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Hey Hey, Whats Up? Sorry for the long drawn-out heading but I have to share my findings with the world... During my time coxing, I have found many a way to annoy other rowers whilst making mine go faster but none to this day compare to what I am about to share... Music, has huge subconscious effects on you... It can cause depression or elation, by picking the right song to play to your rowers before a race can infact make them row faster, I found this out at Nationals, I played my rowers a song called Reanimator by Amon Tobin, their time during the heats was a 6:03 and when the final came, we destroyed with a 5:52, this drop in time was not due to weather conditions as it remained constant over the entire weekend. I am not saying that the music was the sole reason for an 11 second drop in time but Im just giving some advice to coxies who wish to know how to put their rowers in an indestructible mindset... Other good songs include: Prodigy - Breathe, O Fortuna, Be Quiet And Drive - Deftones. Aaaaaight, well thats me outa here... hope you guys have fun and ill see ya later! ~ gothcox
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| Submitted by Anonymous Coward on 2003-08-24 16:45:46 | Comment:
Hey, that's interesting, i'm going to use it on my rowers before a regatta or something, thanks...hope it makes a difference!
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| Submitted by Juicecox110 (
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) on 2003-08-24 16:51:09 website:http://www.pittsfordcrew.org | Comment:
Yea, I would have to agree wholehartedly. There is one song that always makes seemes to make be cox better in intense racing situations. I can't say that I have tried it with my rowers though.
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| Submitted by Anonymous Coward on 2003-08-24 16:51:39 | Comment:
Hey, do you know any more songs that can help get my rowers pumped up more? I want to make a CD...thanks
| | | Subject: Re: Music Makes Medals Materialise | | Submitted by born2cox (
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Yea here are a few from that my crew and some of the guys used
Eye of the tiger, Good times, I hate everything about you, Wild Thing, We are the champions, Born to be wild, Kryptonite, Shook Me All Night long, Jump around, I will survive, hash pipe, X gonna give it to ya, Crazy Train, I'd Do Anything
Those are a few of them..
| | | Subject: Re: Music Makes Medals Materialise | | Submitted by coxing_superhero (-) on 2003-08-25 05:07:09 website:http:// | Comment:
A-Team theme tune.
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| | Subject: Re: Music Makes Medals Materialise | | Submitted by GothCox (
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yeah, heres my cd
Amon Tobin - Bridge
Amon Tobin - Reanimator
Incubus - Pardon Me
Prodigy - Breathe
Deftones - Be Quiet and Drive
Jurgen Vries - The Theme
O Fortuna
Kittie - Charlotte
Tool - Schism
Tool - The Patient
Rammstein - Du Hast
the Amon Tobin is like acid jazz, so its quite fast but very chilled at the same time, I highly recommend using that... Some of the songs I put down are quite heavy but my rowers like it so its fine, your best bet is to use older songs that your rowers like.. eg. Golden Brown by The Stranglers...
Oh yeah and in reply to the comment that music was illegal, I dont play it during the race, I use it as a tool for focusing my rowers in pre-race warmups and talks... I also tend to use the same song before every race, it triggers something in their subconscious that tells them its time to race... I also tend to stay away from songs that speak about winning or that speak about being the best... It tends to make us arrogant...
well, thats me outa here again,
cheers, GothCox
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| Submitted by Anonymous Coward on 2003-08-24 20:48:36 | Comment:
From what I have heard, I thought that technically music was illegal during a race....
| | | Subject: Re: Music Makes Medals Materialise | | Submitted by Anonymous Coward on 2003-08-25 03:21:17 | Comment:
she said before a race, not during, I can assure you there is nothing illegal about listening to music before a race
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| Submitted by ADDEDJOSTLE (-) on 2003-08-25 12:31:37 | Comment:
Die Leichte Kavallerie Overture by Franz von Suppé is wonderful before a race as are many of Rossini's overtures, especially Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Of course, my taste not be the same as yours. On that note, perhaps it's better to let rowers listen to their own music on their own headphones in order to get psyched. Some may choose a little silence as the best way for them to get focused before a race. In general, it's best to remember that each rower must decide for himself/herself what's best for them.
Fortunately, at the junior level musical tastes tend not to vary much from rower to rower as compared to the tastes of collegiate (or older) rowers, so perhaps a junior cox can get away with playing certain songs before a race.
By the way, some other favourites of mine include "Catch Us If You Can" by the Dave Clark Five, "Hold Your Head Up" by Argent, and "Classical Gas" by Mason Williams.
Remember, GothCox, while the song might have helped your crew "focus in" just prior to the race, probably the real reason your crew went faster is because they were well-coached and well-coxed.
| | | Subject: Re: Actually, preparation and pulling produce the prizes | | Submitted by GothCox (
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Well, as i said in the first post, I didnt give music the full credit for the time drop, I merely stated that it puts my rowers in an indestructible mindset even if they dont appreciate the music... The style is that of an aggressive nature which i believe is one of the key points to 2k racing... I do however see we have contrasting viewpoints on this issue so I will leave it there...
GothCox
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| Submitted by Anonymous Coward on 2003-09-05 18:45:11 | Comment:
the theme from top gun is a particular favourite at our club along with prodigy and rage against the machine. we tend to get in the mood for races the night before by watching top gun or true blue.
| | | Subject: Re: Music Makes Medals Materialise | | Submitted by Anonymous Coward on 2003-09-18 18:30:07 | Comment:
this summer our boys' A Crew listened to their songs of choice on a diskman as they were heading up to the start during our practice time trials. All they did was get their coxy to bring his diskman and cover the mic of the coxbox with the headphones . . . not a bad idea I think . . .
FYI: They turned it off once they got to the start (before our coaches could hear them) lol.
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| Submitted by smurf (-) on 2003-11-10 09:28:19 | Comment:
I was recommended to listen to very heavy rock music before a race to get myself going. People's music taste are so different that I don't believe that you should subject people to music they dislike. However I think that I will try some inspiring classical music next time.
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| Submitted by Anonymous Coward on 2003-12-31 12:14:22 | Comment:
As I row as well as cox, I can relate to this, and I always need something I can sing to in the car on the way (I also use music to wind down after) and my favourite is prob "Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams. It's me Dad's, but I know all the words coz he has it on so often, and turned up real loud its well good!
*oarsomegirl*
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