Is music a emotional weakness?

[waffle5689]

I've been set back for three weeks from working out. Ever since just been dying to get back in my exercise. Anyways I've always work out with no music. I see people usually working out with ipod strapped to their arm.

Would like to hear rock/ adrenalin music to push me to the limits. Having this voice "Keep pushing man, don't let the pain get to you" or "Never surrender,FIGHT ON LIKE THE TEXAN IN THE ALAMO!" ... is great but as it fades away, my pain of it increases.

I acknowledge emotions can push you to succeed, but at the same time should my brain adapt to having music during my exercise? and yet of course there will be no music for me during BUDS/Boot camp even.

In BUDS; we all know your trained to isolate, and control your emotions. I'll finally get to the point. Is it consider weak or being insecure to have your brain rely on a emotional substance such as music to push you?

[innerstrength]

What I've done is memorized the lyrics and beat of each of my favorite motivational songs so that when I don't need the music I can simply not listen to it but when I do need motivation, I can repeat the lyrics to myself to keep going. Also, if you memorize a beat, make it so you can run well to it.

[bud/s sucks]

I don't think it's a weakness. If so, all the instructors and almost every SEAL I know are giving into the weakness. You do listen to music sometimes in first phase while PT'ing, and every workout in second phase.

[reluhcs]

I personally don't exercise with music because on those 4-14 mile runs and ocean swims, no i-pod, and no musician screaming inspirational lyrics directly at your eardrum. Just you and whatever motivation that you have built for yourself, whatever reason that you have for staying at BUD/s just one more minute, hour, day, week, month, and then it's over. I know my inspiration and using an i-pod would definently help motivate me more in my workouts. But the way that I do it, if there is music playing, great. But if there isn't, I'm prepared.

[rsctt83]

Only someone who is a few french fries short of a happy meal would ever think that listening to music was a sign of weakness. Where do you guys come up with this stuff??????

[bigv123]

I listen to Navy SEAL cadences on my iPod when I run/bike. I listen to lots of old school hard rock/metal for my workouts.

V

[reluhcs]

Only someone who is a few french fries short of a happy meal would ever think that listening to music was a sign of weakness. Where do you guys come up with this stuff??????
I personally had to ween myself off of using music for inspiration because I was worried about what I would use when I got to BUD/s. It may be just me. Like I said before, this way if there's music playing at BUD/s great. But if there isn't, I'm prepared. I however don't think that music is a sign of weakness if controled in the right way.

[ddssdv]

I suggest closing this geighness.

[blownbird]

I used to never run with music. But I found that using the IPOD during my runs actually made me focus more on my breathing (couldn't hear myself breathing), because my pace would shift depending on what song I was listening to and my breathing would become erratic as I would push harder on certain songs.
It gave me a distraction that actually helped me tune my mental focus, back to the task at hand. Form & Breathing
To me it just seemed another way to make running more difficult, because of the pace changes in each song. Which worked out great, it allowed me to see what I would do with not only the distraction of pain, but also mental focus as well.

[rsctt83]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

The music isn't for inspiration it's freakin just to listen too. Have any of you ever done anything for hours on hours.

[drewgupt]

Songs help us keep going when we have pain rsctt... I mean, look at Marc Luttrell when he was shot and was crawling, he kept repeating the song of "I'm an American Soldier" by Toby Keith. So he's a SEAL, and I'd say he confirmed that theory.

[rsctt83]

Drew

Please don't tell me that you are trying to convince me that music is important. If you read my first post I think you will understand that I feel very strongly about that, in fact I can state that I never train without my MP3 {except pool}. The previous post was frustration over people on this forum not understanding that if you are doing extended duration training then you would be nuts to do it without music. I do not use music to inspire me I simply use it to make long stuff less boring.

[ddssdv]

Songs help us keep going when we have pain rsctt... I mean, look at Marc Luttrell when he was shot and was crawling, he kept repeating the song of "I'm an American Soldier" by Toby Keith. So he's a SEAL, and I'd say he confirmed that theory.

Where you there? How do you know?

