Lose Yourself

I love music.  I have it on all the time.  It doesn't matter if I'm doing dishes, taking a shower, walking the dogs or simply waiting for my coffee to finish brewing.  I've always got music playing.  That love for music extends to workouts as well.  However, when I'm with my trainer, I don't have MY music playing.  In my opinion, it's rude to have my headphones in while I'm working with him, so I just get the music that's playing on the fitness floor. It's usually not anything that motivates me.  But, that's all changed...

The gym has most of its weight equipment upstairs where all the members have access to it.  However, it also has another room that's used by the athletic performance department.  It's a small room that's private.  Lots of  equipment, fairly soundproof.  It also has a dock that you can plug in your phone or iPod.  Fortunately for me, my trainer has access to that room, so we've been training down there for the last few weeks.  And, I love it!

So, we either plug in my iPhone or his iPod and we crank the music. Loud.  Today, one of the songs I have on this blog, Lose Yourself by Eminem, came on.  I'm not sure what it is about that song, but it is one of the best songs to work out to.  It could be the driving beat, it could be the lyrics, probably a little bit of both.  But, whatever it is, it makes me work.  I just get in the zone and keep going.  For those 4 minutes and 29 seconds, I'm a machine.  I'm focused.  Stopping is not an option.  Today was probably the hardest I've worked in a long time.  Thanks Eminem!