What Pumps You Up?

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I don't like listening to music when I work out and those 'studies' are useless. It just so happens that the majority of people listen to music when they can so of course they take advantage of it during a workout.

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I don't like listening to music when I work out and those 'studies' are useless. It just so happens that the majority of people listen to music when they can so of course they take advantage of it during a workout.

What qualifications would you have to endorse scientific studies as useless? Personal preference is fine, but I don't think you need to say things are useless because you don't personally see or feel the benefit. For your information, not that you care because this is based upon proven fact, but only 15% of the population has a primary learning modality of the Auditory means, most people I know do not listen to music when they can. I spend hours every day in a vehicle and have the radio on less than 1% of the time and then it isn't on a music station. The studies about music and exercise have to do with tempo and beat, not words, and music has been scientifically proven to affect attitude, heart rate, etc... I can lift with the right music or without music at all, but if I'm in a gym playing elevator music or country I am definitely weaker and less motivated. Personal preference is Skillet, the song "Monster" or "Hero" come to mind off the top.