats some real deep ****........ :)








Kudos, I actually walked Boyz N the Hood last night and played San Andreas today.

When I'm training, I can't go past the Godfather of Soul, James Brown...it just gets me energized. If not that, then any South American latin type music which is really uptempo...good for your rhythm and timing I find.

lately i've found myself listening to heavy guitar music in the last few months as it really gets me motivated and disciplined to train. i find this strange coz i've always listened to hip hop but hip hop isn't as angry as it used to be to get me going. the new saul williams album is quite angry and heavy with the guitars. i would be interested to know what the rest of you guys listen to to get going.

I like Deep Purple, GUns n Roses, Uriah Heep, White Stripes. Motorhead is just great for training I find.

word up on that

definitely music is a great thing to lsiten to while training. I do karate and they stress how many higheer level martial artists have used msuic to compliment their training, such as KATAS. I'll definitely have to try hitting the speed bag to a rhythm with the music as well.

I listen to "eye of the tiger"

Rage Against the Machine is great music to work out to, especially their first cd. Also good is 8Ball and MJG 'On top of the World' ; the whole cd is good.

Occasionally, if I do ropework , I'll listen to some hardcore drum 'n' bass. It puts me into an upbeat trance and focus on my work without getting too bored, dostracted, or impatient.

no doubt gotta be rap / hip hop
mostly old **** 2pac, biggie, cube, eazy etc...

lots of hiphop
lots of oldies like earth wind and fire and jackson five
sometimes i pretend im the artist(jsut singing along) to get my mind off the workout
and 2 hours done passed and i didnt even notice it

its like my meditation

heavy metall

when i train i like to listion to happy music lake polka or disco
depends on the time of day

I like listening to hardocre tekno music, infected mushroom etc.
But it can sometimes get really annoying and repetitive, so i listen to rock/rap kinda stuff...

Mostly Uk Hip hop, some american, some uk grime/garage

When it comes to hip hop and training, wu-tang does it for me all the time

Motorhead, tragically hip, danzig. This stuf is good for rope and bag. Hip hop and reggea for shadowboxing

I usually watch this dvd I bought of Knockouts, and then I'll out on DMX "Ruff Ryders Anthem" or Thunderkiss '65 by White Zombie. But at my gym, my trainer no longer allows us to listen to music because people stop training and just listen to the music.

Track 1...........

i just bought 2 pac greatest hits and listen to that when i train lately, i listen to DMX, 50 cent, mystical and i'm greek so i also listen to greek music.

no doubt gotta be rap / hip hop
mostly old **** 2pac, biggie, cube, eazy etc...


thats old?

korn, greenday, megadeth, nirvana, incubus etc
metallica's album black, load, reload
rocky soundtrack

i was listening to the Final Countdown today, fired me up
really well, tearing through the punching bag.

listen to anything fast paced that makes me wanna beat the **** out of summing

The loudest and nastiest rock & rock I can.

Lil Jon - Bia Bia
Lil Scrappy - Head Bussa
8Ball & MJG - You don't want drama
50 cent - in my hood
50 cent - guns come out
Dblock - mighty d-block
Lloyd Banks - Warrior
Lil Jon - I don't give a ****
Lil Scrappy - you don't want no problems
Mike Jones - still tippin
Frayser Boy - I got that drank
Shells - get your roll on
Slim Thug - Like a boss

These are the only ones that i can name off the top. But i got 3 CDs for workin out. Plus when i run, i got 150 songs on my i Pod.

usually i train to whateva is on the radio but i find it good to listen to heavey musci for intense training as it gets me really pumped but the music is entirely up to the individual, some people find it easier to get pumped listening to differnt types of music but personally i train to anything, you jus have to be focused in the mind

i listen to reggaeton or like rap or R&B

when im shadowboxing, i like to listen to rap music....song thats been stuck in my head lately is "back then" by mike jones....when punching my mitts, i dont like to have music at all, i just like to keep my ears open for the nice satisfying thud-smack of a good punch. for cardio, hardcore rock....it makes me feel like a machine.

Rap......has to be, nothing else can get me going.

2Pac mostly.

2Pac mostly.
I don't train but if I did Pac would do it for me too.

I listen to 2pac, Biggie, Eminem, Or any sort of up tempo dance ****!

2Pac mostly.
Favourite 2pac songs?

I listen to the killers, limp bizkit, mob deep, cold play, 3 doors down, linkin park and 50 cent

Favourite 2pac songs?
So Many Tears on Me against the world has always been one of my favs but too many to name.

So Many Tears on Me against the world has always been one of my favs but too many to name.
Yeah So Many Tears is a good song. But a training song? How about I get around, 2 of Americas Most Wanted, Ambitions as a Ridah (Mike Tysons song). And all of those ones?

Anything Jam Band, as long as it's over minutes long! Like Widespread panic, Phish, Toots and the Maytals, String Cheese Incident. Thats some jammin **** right there I tell ya the longer the songs the less long your training feels!

K-R-E-A-T-O-R the thrash metal kings!

no ones said 'Survivor-eye of the tiger yet' ! gets me going everytime! corny i know...

I spit while I practice.

i got a few CDs i listen 2, mainly compilations i have made, i have my rap, r n b collection and then my 80s 'freak' collection.
listening to odd 80s music like dave bowie, milli vanilli, inxs, rick james *****, devo and men at work get me in the zone man for some strange reason, it stimulates u in a weird way cos u know its trippy music :^
my rap and hip hop cd got xzibit, mike jones/roy jones, jay z, nas, genuwine, 2 pac, luda, busta, mystiakl, snoop, master p ..heaps more .

good 2 see alot of users listen to rap and hip/hop (y)

The one song i listen to, to get me pumped is Its a small world. Just messin i like Fuel by Metalica. Try that song guys, works out pretty well.

survivor of the fittest by mobb deep and enter sandman by metallica

Well, I listened to Kelly Clarkson "Behind These Hazel Eyes" before I almost 20 pointed this kid in a bout at Chinook Winds Casino in Oregon. The Veronicas "4 Ever" is a good song. However, my favorite running song is DHT "Listen To Your Heart"

If you can get them a band called Twilightning is the ****!!!

At my gym it's all about Pac & Biggie...(Lil' Homies, What's Beef, Me Against the World, etc.) I've almost heard nothing other then these 2...

I listen to Elton John "Candles in the Wind"

Mostly dance music with heavy beats at the gym, but when I'm doing roadwork and stuff on my own it's normally hip hop.

Bet you dig the sh*t out her gay anthem, "I'm Coming Out" too!

hahah bro dont knock that song, its a classic, she got soul and rhthym.

Slayer, Black sabbath or *****es Brew era Miles Davis.

marilyn manson, deftones, corrosion of conformity

I listen to 80's Michael Jackson music

Napalm Death