John's recent posts mentioning his work-out music got me thinking about the music they play at my gym. I've been going to that gym for almost two months now, and have come to the conclusion that super happy-happy high-pitched-singing JPop and dance music should be declared illegal when I'm trying to train. Everytime I go, I hear the same five or ten testosterone-draining tunes repeated. The only motivation it gives me is knowing that when I get stronger, I'll be strong enough to put my fist through the speaker (except that I'm 156cm and the speakers are waaaaay up in the ceiling).

I would kill for an IPod, but I'd have to give up my gym membership to afford one.

So, what music do you hate to hear when lifting?

Ashlee Simpson, Maroon 5 (the repetitive airing of which, I'm sure, has created a giant vortex of lame, whiney suck around the gym's stereo system. I'm afraid of getting too close, lest it steal my sooouuuuul), generic aerobic class techno remixes of songs that should just never be turned into techno remixes (ex: Green Day's "Minority" WTF?), and finally, the worst of the lot: Meat Loaf's "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" and Taco's "Putting on the Ritz".

There's more, but I can't remember everything. I'll probably have more tomorrow :D

Well, the music they play at my gym also sucks pretty bad, but to be honest I don't really notice it anymore. I know this goes against the norm but I don't really have a problem with it because I don't really hear it. This is going to sound strange I know, but I kind of try to zone out and get into my own little world where I don't hear anything around me.

It's funny. I was once out and saw a friend from the gym and he said "hey man are you mad at me?" I said "no why do you say that?" "Well I said something to you at the gym the other day and you didn't say anything back, and I thought you might be mad at me or something." It wasn't that I was mad at him at all, and I felt really bad that he took it that way, but I guess I just didn't notice him.

That's why my favorite gym shirt is the Animal Pak black shirt that says on the front "I'm not here to talk." LOL

I got a little mp3 player (not as good as the ipod but it's okay, holds 128mb). I tried using it a bunch of times but I really found that it just gets in my way. That cord dangling in my face and trying to find the best track to pump me up for a set. I prefer quiet myself when I'm lifting heavy. I know it's weird. :)

The Teletubbies Theme Song.

The Teletubbies Theme Song.

Please tell me you're kidding.

Please tell me you're kidding.
Well, I never actually heard it while lifting, but I surely would hate too.

The hamster dance. :D

my gym plays different sattelite stations at different times of day...in the morning they play classic rock....nothing kills my lift more than hearing Rush at 6am. Shit like The Captain and Tenille, can't stand it.

At night when the younger crowd is in they turn on some rock and metal stations but its not good enough for me, they could play 5 awsome tracks in a row but then they'll throw in something like that useless effing band Puddle of Shit...err...Mudd and it throws me off. So I just have an mp3 player...that way I know i'll love what i'm hearing and I dont have to listen to everyone else talking and people will leave me alone.

Iron Maiden.

I love Maiden, but they are no band to lift too.

The Teletubbies Theme Song.
There's a lot of mornings that I actually do my cardio to this... If my three year old wakes up before I'm done (5am-6am) he always wants to come downstairs and we have an agreement that he'll let me do my cardio in peace if he can watch teletubbies.

There is no longer cardio session in the world than an hour of moderate cardio to the teletubbies...