Motivation is a tricky thing with our workouts. It comes and goes in waves depending on any number of factors. Is it cold out? Did you get enough sleep? Are you mentally in the game today? How sore is your body now? I know when I’m looking for motivation and really need to dig for it, first I take a nap. Nap complete. Onto the next necessary ingredient for pump up; music. You all have your own preferences and favorite songs to listen to before, during, and maybe even after a workout. Sometimes it even determines your levels of motivation and how fast you actually move. The coaches would like to hear what song/bands/artists motivate you when you’re faced with the task to do a certain amount of work as fast as you can. Sometimes the best moments coming here are the 10 seconds before the workout starts and all you here is a couple of loud notes as you’re staring the WOD right in the face. Maybe it’s when you come out of your own head in the
middle and hear your favorite part of a song that actually pushes you to move again, faster. No matter what it is, we want to know about it so maybe next time you hear 3..2..1…GO!, you also hear your jams.
February 8, 2012
Strength:
Deadlift 3-3-3-3-3
WOD:
50 Pull-ups
100 Air Squats
50 Calorie Row
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“Black and Yellow” always pumps me up for some reason. Probably because it used to be played daily (okay, hourly…), and I just associate it with crushing a WOD.
Plus Pittsburgh is in my favorite state.
I second this.
Bring it back! (Please)
Kanye West / Jay-Z – No Church in the Wild.
DL – 140kg (145kg x 2) – matched old PRs
WOD – 10:55 (ring rows for pullups due to bad shoulder)
Nicki Minaj & Drake — Moment 4 Life
Lady Gaga — Marry the Night
Kanye & Rihanna — ALL OF THE LIGHTS
Pretty much anything on Jay-Z’s Blueprint III album
…I will bring a playlist ASAP, it takes me back to my mixtape days.
DL — 100kg, UGLY in a cat-back way
WOD — 10:12Rx, likely with an extra 10 air squats just in case
Kanye & Rihanna ALL DAY!!! Love that jam! I’d also add:
50 Cent – Down on Me
Kardinal Offishall – Smash the Club (totally dumb artist name, but the song gets you moving)
Kelly Rowland – Commander
La Roux – Bulletproof
Like a G6 (I don’t know the artist)
Lil Wayne – 6 Foot 7
David Guetta – Memories
and our usual LMFAO (shots, party rock, sexy and I know it, etc….)
BON JOVI!!!!!!!!!!!
Bummer – am I the only 80′s rock fan?? Lol
DL: 77kg PR!!!
WOD: 11:51 w/2 red
I also hold the top fish game score for the day (so far) – 1500. Challenge to you evening folks to beat that! I <3 video games!
Yikes, my form looks terrible in that picture! Definitely need to work on rowing…
My vote is for classic hip-hop! Run DMC, Grandmaster Flash, Cypress Hill, Arrested Development, LL Cool J, Tribe, Public Enemy, etc!
yes!!!
“Public Enemy Radio” is an internet station available through iTunes. That is what I personally have on when doing my heavy lifting @ CFSV in the mornings… maybe I’ll use it for the class WODs tomorrow!
yep, yep, yep (head nodding vigorously)
For those of you with spotify :http://open.spotify.com/user/corycavin/playlist/4fJvoT2mz5cpxYAMpUEtTg
This is my current workout playlist! Thanks to some other spotify user for doing all the work!
except for Eric B & Rakin’s “Don’t Sweat the Technique”, which might send the wrong message…
ahem..Rakim
Oh, good call! Maybe sub in some J5 for that one!
EB&R: “No Omega”, “Paid In Full”, “Microphone Fiend”. At least.
Public. Enemy.
rise against-give it all
DL: 70kg
WOD: 10:02 w/ 2 red bands….thank you 5:30 for the rower education!
Here are some suggestions:
Hip Hop:
Lil Wayne – I’m a go getta
Black Star – Hater Players
Ghostface Killah – The Champ
Notorious B.I.G. – Brooklyn’s Finest (ft. Jay-Z)
OutKast – B.O.B.
Electronic:
Ratatat – Seventeen Years
Justice – Canon
MSTRKRFT – Bounce (ft. N.O.R.E. and Isis)
Girl Talk – Play Your Part (Part 1)
Rock:
Sleigh Bells – Tell ‘Em
White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
Nine Inch Nails – Only
At the Drive-In – One Armed Scissor
Les Savy Fav – The Equestrian
Incubus – New Skin
Death From Above 1979 – Turn it out
Whoa, I got a little carried away with that…
where’s the brand new and early november?? come on shorty!
the one OBVIOUS song I was missing was Brand New – Seventy Times Seven
i’m a HUGE fan of eminem, lose yourself and bones collapse
but also find myself jamming to:
estelle feat. kanye – american boy
and pretty much any other rap tune. especially awesome if i’ve never heard the unedited versions and having a mid wod reaction (usually laughter)
Power Clean: 70kg
WOD: 9:21 Rx
Thought I’d catch an ailing Dan P on this one, but pullups took too long.
I’ve never comment but couldn’t resist this thread.
I don’t think these have been mentioned:
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
Jay-Z: Dirt Off Your Shoulders
Kanye: Power, See Me Now, School Spirit, Champion
Kid Cudi: Cudderisback, Make Her Say
Sleigh Bells: Kids
ODB: Shimmy Shimmy Ya
DL – 152kg
WOD: 8:01 Rx
Wow. Looking forward to checking out all these tunes. Long Post for me today. When I’m not working or working out, I’m usually listening to music. Figured I’d share with all of you. Turn. It. Up.
