Day 262 - Tyler's Workout Music Part 3

I get requests all the time from people, asking what music I like to workout to. Some requests come from those who watch my Youtube videos, others just like to expand their workout music libraries (as do I), so are looking for music inspiration.

Before we get started, I just want to list a few disclaimers:

1. Music selection is based on personal taste. I do not want to hear about how much your music is better than mine. This is what works for me and what I enjoy.

2. Some of these songs have strong language and cursing. If that is not your thing, you can usually search for "clean" versions. I am usually a fan of the music and beat, not necessarily the strong language, so you can still enjoy a song without all the F's, B's, S's, etc.

3. This is the list I have come up with at the end of 2012. My music selection usually varies from month to month, as well as what I am currently training. For example, some songs are better for running, some are better for throwing weights around. What is on my list today may not necessarily be there in a few months from now.

4. This list, as well as subsequent lists are in no particular order. I don't really have one favourite song of all time, just a bunch of favourites, so don't read anything into the order of the list.

Here is today's list:

1. No Church in the Wild - Kanye West & Jay-Z (feat. Frank Ocean)
2. Pornstar Dancing - My Darkest Days (feat. Zakk Wylde)
3. Psycho - 50 Cent (feat. Eminem)
4. Red to Black - Fort Minor
5. Renegades of Funk - Rage Against the Machine
6. Righteous Smoke - Monster Truck
7. Self vs. Self - Pendulum
8. Space Lord - Monster Magnet
9. Thunderstruck - AC/DC
10. Won't Back Down - Eminem (feat. Pink)

Quote of the day:
"The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try. Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it."
~ Debbi Fields

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Day 258 - Tyler's Workout Music Part 2

I get requests all the time from people, asking what music I like to workout to. Some requests come from those who watch my Youtube videos, others just like to expand their workout music libraries (as do I), so are looking for music inspiration.

Before we get started, I just want to list a few disclaimers:

1. Music selection is based on personal taste. I do not want to hear about how much your music is better than mine. This is what works for me and what I enjoy.

2. Some of these songs have strong language and cursing. If that is not your thing, you can usually search for "clean" versions. I am usually a fan of the music and beat, not necessarily the strong language, so you can still enjoy a song without all the F's, B's, S's, etc.

3. This is the list I have come up with at the end of 2012. My music selection usually varies from month to month, as well as what I am currently training. For example, some songs are better for running, some are better for throwing weights around. What is on my list today may not necessarily be there in a few months from now.

4. This list, as well as subsequent lists are in no particular order. I don't really have one favourite song of all time, just a bunch of favourites, so don't read anything into the order of the list.

Here is today's list:

1. B.Y.O.B. - System of a Down
2. Lose Yourself - Eminem
3. Blood Sugar - Pendulum
4. Mein Land - Rammstein
5. Bulls on Parade - Rage Against the Machine
6. Burn it to the Ground - Nickelback
7. My Curse - Killswitch Engage
8. Chop Suey - System of a Down
9. My Life (feat. Eminem & Adam Levine) - 50 Cent
10. Down on Me - 50 Cent

Quote of the day:
"I had to make my own living and my own opportunity! But I made it! Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them!"
~ C.J. Walker

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Day 256 - Tyler's Workout Music Part 1

I get requests all the time from people, asking what music I like to workout to. Some requests come from those who watch my Youtube videos, others just like to expand their workout music libraries (as do I), so are looking for music inspiration.

Before we get started, I just want to list a few disclaimers:

1. Music selection is based on personal taste. I do not want to hear about how much your music is better than mine. This is what works for me and what I enjoy.

2. Some of these songs have strong language and cursing. If that is not your thing, you can usually search for "clean" versions. I am usually a fan of the music and beat, not necessarily the strong language, so you can still enjoy a song without all the F's, B's, S's, etc.

3. This is the list I have come up with at the end of 2012. My music selection usually varies from month to month, as well as what I am currently training. For example, some songs are better for running, some are better for throwing weights around. What is on my list today may not necessarily be there in a few months from now.

4. This list, as well as subsequent lists are in no particular order. I don't really have one favourite song of all time, just a bunch of favourites, so don't read anything into the order of the list.

Today's list is the Linkin Park edition. I think it's safe to say Linkin Park is my favourite band. They have some great tunes for workouts as well as when not working out. I have so many songs on my playlist from them, I figured I would do 1 list with strictly their music.

1. Blackout - Linkin Park
2. Bleed it Out - Linkin Park
3. The Catalyst - Linkin Park
4. Don't Stay - Linkin Park
5. Faint - Linkin Park
6. Given Up - Linkin Park
7. Hit the Floor - Linkin Park
8. In the End - Linkin Park
9. Lost in the Echo - Linkin Park
10. Nothing to Lose - Linkin Park

Quote of the day:
"The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer."
~ Nolan Bushnell

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Day 79 - Effects of Self-Selected Music on Strength, Explosiveness, and Mood

A recent research paper that I have come across could probably be filed under the "No $h*t" category, although here is some studied proof that using self-selected music helps you get "pumped".

Effects of Self-Selected Music on Strength, Explosiveness, and Mood

Abstract: Biagini, MS, Brown, LE, Coburn, JW, Judelson, DA, Statler, TA, Bottaro, M, Tran, TT, and Longo, NA. Effects of self-selected music on strength, explosiveness, and mood. J Strength Cond Res 26(7): 1934–1938, 2012—There has been much investigation into the use of music as an ergogenic aid to facilitate physical performance. However, previous studies have primarily focused on predetermined music and aerobic exercise. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of self-selected music (SSM) vs. those of no music (NM) on the mood and performance of the athletes performing bench press and squat jump. Twenty resistance trained collegiate men completed 2 experimental conditions, one while listening to SSM and the other with NM. The subjects reported their profile of mood states (POMS) and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) before and after performing 3 sets to failure of the bench press at 75% 1 repetition maximum (1RM) and 3 reps of the squat jump at 30% 1RM. Statistical analyses revealed no differences in squat jump height or relative ground reaction force, but the takeoff velocity (SSM-2.06 ± 0.17 m·s−1; NM-1.99 ± 0.18 m·s−1), rate of velocity development (SSM-5.92 ± 1.46 m·s−2; NM-5.63 ± 1.70 m·s−2), and rate of force development (SSM-3175.61 ± 1792.37 N·s−1; NM-2519.12 ± 1470.32 N·s−1) were greater with SSM, whereas RPE (SSM-5.71 ± 1.37; NM-6.36 ± 1.61) was greater with NM. Bench press reps to failure and RPE were not different between conditions. The POMS scores of vigor (SSM-20.15 ± 5.58; NM-17.45 ± 5.84), tension (SSM-8.40 ± 3.99; NM-6.07 ± 3.26), and fatigue (SSM-8.65 ± 4.49; NM-7.40 ± 4.38) were greater with SSM. This study demonstrated increased performance during an explosive exercise and an altered mood state when listening to SSM. Therefore, listening to SSM might be beneficial for acute power performance.

I personally use my own workout music all the time. Whether I am working out in my home gym where I can have my music blaring through some speakers, or if I am out on a run where I like to take my iPod with me, I find music helps me blast through a workout. This is especially true on those days when I really am not 'feeling it', whether I am sluggish, etc.

Self-selected music helps get the blood pumping and the energy levels up. Music is so opinion-based, however, so what works to get one person pumped up may not help someone else nearly as much. The main thing here is to find something that works for you so you can get the most out of those tough sets.

Quote of the day:

"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
~ Frederick Douglass