Music can have the same effect on the human body during sports as performance enhancing drugs, says a new book.
According to "Inside Sports Psychology" (via ESPN), listening to the right music can improve an athlete's performance by 15 per cent.
The psychologists who wrote it, Costas Karageorghis and Peter Terry, say that most world-class athletes can motivate themselves and don't need music to drive their performance.
However, another class off people benefit from an external stimulus to kick themselves into gear, and these are the people who get most benefit from listening to music while working out.
Most music fans know that music can have a powerful and influential effect on them, but one thing we might overlook is its long-term effects.
This remarkable video shows an old disabled man being shown music from his era. He immediately sits up, sings along and appears animated by the music:
Afterwards, he says: "[Music] give me the feeling of love, romance. I figure right now, the world needs to come into music, singing."
Can the UG community share their own stories about the power of music?
Music to me is my own dimension. The deeper you're into it, the more balanced you are between body and mind. Which is essential in sports. So no surprise there.
Your muscles are very much relaxed, good blood flow; great condition for the body. And the mind is well, outside of worry, in a place of good vibrations and imaginations. In essence, a good preparation.
Well there was this one time that I went on a spirit quest while listening the Pink Floyd's Live at Pompeii album, then again I had also consumed 12 grams of magic mushrooms.
headbanger32594 wrote on 04/25/2012 - 11:52 am / quote |
Music - Euphoric feelings
No bad side effects
No Withdrawals
Not physically, emotionally, or mentally harmful
Can be used by all ages
They've known this for a while. Music activates the pleasure centers in the brain, sending out painkilling neurotransmitters. Plus, listening to music of the right BPM can make your heart beat quicker and pump your blood quicker to the muscles. hurray psychology.
I used to listen to metallica on coke, mostly blackened and battery. Every time I hear those songs now as a placebo my body produces the same effects as the drug. Now I don't have to buy coke. Instead of an 8 ball I play an 8 minute song and get geeked as fkk. Poker has the same effect because I would often play poker while listening to metallica.
I always use music when i workout or before i play some kind of sport. To me its more of a mental thing, not really like steriods, they dont have steriods for the brain
You guys are missing the point. Look at this old man, in the video, here. He's probably been in that nursing home for years. I'm not saying he is treated badly or anything, but I'm sure it's a lonely time of his life. While he may not be able to express it, he misses certain aspects of his life that he can no longer experience.
As the man, in the video said, the old man would normally be unresponsive and seemingly out of it. When he was allowed to hear the music of his younger days...he came alive. He was excited and spoke passionately about it.
It goes to show you that, not only music, but anything that you have deep feelings for, can bring back good memories and feelings that you haven't felt in a long time.
It goes back to ancient chanting. Our body is made up of 7 chakras, and the 7 tones help to balance our bodies and help us feel centered. It also puts our mind into a theta state- disconnecting us with our ego so that we can relax and think clearly. Music is a beautiful, powerful tool.
It's true, I remember about 6 years ago when I was still in High School we were doing sports and there was this test to hang from a tube using your arms, you were suppossed to hang for 1 min to get the maximum calification. I plugged my mp3 player, hung up and closed my eyes. Then someone pushed me down and told me I was there for 2 minutes.
Haha how awesome is that! The old man looks so happy when he hears music from his youth! He probably remembers some old memories! Back in the day when he was a player!
Life is liquid when we''re young
We paint with the colors of the sun
Time solidifies in our brains
And we paint with shades of grey
I do agree with the article, but it got me thinking...
If music is a legit drug, what does that make Stoner metal/rock? ;D
(Mind you, I might not be the biggest Stoner metal/rock fan, but I do not have anything against it. They who love it; Let them love it. Music should unite us all after all, not segregate us.)
regarding music affecting performance, i am actually conducting my graduate psychology research on the induction of emotion through music of varying keys/modes. this is a pretty cool article.
The Album "The Crusade" by Trivium must be acid or something... Everytime a song from that album starts, when I'm outside, I immediately start running and it feels like I'd be the movie hero, running away at full speed as the whole city behind bursts into f*cking flames and explosions. And it just feels like I'm the boss!
I do agree with the article, but it got me thinking...
If music is a legit drug, what does that make Stoner metal/rock? ;D
(Mind you, I might not be the biggest Stoner metal/rock fan, but I do not have anything against it. They who love it; Let them love it. Music should unite us all after all, not segregate us.)
the first time i went running to Meshuggah's "Cyanide Millenium Christ," i felt like a machine. returns diminished severely on subsequent listens, though.
I do agree with the article, but it got me thinking...
If music is a legit drug, what does that make Stoner metal/rock? ;D
(Mind you, I might not be the biggest Stoner metal/rock fan, but I do not have anything against it. They who love it; Let them love it. Music should unite us all after all, not segregate us.)
That's why i love Pantera working out. Nothing gets me going like Primal Concrete Sledge I love 5 minutes alone.
And I simply love Pantera. Like every metalhead should...
I am not suprised by this "discovery", while some of my friends get drunk or stoned - I simply listening to music or playing music and do some some crazy stuff...
That's why i love Pantera working out. Nothing gets me going like Primal Concrete Sledge I love 5 minutes alone.
And I simply love Pantera. Like every metalhead should...
I am not suprised by this "discovery", while some of my friends get drunk or stoned - I simply listening to music or playing music and do some some crazy stuff...
But imagine doing that drunk and stoned! I do it, Dime did it.
Getcha Pull!
I already knew the wonders of music, try being a construction worker w/o music. It doesn't work so well.
I love the boost from music, but I can assure everyone that it is not comparable to the enhanced performance from stimulants like adderall or any amphetamine like compound.
That's not entirely suprising... I've noticed I run and can push myself farther exercising to metal than even rowdy hip hop or no music whatsoever.
This article is misleading, however. Human Growth Hormone or steroids is over time much more effective to than listening to music. In the short term, maybe they might be equal but there is no way that music can have the same prolonged effect of a banned substance in athletic competition.
seriously, i remember listening to Tools Aenima album in its entirety and when i removed the headphones i felt like id just smoked a huge ass bag of weed
Listening to Fields of the Nephilim is such a mental escape for me. I can actually feel free through them. Same for a good portion of Dead Can Dance's music.
Im surprised no-ones thought of The Mars Volta in any of this? Their music is acid in sound form. And music definitely has an effect while exercising, even if its not a super heavy song (though it does help), any song you can connect to that effects your emotions is pretty helpful. The heavier side of deftones works pretty damn well...
They've known this for a while. Music activates the pleasure centers in the brain, sending out painkilling neurotransmitters. Plus, listening to music of the right BPM can make your heart beat quicker and pump your blood quicker to the muscles. hurray psychology.
"listening to the right music CAN improve an athlete's performance by 15 per cent".... not AN improve an athlete's performance by 15 per cent !!!! PROOF FUCKIN READ UG!!!!!
Heres a question....if music has the same effect as drugs (athletic of course) then what kinda athletic drug is stuff like suicide silence? just a thought hahaha xD