[mikev]

DFC, pretty sure it says in Lone Survivor but its been awhile since I read that so im not for sure. I know it talks about that one prayer but not sure about the song.

I agree with RSCTT, music is just makes it go by faster. Running for an hour with no music is really boring haha. Im sure there is nothing boring about BUD/S though, so listening to music while training cant be that harmful to your overall success.

[ddssdv]

DFC, pretty sure it says in Lone Survivor but its been awhile since I read that so im not for sure. I know it talks about that one prayer but not sure about the song.

I agree with RSCTT, music is just makes it go by faster. Running for an hour with no music is really boring haha. Im sure there is nothing boring about BUD/S though, so listening to music while training cant be that harmful to your overall success.


Yeah well I served with both the Lutrell boys at SDV and pretty much since its brought up all the time Marcus had help Hollywierding it with a co-author. I can tell you its not the bible so lets go on shall we.

[mike3437]

I think it's important to make a good playlist before leaving the house so that I won't be fooling around with my ipod trying to find such-and-such song when I should be going into the next exercise. And long runs/bikes definitely get boring without tunes.
That being said, I try to do a workout every now and again without music, specifically to listen to and concentrate on things like my breathing, what (if any) noise my feet are making at impact, and to focus on proper form. It might be just me, but it's easier to do this without earphones on.

[waffle5689]

I used to never run with music. But I found that using the IPOD during my runs actually made me focus more on my breathing (couldn't hear myself breathing), because my pace would shift depending on what song I was listening to and my breathing would become erratic as I would push harder on certain songs.
It gave me a distraction that actually helped me tune my mental focus, back to the task at hand. Form & Breathing
To me it just seemed another way to make running more difficult, because of the pace changes in each song. Which worked out great, it allowed me to see what I would do with not only the distraction of pain, but also mental focus as well.

Damn wasn't suspecting this many replies. You hit it right on. I tried out the MP3 player while running. The pros were I could hear my breathing more, kept me more focused, and a distraction from the pain.

The cons were, the wires to the head phones where getting in the way. It was really irritating. Then whenever like a song that didn't "pump" me enough. It was even more annoying trying to change the song, while running. Just seemed more cons out weighed the pros.

I haven't tried weight lifting with a MP3 player. Because I got to the gym too late, ran fast as I can before it closed. I'll give that a try, since your mainly laying on a bench, or sitting position lifting weights.

In the end it wasn't so much emotions I realized. It was more I'm not really use to having music playing in the background. Then shocking surprise I had, while playing music. For once I wanted to feel more pain so much.

My brain would not accept music maybe one crazy song. Other than that, like music was tuned out, more of telling at myself "YOUR WEAK, PATHETIC, YOUR JUST WEAK MINDED HUMAN."

I'm just going to stick to the traditional way. Was I usually discourage, insult myself never being satisfied. To build up anger, then use that to push me harder.


I'm going to do what the first guy said. Just going to use the MP3 for a little while longer, until I got the songs stuck in my head.

[blownbird]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

The music isn't for inspiration it's freakin just to listen too. Have any of you ever done anything for hours on hours.

I know the music is just to listen to, and it does wonders for boredom. I hunt alot, and most of the terrain I hunt birds in is very unforgiving, and stalking certain animals takes hours on end dedication, to get within range
(ever hunt Chukar) usually all done with full pack
(100oz camel back, variety of food, extra canteen, lots of ammo! some survival gear, just in case) along with other assorted equipment. Starting from Dawn to Dusk lots of hours humping in the sticks

All this would sometimes be more enjoyable with some music, granted the scenery usually takes ur mind off it, along with stalking the game itself.

[Swifty]

I used to listen to rock or rap to get me pumped up while working out but it was getting annoying. Now I listen to more enjoyable music and I'm liking it a lot more.

Hell I was listening to the The Barenaked Ladies yesterday and ran my best 3 mile to date.

[mrnovak]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

The music isn't for inspiration it's freakin just to listen too. Have any of you ever done anything for hours on hours.

that made me lol