Music is one of the most important parts of getting and staying motivated. Find some songs that get your adrenaline pumping and listen to them right before your big set. Music can greatly increase your motivation and and performance. A kick ass song combined with smelling salts and a little grunting is the best way to set PRs.
I find it helpful to create a specific playlist for max effort attempts, and another playlist for assistance work. For the max effort playlist, pick songs that make the hair on the back of your neck stand up and give you goosebumps. Having the right music can make or break your set.
Lifting music all comes down to your specific taste, but generally, heavy metal and hardcore seems to be the best music to get hyped to. Below I will list some bands and songs that I listen to regularly in the gym, that have helped me greatly. I will keep this list fairly short, because I could probably go on forever.
Powerlifting Playlist
I put together a YouTube playlist consisting of metal and hardcore, both new and older songs. Really good shit. These songs get my adrenaline flowing and I hope they can do the same for you. If you feel like something’s missing from the playlist, please go ahead and add it. Use this link and you’ll be able to add to the playlist. Cheers.
-Metal/Hardcore-
Hatebreed
Honor Never Dies, Own Your World, Destroy Everything
Slipknot
People = Shit, The Heretic Anthem, Disasterpiece
First Blood
Next Time I See You, You’re Dead, Confront, Enemy
Suicidal Tendencies
You Can’t Bring Me Down, Trip at the Brain, Join the Army
Terror
Stick Tight, Keepers of the Faith, Betrayer
Elysia
Incinerate, Triumph, Malignancy
Stray From The Path
Damien, Negative and Violent, Lucid Dreaming
The Ghost Inside
Destined, The Brave, Engine 45
Pantera
Walk, Domination, Fucking Hostile
Stick To Your Guns
Beyond The Sun, We’re What Separates The Heart From The Heartless, Empty Heads
Korn
Good God, Freak on a Leash, Shoots and Ladders
For The Fallen Dreams
A Plethora Of, Brothers in Arms, December Everyday
Megadeth
Symphony of Destruction, Holy Wars.. The Punishment Due, Mechanix
Five Finger Death Punch
I.M.Sin, War is the Answer, Boots and Blood
-Rock/Metal-
Rage Against The Machine
Guerrilla Radio, Killing in the Name, Testify
Tool
Linkin Park
Hit The Floor, A Place For My Head, Figure.09
-Hip Hop/Rap-
Army of the Pharaohs
God Particle, Curse of the Pharaohs, 7th Ghost
Eminem
Lose Yourself, Till I Collapse, The Way I Am
Hopsin
Ill Mind of Hopsin 5, Sag My Pants, I Need Help
Aesop Rock
Zero Dark Thirty, 39 Thieves, Five Fingers
Rittz
Immortal Technique
Point of no Return, Rich Mans World (1%), Cause of Death,