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post 1554384191 06-21-2018, 01:56 PM
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Lifting with vs lifting without music

Just rewatching Pumping Iron. They don’t have any music blasting in the gyms. Just the noise of the weights and people.

Compare that to the gym scene today where it’s either the gym blasting some random playlist or everyone has headphones in blasting their own music.


Which do y’all prefer for lifting?
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post 1554384341 06-21-2018, 01:58 PM
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I prefer lifting without

Although at commercial gyms, the music is generally terrible and I can't stand overhearing people. Listening to my own music helps me from the distractions at commercial gyms.
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post 1554384471 06-21-2018, 01:59 PM
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Music>Silence>Chitty music
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depends on the environment of the gym. If it's a hardcore gym, I will just enjoy the sound of tons of weight dropping and people grinding - makes me lift harder. No homo.

If it's a commercial gym with betas, i will just wear headphone so i don't have to listen to their crap music or *******s non stop talking.
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Depends. With hardcore lifters as my partners, I don't need music. We didn't have music in the football weightroom, for instance. No problem at all.

But lifting by myself with no partner? Fuk dat, give me some headphones and let me zone out for an hour or so. I've forgotten my headphones before and turned around and headed all the way home to get them and came back...they are that important to me while lifting alone.
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post 1554384951 06-21-2018, 02:03 PM
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Have the sound system at your gym ever been broken where it's complete silence and all you can hear are the other people moaning and grunting? no thx jefe rather hear some chitty music over that chit
post 1554385061 06-21-2018, 02:05 PM
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Lifting with my buddy lately, I don't listen to music. We just talk **** inbetween sets.

10 years prior to that lifting solo I was Earbuds crew.
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post 1554386161 06-21-2018, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted By omnip0tent⏩
Lifting with my buddy lately, I don't listen to music. We just talk **** inbetween sets.

10 years prior to that lifting solo I was Earbuds crew.
wait you don't listen to music ever or just currently at the gym?
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post 1554386391 06-21-2018, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted By hightilltide⏩
wait you don't listen to music ever or just currently at the gym?
Since 18 I've lifted alone 95% of the time, and even with other people I listened to music.


It's only in the past 3-4 months I've been lifting regularly with a bro, and not listening to music. And it's fine TBH, but if i'm ever alone, still going to listen to music.
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post 1554386421 06-21-2018, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted By tyn89⏩
depends on the environment of the gym. If it's a hardcore gym, I will just enjoy the sound of tons of weight dropping and people grinding - makes me lift harder. No homo.

If it's a commercial gym with betas, i will just wear headphone so i don't have to listen to their crap music or *******s non stop talking.
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post 1554386771 06-21-2018, 02:25 PM
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I would love to lift without music.

But gyms always play music and the music is so ghey that I have no choice but to use headphones
post 1554387621 06-21-2018, 02:36 PM
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Never lifted with music so don't know what it's like. Besides, I don't like having any outside influence on my workouts. Makes it harder to tell if im making gains or not.
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post 1554387731 06-21-2018, 02:38 PM
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We had music when we worked out in rugby. It didn't change anything for me. If it's up to me than I just lift in complete silence
post 1554387961 06-21-2018, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted By _chef_⏩
Have the sound system at your gym ever been broken where it's complete silence and all you can hear are the other people moaning and grunting? no thx jefe rather hear some chitty music over that chit
This.

I remember one time at the gym where the music just stopped and and all I could hear was dead silence combined with the grunts of my fellow gym goers, it was just weird..especially when resting in between sets and looking around. It probably wouldn't be so bad if I had someone to work out with and chat too but none of my friends lift. I need the music to focus, without it things get weird fast for me at least.
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post 1554388051 06-21-2018, 02:43 PM
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Just LOL if you aren't lifting with this track in the background:

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Originally Posted By SpicyCurrie⏩
Just rewatching Pumping Iron. They don’t have any music blasting in the gyms. Just the noise of the weights and people.

Compare that to the gym scene today where it’s either the gym blasting some random playlist or everyone has headphones in blasting their own music.


Which do y’all prefer for lifting?
I can't even imagine lifting without my earbuds. I forgot them once and walked straight back to my car and drove home to get them. Music helps me stay in "the zone" in a huge way.
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I'll go all the way back home to pickup my headphones if I forget them.
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I honestly wouldn't mind lifting to NOTHING at all. But listingening to some pop on the gym speaker? No ty man.
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my gym legit plays songs like my milkshake brings the boys to the yard and fukin beyonce's 'run the world' song

whenever i take out my earphones its like im transported to ******* land
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Headphones in at all times while training in a commercial gym. Portable speaker blasting Britney Spears and Katy Perry loud enough to wake the dead when training at home gym.
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The amount of people talking in english or foreign languages, being overly loud, shouting etc drives me absolutely nuts.
I can't focus when i get distracted like that. Not to mention the chit music the gyms play. My last gym had break up songs on repeat. Sometimes the same song 3x in a row.
Maybe back in the days where everyone is serious and quiet, it might be preferred over the same playlist you heard a million times, but i make sure i bring my music every day.
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Originally Posted By _chef_⏩
Have the sound system at your gym ever been broken where it's complete silence and all you can hear are the other people moaning and grunting? no thx jefe rather hear some chitty music over that chit
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I cant lift without music....so fkn weird.



TFW you pull up to the gym and realize you have no headphones.
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Prefer music. Have lifted without. It’s okay I guess
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For cardio - audiobooks > music > no music.

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Originally Posted By wesleysh21⏩
Depends. With hardcore lifters as my partners, I don't need music. We didn't have music in the football weightroom, for instance. No problem at all.

But lifting by myself with no partner? Fuk dat, give me some headphones and let me zone out for an hour or so.I've forgotten my headphones before and turned around and headed all the way home to get them and came back...they are that important to me while lifting alone.
Leaving my headphones at home is the fukking WORST thing. Because then I drive home, and then when I'm home my body kicks into home mode, while on pre, and it results in me having to chit.

I pop my Air Pod Pro's with the noise cancelling feature, and I blast the music. I need to lift with music, because it just pumps me up and gets me going. I can lift with no music, but most gyms always play some ass track over the speakers so I end up always needing headphones.

The GOAT though is an old hardschool lifting gym that plays heavy metal on some old fukking stereo from 1990, and the sound of clanging weights. That chit to me is the best thing, but most gyms aren't like that anymore.
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don't really bother myself with music, I find I can still get relatively the same amount of intensity. I'll probably put on some music when going for a max or personal best, might help me squeeze out a few extra lbs or an extra rep.
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