I’m just returning from a 4-mile run, which I am happy to have run in 35:48 (which you can see in my twitter feed to the right), which isn’t lightning speed but a little faster than 9-minute miles on average, which is an improvement for me.
I credit that time to being totally inspired and encouraged as I ran by the awesome selection of songs my ipod decided to play at me. Granted, I was playing within about a 150-song playlist entitled “workout,” but this selection was prime.
This time of year is a crucial time to rejuvenate your workout — with the air getting colder and lots of commitments like holiday parties and vacation and work coming at you in full force, it’s high time to put a new element into things to keep you motivated. I find getting new music is even more refreshing than a change of venue or a new exercise. So I offer to you today’s playlist, as I heard it.
Now, there are some titles and artists in here you may not recognize, and some genres you may not like. Let me suggest this though: even if you don’t listen to metal, it’s important to note that during exercise, for me a metal changeup can become a mystical incantation — a crunching “abra cadabra” that magically replenishes my muscles and gives me strength to go harder than I thought possible.
Not all of it is metal, there’s some rock, punk and hip hop in there too. Stuff that keeps you goin. When The Weeks are howling “Comeback Cadillaaaac!” tell me you’re not working at your peak performance.
Anyway, it’s out there for some people, but I promise if used correctly, this playlist will push you as hard as you need to be pushed to plow through the holiday slowdown.
Protest The Hero – “Divinity Within”
Thrice – “At The Last”
Atmosphere – “The Arrival”
He Is Legend – “Everyone I Know Has Fangs”
Bad Religion – “Parallel”
The Gaslight Anthem – “1930″
The Weeks – “Comeback Cadillac”
Social Distortion – “Reach For The Sky”
Happy listening
Trau
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