The study investigated the effects of listening to self-selected music during recovery between two bouts of fatiguing leg exercises. Thirty-nine participants performed maximal leg extensions before and after a 2-minute recovery with no music, white noise, or self-selected slow or fast tempo music. There were no significant differences in peak torque or torque decline between the music and control conditions. However, peak torque significantly decreased more for men than women from pre-to-post testing, regardless of recovery condition. The results indicate that self-selected music was not an effective diverting activity during recovery from fatiguing exercise.