Yes sir music will make or break my workout. Depending on my mood or my desired outcome, certain songs will allow me to maximize my workout. Though with Facebook some videos will be taken down with music in the background due to copyrighting; therefore, we as we provide at home workouts, we are not playing music. However, that doesn’t mean I don’t have my own playlist playing in the background. Here are my top 10 workout songs for a kickboxing type workout.
1.) Eye of the Tiger- It sets the mood. You get into the “Rocky” frame of mind. You envision Rocky training for the match, doing his pushups, training at a peak performance level, running. It is a great way to set the tone for the workout.
2.) UpTown Funk- There is just something about the beat that Bruno brings to Uptown Funk that works the cardio. I want to move and move fast. It is great when you want to bring speed to a round, plus I think the link “Uptown Funk you Up…” is a clever play on words.
3.) Fighter- Christina Agulara’s women’s anthem is one that makes me remember my why. For all of us there is a reason why we are working out. Maybe it is to lose a little weight. Maybe it is to manage stress. There is a reason why we are fighting for what we want. And that is what makes us a fighter.
4.) My Song’s Know What You Did Dark- When Fall Out Boy says “So Light ‘Em Up… I am on FIRE.” I want to pick up my intensity. When I am working my hardest, I feel powerful. This song helps me get into the mindset to work hard.
5.) Lose Yourself- Eminem’s Oscar award winning song is amazing. The way it starts off slow and picks up intensity as the song progresses allows me to do the same within a bag round. By the end of the song, I know I have the option to literally “Lose myself in my moment.”
6.) Burn It To the Ground- Nickleback whether or love them or hate them has the rumble down in this song that makes you want to go hog wild. The tempo, the beat, the lyrics all bring a sense of energy that has you stepping your workout up a punch or two.
7.) It’s My Life- Bon Jovi once again created a song that makes you remember your why. Because “it’s my life, it’s now or never, and I ain’t gonna live for ever…” and that line right there makes me instantly want to try to push my physically limits a little more outside of my comfort zone and work a little harder to see what I can do.
8.) Prayer of a Refugee- Rise Against’s song has the perfect chorus that is just long enough for a little sprint then cuts back to a good pace, then ends with the chorus. It is a great way to pick up the intensity and bring it back down.
9.) Champion- Carrie Underwood’s song with Ludacris is empowering. It is a song that reminds us what we are capable of if we work for it. There is no limit. We all can be champions.
10.) Remember the Name- Fort Minor says it best. “It’s 10% luck, 20% skill, 15% concentrated power and will, 5% pleasure and 50% pain… but a 100% reason to remember the name.” For me this speaks to a high level performer. It does take a little bit of luck and skill, it does take a little bit of finding the fun and will, but mostly it takes persistence and relentless effort and sacrifice. It takes being knocked down and getting back up. It takes determination and drive. It takes consistency when other’s quit. And when you do that, you do find success.
When I listen to these songs on my playlist, I feel empowered. I move with confidence. I work a little harder. My results follow. What songs keep you inspired and working hard. Comment below.
