>Research evidence demonstrates that music has consistent and measurable effects on the behaviour and psychological states of exercise participants. Salient recommendations are that music should be: >Congruent with the socio-cultural background and age group of listeners (i.e., reflect familiarity and preferences). >Functional for the activity (e.g., rhythm should usually approximate motor patterns involved). >Selected with the desired effects in mind (e.g., loud, fast, percussive music with accentuated bass frequencies as an arousal-increasing intervention). >Selected in consultation with participants using some form of objective rating method (e.g., Brunel Music Rating Inventory-2; Karageorghis et al., 2006). >Characterized by prominent rhythmic qualities and percussion in addition to pleasing melodic and harmonic structures for repetitive aerobic and anaerobic exercise tasks. Harmony refers to sounding multiple notes together, giving music its emotional “colour” (e.g., happy, sad, ruminative). >Within the tempo band of 125-140 beats per minute for most healthy exercisers engaged in repetitive, aerobic-type activity (slower music is appropriate for warm-up and cool-down). >Imbued with motivating associations, conditioned either through the media or the personal experiences of the listener. >Accompanied by lyrics with affirmations of movement (e.g.,“run to the beat”) or generic motivating statements (e.g.,“the only way is up”).
>implying any non shit rap is ever posted here >implying the rap posted in these threads is at all comparable to the endless metal songs posted Contribute or leave, faggot
Daniel Robinson
already did see
Jaxson Jackson
also, a friend of mine owns an internationally known radio network, house, techno, hard hitting electronic, I always have it on during my lifts, 8 stations, including Blue Marlin radio and Pioneer Radio ibizasonica.com/
James Perez
Music puts me in a state of mind not conducive to lifting. No matter the genre and no matter how strong the useful psychological benefits, the lack of concentration I experience always ruins any set I do due to form breakdown.
>tfw maxing out to The Grudge >Maynard's long-ass shout starts at the bottom of your squat >grind through for what feels like ages >rerack the weight and just hang on the bar for a moment >you are free from all feelings of resentment and revenge >you have learned to forgive
