Question for those old folks who listen to music when training

[A Nordie]

Nice to see Thin Lizzy in there. If not Jailbreak consider Emerald. I am very biased to a bit of Lizzie

[Tiburon]

Zep, Stones, Who, Zep, ACDC, Soundgarden, Nazareth, Zep, ZZ-Top, Thorogood, Sabbath, carefully selected Zappa (it's not all appropriate), some Seger, some Jimi, Zep, Aerosmith, Creedence, Skynyrd, occasionally Metallica or Mastodon, occasionally the Prodigy or Rage, Zep, Midival Punditz, Banco de Gaia, Afro-Celt Sound System, early Heart (Zep, but with Babes), some Eagles, Mahogany Rush IV, Springsteen's Born to Run, Various Other Artists, and Zep.

And sometimes Mozart.

Great list. You might like the Deadweather album Sea of Cowards (Alison Mossheart on vocals, Jack White on drums).
Spotify Web Player - Sea Of Cowards - The Dead Weather

[flatcat]

In my late 30's and early 40's I recorded what I thought was a great play list of rock, pop, and classical music. Stuff like Steel Claw by Tina Turner, Twilight Zone by The Manhattan Transfer, Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull, the 1812 Overture, and a dozen others. It fired me up. Now, I find music a distraction.

I actually don't like to listen to music while I lift heavy things. It's too distracting, not that I lift anything super-heavy. I just really feel like I need to concentrate on what I'm doing, and having been a semi-professional musician for so many years, I focus my attention on music if it's playing, rather than what I'm doing. I'd rather get my form right and not get hurt.

Some of the Marines who use the gyms where I've worked out over time used to play a lot of stuff, mostly aggressive, music. Some of it was pretty good but I can't remember any of the band names.

[Charlocity2]

I actually don't like to listen to music while I lift heavy things. It's too distracting, not that I lift anything super-heavy. I just really feel like I need to concentrate on what I'm doing, and having been a semi-professional musician for so many years, I focus my attention on music if it's playing, rather than what I'm doing. I'd rather get my form right and not get hurt.

Some of the Marines who use the gyms where I've worked out over time used to play a lot of stuff, mostly aggressive, music. Some of it was pretty good but I can't remember any of the band names.

What, no cadences!? Just kidding. Even when he was still a just a boot, my son groaned when I brought up any cadences. Not surprising considering all the cadences and ditties he heard, and screamed, during recruit training.

I myself was never in the service, but I must be one of those moto-parents, because I have a few cadences on my playlist. It motivates me to consider the hardships Marines like my son go through. Wonder if I offend, or confuse, anyone who overhears me listening to them.

[Jr_Geezer]

I actually don't like to listen to music while I lift heavy things. It's too distracting, not that I lift anything super-heavy. I just really feel like I need to concentrate on what I'm doing, and having been a semi-professional musician for so many years, I focus my attention on music if it's playing, rather than what I'm doing. I'd rather get my form right and not get hurt.

Same here (not the musician part, though). There's too much to think about when doing a heavy lift for me to be distracted by music.

-RJP

[Cheesepuff]

A couple of heavy set "recent finds":
Street Fighting Man -Stones
Back in the Saddle - Aerosmith
I won't Back Down - Petty
Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins
We will rock you - Queen
Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo - Rick Derringer
Slow Ride - Foghat
Space Truckin' -Deep Purple
Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane
Walk Like an Egyptian - The Bangles
Jack & Diane - John Mellencamp
Take On Me - A-Ha

New adds, I'll see if they make the next cut.