Workout Music

29 Oct 2008

Life after college goes in a few directions depending on the person, examples of which I’ve witnessed through my fellow post-graduation friends. Some people take the marriage route, getting hitched a few months, weeks, or days after graduation. Others get jobs, move into apartments by themselves, and do the single life thing (or have girlfriends that visit on the weekends). Still others move back in with their parents where they can use their newfound college smarts to think about ways of making their shiny new diploma profitable. Many people who fall into these categories also stop going to the gym, or start overeating, or something, and end up getting “out of shape,” so to speak. Then of course there’s those people that go to grad school or med school or pharmacy school, but they don’t count.

Then there’s the other group. The one that keeps on living like they are in college, with roommates, few serious responsibilities, etc. These people normally have jobs, since their parents rarely feel compelled to fund a college lifestyle, post college. When studying this particualar group, one may note that the fitness regimen can go two ways – the post-collegiate drunk, or the post-collegiate fitness buff. Since I fall into this overall group, I’ve been trying to align myself with the “fitness buff” category. I’ve reduced my alcohol and tobacco intake (not that I smoked much, and when I did it was usually hookah or something along those lines – I hate cigarettes), been attending the gym religously, and trying to watch what I eat.

I feel I’ve staged a successful return to my fitness regimen (and much more consistently than in college). I’ve been using a variety of tools to assist in the successful execution of my workout plans, including Gyminee (review coming soon) and my iPhone. Recently I made a forum post about the music that keeps me going in the gym, and I am posting that here for your benefit (it’s not a complete list by any means, just some of what’s on my player right now). Now download this music and get your lazy ass in the gym! I’ve been there since August and as of today I’m in better shape then I’ve been in the past couple of years and as a bonus I’m ten pounds lighter than I was when I started.

The Music (playing on the iPhone as of October)

  • Rock / Metal / Pumped Up Music
    • The Accidents – Runaway (With Me)
    • Deftones – Around the Fur
    • blink-182 – Aliens Exist
    • Box Car Racer – All Systems Go
    • Drist – Arterial Black
    • Rage Against the Machine – Bulls on Parade
    • Senses Fail – Can’t Be Saved
    • The Bags – Cafemen Rejoice
    • The Kills – Cheap and Cheerful
    • Warrant – Cherry Pie
    • Korn – Coming Undone
    • Dropkick Murphyss – The Dirty Glass
    • 3OH!3 – Don’t Trust Me
    • The Killer Barbies – Down the Street
    • Disturbed – Down with the Sickness
    • Sum 41 – Fat Lip
    • Bowling for Soup – Girl All the Bad Guys Want
    • Disturbed – God of the Mind
    • blink-182 – Going Away to College
    • The Hellacopters – I’m in the Band
    • The Accidents – I just Want to Take You Home
    • Bad Religion – Infected
    • Disturbed – Inside the Fire
    • Rage Against the Machine – Killing in the Name
    • Priestess – Lay Down
    • Box Car Racer – Letters to God
    • Serj Tankian – Lie Lie Lie
    • (+44) – Lycanthrope
    • Backyard Babies – Minus Celsius
    • AFI – Miss Murder
    • Foo Fighters – Monkey Wrench
    • Bowling for Soup – Out the Window
    • Earth Crisis – Paint it Black
      • This is a metal version, but the original Rolling Stones version is also excellent
    • Rise Against – Prayer of the Refugee
    • Bang Camaro – Push Push Lady Lightning
    • The Strokes – Reptillia
    • The Who – The Seeker
    • blink-182 – Shut Up
    • Disturbed – Stupify
    • The Donnas – Take it Off
    • Tsunami Bomb – Tetanus Shot
    • Finger Eleven – Therapy
    • Dope – There is Nothing for Me Here
    • Scars on Broadway – They Say
    • The Hives – Tick Tick Boom
    • Helmet – Unsung
    • Sublime – What I Got (reprise)
    • (+44) – When Your Heart Stops Beating
    • Wolfmother – Woman
    • Dropkick Murphys – Worker’s Song
  • Rap / Techno / Beats to Run
    • Tay Dizm – Beam me Up (feat. T-Pain & Rick Ross)
    • Benny Benassi – Bring the Noise
    • DJ Felli Fel – Get Buck in Here
    • Glasses Malone -Haterz (feat. Birdman & Lil’ Wayne)
    • Benny Benassi – I Love My Sex (Pump-kin remix)
    • Stack$ – In My Zone
    • Fidel Cashflow – Lick Yo Body (feat. Lady Lyric)
    • Three 6 Mafia – Lolli Lolli (Pop that Body)
    • Pitbull – Krazy (feat. Lil’ Jon)
    • DragonForce – Through the Fire and Flames (try running to this song)
    • Shawty Lo – They Know
    • U.S.D.A. – White Girl 
  • R&B / Smoother Groove
    • Nelly – Body on Me (feat. Akon & Ashanti)
    • Git Fresh – Booty Music
    • Static Major – I Got My… (feat. Lil’ Wayne)
    • The Cure – Close to Me (Closer Mix)
    • Shawty Redd – Drifter (remix) (feat. Snoop Dogg)
    • DangerDoom – Sofa King
    • Dem Franchize Boyz – Turn Heads (Feat. Lloyd)
    • OutKast – The Way You Move (feat. Sleepy Brown)
    • T.I. – Whatever You Like

Hopefully this will be a tad nudge of motivation for anyone who keeps telling themselves that they need to go to the gym but they just don’t have the right music. Or at least it will give you some ideas or new songs to look for! If you have any suggestions, please use the comment form to enlighten me to my ignorance.