Don't laugh she's making a comeback...

I don’t want blood, I am not a pretender, I ain’t down with the sickness and isn’t the sandman supposed to put you to sleep.  Lately at the gym I have been asking myself “What is with these tunes?”.  Not lady friendly at all.  I love our community and I love our box but I just don’t get jacked up from the kind of music our “boys” choose to work out to.  During Mommas class I prefer to hear Gaga over Metallica and Katy instead of ACDC.  I am into the toe tapping, bar hopping top 40, not the trans am driving, iron maiden tshirt wearing hard rock it seems that the men of Ignite Fitness are drawn to.  

 

There are claims out there that if you are a true CF'er you don’t need music to motivate yourself through the toughest of WODs but it’s pretty hard to argue that the right song at just the right time can help you elevate and then dominate any AMRAP.   Hard rock, Rap, Hip Hop, Top 40, Country (OK a little questionable),  no matter what your taste, the power of music is undeniable.  The right song can ramp you up just before you squat your PR, help you dissociate from the pain of that filthy fifty, provide a beat to synchronize your kip to and even help drown out the heavy mouth breather struggling to complete the last of their five rounds. 

The tricky part is that not everyone has the same taste in music and one of the many differences between a Crossfit box and your regular ol' Golds Gym is that people are plugged into each other and not their own personal devices while they sweat it out side by side.  Loading up your iPod, packing it in your gym bag and heading to a crossfit box isn’t all that kosher.  When you are at our gym you spend time talking to each other and offering encouragment and support and be honest you can't very well do that if you are busy flipping through your own personal playlist.  Music is a personal preference and I understand that not everyone feels the same as I do when I hear the opening thump thump thump of  Adele’s Rolling in the Deep but come on boys compromise and give this gal a break, play a little Britney.

 

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