Metal
When I first started working out I was all about heavy metal. I know it’s not for everyone. My older brother is the lead singer of a thrash metal band called Unearth, so that helped me acquire the taste for it. Plus having your brother scream at you during workouts is something that not too many people have the luxury of enjoying. Here are three of my favorites.
Unearth – Endless: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqjkBqvDq6U
Lamb of God – Ruin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFm9v0wvEnw&ob=av2e
Sick of It All – Take the Night Off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzAEzF__FIM
Heavy Electronica
This is my new favorite type of workout music. I’ve been hearing Skrillex around the box lately, and enjoyed some Daft Punk earlier today. This stuff is great to WOD too because of the heavy bass and breaks. The repetitiveness also helps me to concentrate on the work in front of me.
Major Lazer – Pon De Floor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxD_7S7bl8k
deadmau5 – Some Chords: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEQMkzjcLEA&ob=av2n
Sleigh Bells – Riot Rhythm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h-HnjaSrz8
Sleigh Bells – Comeback Kid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiwcUdX7XMw&ob=av2n
Rap/Hip Hop
This is where my collection lacks the most, but here are a couple favorites.
Jay-Z and Danger Mouse – Encore: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbXLp2z6xL4
Busta Rhymes – Touch It: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNSxVaqp-8w&ob=av2e
Always look for new stuff!
I think new songs keep the workouts fresh and help to prevent boredom. Here’s something I discovered last week. It’s an unreleased track from an upcoming artist. Yes, unreleased, but we all know there are ways of getting what we want.
Azealia Banks – Bambi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQQeOoNrqDs
Coming Soon: Skrillex and dubstep playlist…womp womp
> implying that skrillex is dubstep
GB2/mu/
(Just kidding. I would <3 a good dubstep mix.)
DL – 152kg
WOD: 8:01 Rx
Long Post for me today. When I’m not working or working out, I’m usually listening to music. Figured I’d share with all of you. Turn. It. Up.
Metal
When I first started working out I was all about heavy metal. I know it’s not for everyone. My older brother is the lead singer of a thrash metal band called Unearth, so that helped me acquire the taste for it. Plus having your brother scream at you during workouts is something that not too many people have the luxury of enjoying. Here are three of my favorites.
Unearth – Endless: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqjkBqvDq6U
Lamb of God – Ruin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFm9v0wvEnw&ob=av2e
Sick of It All – Take the Night Off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzAEzF__FIM
Heavy Electronica
This is my new favorite type of workout music. I’ve been hearing Skrillex around the box lately, and enjoyed some Daft Punk earlier today. This stuff is great to WOD too because of the heavy bass and breaks. The repetitiveness also helps me to concentrate on the work in front of me.
Major Lazer -Pon De Floor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxD_7S7bl8k
deadmau5 – Some Chords: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEQMkzjcLEA&ob=av2n
Sleigh Bells – Riot Rhythm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h-HnjaSrz8
Sleigh Bells – Comeback Kid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiwcUdX7XMw&ob=av2n
Rap/Hip Hop
This is where my collection lacks the most, but here are a couple favorites.
Jay-Z and Danger Mouse – Encore: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbXLp2z6xL4
Busta Rhymes – Touch It: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNSxVaqp-8w&ob=av2e
Always look for new stuff!
I think new songs keep the workouts fresh and help to prevent boredom. Here’s something I discovered last week. It’s an unreleased track from an upcoming artist. Yes, unreleased, but we all know there are ways of getting what we want.
Azealia Banks – Bambi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQQeOoNrqDs
DL – 152kg
WOD: 8:01 Rx
Turn. It. Up.
Metal
Unearth – Endless: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqjkBqvDq6U
Lamb of God – Ruin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFm9v0wvEnw&ob=av2e
Sick of It All – Take the Night Off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzAEzF__FIM
Electronic
Major Lazer -Pon De Floor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxD_7S7bl8k
deadmau5 – Some Chords: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEQMkzjcLEA&ob=av2n
Sleigh Bells – Riot Rhythm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h-HnjaSrz8
Sleigh Bells – Comeback Kid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiwcUdX7XMw&ob=av2n
Rap/Hip Hop
Jay-Z and Danger Mouse – Encore: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbXLp2z6xL4
Busta Rhymes – Touch It: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNSxVaqp-8w&ob=av2e
DL:150kg; WOD 9:50 rx.
Previous pull up max-12, today got 21 on the first set….we won’t talk about the following sets.
DL: 140kg
WOD: 8:16rx
Pull ups weren’t the fastest, but kept moving on the squats and row. Nice job 6 pm!
DL: 80kg
WOD: 7:47rx
Petey Pablo- Show Me the Money
DONE AND DONE. I LOVE THIS SONG.
DL: 140kg (150×2) – need to work on keeping shoulders tight and back
WOD: 7:15 Rx
Waka Flocka – No Hands
Beastly time! Nice job.
DL: 180×1, 140×3
WOD: 8:05 Rx
Anything Jay-Z or Kanye (or both ie. Watch the Throne)
Electronic: Daft Punk, Justice, Avicii