Our topic today ladies and gentlemen is my and the rest of
the world’s love affair with training to music. You can visit as many gyms as
you want up and down the land but it will always be the same, the vast majority
of people whether they are lifting weights or churning out the miles on the
treadmill people will be listening to music. Some use music to hold a rhythm
especially when running, others use it for motivation. Other people are just a
bit weird and watch TV, but for the purposes of this blog I’m going to ignore
these people. (They are a strange lot
anyway)
Personally I find it very difficult to train without music,
like I find it very difficult to train with other people, in the sense that
when I’m running or whatever I’m very much in my own head, with my own
thoughts, having my own personal battle with myself. So the music I listen to is picked
specifically for training. It’s loud, its aggressive it’s hard hitting. We are
taking about stuff like Marilyn Manson, M.O.P, and Eminem. If it’s loud and has
guitars in there’s a fair chance I’ll listen to it. When it’s playing I’m dead
to the outside world, I’m just focussed. I’d also like to point out here that
if you haven’t trained at least once to any of the ‘Rocky’ soundtracks you need
to sort your life out. Music associated to ‘Rocky’ has magical powers, trust
me. I’ve always found Bill Conti’s ‘Going the distance’ is immense. (Think
strings and running up steps)
However some people take this all a bit less seriously than
me. (Bridg, this is your bit) For example, my friend Bridg will listen to
whatever is on the radio at the time. There is absolutely no thought that goes
into it what so ever. She will happily just cycle away on the bike content that
something is on in the background. Now, I have one problem with this, how do
you train to a ballad? Picture the scene… you’re going through the pain barrier;
your personal best time is in sight just as the DJ on the radio announces ‘Up
next it’s Robbie Williams with Angels’… Yeah exactly. That’s not going to cut
it for me. But apparently for Bridg its fine, it makes no sense (much like
Bridg herself) but whatever makes floats your boat.
So maybe it’s just about having something on in the background?
Who knows? Robbie has never really done it for me though I’ll be honest.
Anyway, I will now present to you some of the songs I train to. Try them out,
you never know, they might just make those painful and monotonous hours in the
gym a little easier to bear.
Eminem – Til’ I Collapse
Bill Conti – Going the Distance
AC/DC – Hells Bells
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