Good morning everyone! I sincerely apologise for my absence yet again, my life, it seems, is a complex and busy wonder.
Nevertheless, here I am again with an observation on my life, which I hope you will find both entertaining and nourishing.
I was in the gym last night training my deadlift and various variations and I realised something. I've thought about it before but never truly appreciated tit's power; Without necessarily knowing it; I always wait for particular parts within particular songs, which I then use as cues for my heavy singles or triple sets. In other words, I use them as when to perform my heaviest lifts. With this in mind, I'm not sure how many of you are lifters or sportsmen/women or simply Grunge or Metal fans, but I thought it would be fun to simply list 5 of them in no particular order and include a line or two about them. I will add links to all the tracks at the end so please do listen and I hope you enjoy them all. Be lucky.
Here we go:
This fire Burns- Killswitch Engage
I first heard this on a WWE game on playstation 2 years ago. I feel I need to say very little about this track as it speaks for itself in regards to its power. See around 1 minute 50 seconds.
Alice in Chains- Would
If you've been following this blog for any time, it will be clear that My preferred genre is the Seattle Grunge scene. Primarily a Soundgarden fan, Alice in Chains are another leader of the genre and this track is proof of that. Wait until the chorus kicks in and Layne begins bellowing.Slipknot- Spit it out
Slipknot are a band notorious for their raucous anthems. This is no different. It is an assault on the eardrums. Fast paced and relentless. Try it out.
Metallica- Sad but true
Metallica are one of the legends of mainstream metal and this song is a great pump up song for your first exercise. Contrary to the other choices, this track is usually my opener when i begin my lighter warm up sets or sometimes even as early as me entering the gym at all. The beat is steady and hard and the vocals are loud and self assured.
Pantera- I'm Broken
Another violent and angry song from heavy metal royalty. Never fails to amp me up. The name also represents how I feel after a particularly heavy squat or deadlift session.
Bonus
Eminem- 'Til I collapse
The definitive workout song as agreed by many from all over the world. A great song and a different genre if you feel adventurous and somehow haven't ever heard it.
Soundgarden- Outshined
How could I miss out my favourite band? The track that I wrote my university dissertation around no less. A song about being pushed down in life has a more ethereal and Meta meaning when played at maximum volume whilst I am underneath a barbell squat or bench press. The wail of Cornell and thunder of the band is just the signal my adrenaline needs to soar high and max out my lifts.
I hope you enjoyed my list here and please do listen to the tracks. They are my top picks for good reason and I am sure that you fine people will appreciate them.
* I do not claim to own any rights to any of these songs/videos/images/gifs. All images sourced from google and videos from YouTube at the owners discretion
