music. However, a good tip for selecting music for a workout is to find preferential music that has a similar amount of beats per minute to the heart rate that you expect and that you want during the exercise you are going to do. So, when planning the exercises for your programme, it is essential to give thoughtful preparation to your music organisation and make sure that songs blend into a continuous mix.”
In a snap survey among Jo ' burgers working out, fast songs with strong beats fill most workout playlists. People in general prefer to listen to hip-hop, rock and pop while working up a sweat.
According to Shaw music can be used either to stimulate or calm an individual down prior to physical exertion. Some
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sports, including bodybuilding, require an individual to get ' psyched up ', while others require calm and in each case individuals have a different optimum level of arousal or stress.
THE TOP REASONS TO TRAIN WITH MUSIC:
Online survey
“ TO WORK OUT LONGER”
20,2 %
“ MAKE THE EXERCISE SEEM EASIER”
21,4 %
“ TO WORK OUT HARDER”
22,4 %
Durban-based speech therapist and audiologist, Dr.
Fathima Timol cautions that wearing headphones while training can damage your ears and your hearing if the correct guidelines aren’ t followed.“ We have to protect our ears. My advice is to use good quality headphones at an average sound level.”
According to Timol, the big over-the-ear headphones are better.“ I believe they fit better and they cut off more of the background noise than the in-ear-headphones. Using the inthe-ear ones are also okay, as long as it is a good fit. A good fit decreases background noise and will prevent the listener from increasing the volume,” says Timol, who also advises that music should not exceed 85 decibels for any period of time.
Training for five days a week for approximately 60 minutes at a time while listening to music in your headphones would cause no harm as long as the intensity does not exceed this level. As a general rule, if the person next to you can hear what you are listening to, you have the volume on too loud. If a person has a genetic predisposition to hearing loss, the risk is great. Noise induced hearing loss is irreversible and permanent. Sound level meter applications on smart phones nowadays, however, make it convenient for bodybuilders to measure noise levels while they train.
“ AS A GENERAL RULE, IF THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU CAN HEAR WHAT YOU ARE LISTENING TO, YOU HAVE THE VOLUME ON TOO LOUD.”
M. E. READERS LIST THEIR FAVOURITE TRACKS TO KILL IT IN THE GYM:
Dylan Johnathan Smith:“ Hungry by Rob 90s. American rapper LL Cool J, a German Bailey. Says it all!”
Euro dance music project called Snap!, MC Quinton Hendricks:“ I like the upbeat tempo Hammer, C + C Music Factory, an American of Tunnel Trance Force.” dance-pop and hip-hop group and anything Eugene du Toit:“ I love any electronic from the American hip-hop duo Das EFX.” dance music, anything from the house Marius Nel:“ Beast by Rob Bailey gives me music genre.” extra energy and anything from Korn turns me John Moorcroft:“ The Hustle Standard by Rob into a beast!” Bailey gets me going in the gym”.
Nkosi Winston Mamatu Bogatsu:“ I like Nick Oosthuizen:“ I prefer music by Pitbull!” Dubstep, a genre of electronic dance music Juan Nagel:“ Rob Bailey, Crown the Empire, that originated in London, England. Also Rammstein and Deadmau5.” anything from the hip-hop and rap genres.” Kgotso Mogatusi:“ Linkin Park and Breaking Ruan Willers:“ Dubstep and hip-hop.” Benjamin – damn, those guys make you go Veeraj Goyaram:“ I only listen to music while crazy in the gym! Their songs let me take it to doing cardio. I like Iron Maiden, Metallica, the max!”
Incubus and Nirvana to get the blood Derrol Bottcher:“ Fire your guns by AC / DC pumping.” will get me to pump out 100 more reps!” Eliah Trogo Matjeka:“ Hip-hop does it Sifiso Fijo:“ I love listening to hip-hop and for me.” rave music at the gym.”
Katlego KayGee Matli:“ I love any old school Tiaan de Klerk:“ I am crazy about Mobb Deep hip-hop.” to get the adrenaline going.”
Andrew Fourie:“ A song by American metal Anton Arendse:“ I prefer training to old band Drowning Pool called ' Bodies ' always school hip-hop- anything from the 80s and make me work out harder.”
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A FINAL NOTE
The takeaway message is that music can be efficiently used to help you complete a killer workout. However, there is no need to rely on your top tracks to push yourself harder every day, but it is an ideal, legal performance-enhancing tool to use on those days when you want to really psych yourself up and take your training intensity up a notch or two to smash the weights. M. E www. muscleevolution. co. za
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