The best songs for pumping iron, running on the treadmill, cruising on the stationary bike or whatever else you do to break a sweat and get your "swoll on". Don't agree with the list? Place your vote or add a new item for others to vote on.
1) Jam - Michael Jackson
“Yeah... JAM!”“Reminds me of playing basketball when I was 10!”“I love YOU Michael”
2) Bird of Happiness - Vitas
“It makes me so happy!”
“VITAS~! the Bird of happiness~is so good~It makes me going on~! ~”
“this song can make me exciting!”
3) Jamaica - Vitas
“Full of energetic!”
4) Winning Streak - Marie Picasso
“Marie Picasso gives you the strength you need.”
6) Body - Vitas
“The best music of the calisthenics”
“I’ll dance follow it when setting-up exercises”
8) Ding Dong Song - Günther & The Sunshine Girls
“I love Gunther! tutti Frutti Summer love is a great one too!”
“This song makes me laugh when working out. It keeps the workout lite.
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“Günther and the girls are always the best!”
9) Lose Yourself - Eminem
“He pours his real emotions into the song and this music makes you get emotionally involved in the workout.”
“It’s a great song that’s so easy to relate to, just a great distraction to make me forget how much I hate running.”
“Simply the best song to run to.”
10) Angel Without a Wing - Vitas
11) Till I Collapse - Eminem
“BEASTLY SONG!”
“a bad ass song saying he’ll do anything to acheive his goal until he collaspes”
“amazing song... if you were ever in the service you will like the beginning when you can hear the cadence... brings up all the memories...”
13) The Final Countdown - Europe
“I WORKOUT TO THIS! And I thought I was the only one!”
“The Final Countdown is the ULTIMATE workout song! Nothing gets me more pumped up!”
14) I Ask All Saints - Vitas
15) Let The Bodies Hit The Floor - Drowning Pool
“Awesome song-love the count for weight lifting”
“"Bodies" is a great song from the original Lead Singer”
“awesome with great instrumentals
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16) Pump It - Black Eyed Peas
“will kick your ass time and time again!”
“I love this song to and the remix is even better”
“Great Energy!”
17) Remember The Name - Fort Minor
“This song is just the perfect thing to get you pumped up and keep you going longer and farther.”
“it’s so upbeat and gets me going
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“best song on the entire list!”
18) Enter Sandman - Metallica
“If I ever need a little extra motivation when I am working out, this is one of my standby songs”
“I loved running to this song durring warmups for track practice. It is full of energy and is pretty long”
“great to workout to.”
19) Rollin’ - Limp Bizkit
“Did a hip hop dance to this with my dance team... STILL makes me want to get up and dance.”
“This song ALWAYS makes me run a little faster!”
“This keeps me rollin!”
22) Kickstart My Heart - Motley Crue
“One of the greatest rock songs of all time”
“this song is great if you like rock n rol. I agree its cool”
“I really can’t see how this isn’t higher EASILY the best pump up/ workout song ever”
23) Stronger - Kanye West
“definitely the best workout song, really gets me pumped”
“a great any type of workout song!”
24) Bombs Over Baghdad - Outkast
“very up tempo song. great for running.”
“Up tempo.. gets me going”
33) Headstrong - Trapt
“This song make you want to give your best just so you can tell people SO THERE!”
39) Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
“brilliant for the treadmill”
“Great for running on the treadmill!”
40) In Da Club - 50 Cent
“Its good if you watch the video too and see him do the upside down sit ups.”
“The vid is what helps me work out”
42) You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
“This is a great workout track and one of the best classic rock songs ever!”
“BEST SONG EVER.. NO DOUBT!”
43) With You - Linkin Park
“Wanna get in shape? Download the first 2 Linkin Park albums and just listen to them.”
46) Low - Flo Rida
“you simply can’t stand still when you hear this :)”
“This always makes me dance.. no matter what, its so fun and I love dancing as I workout, its nice to shake your butt to.. haha.”
47) I Stand Alone - Godsmack
“This song is straight up badass”
“Great choice. Puts a flame under my ass!”
“If this doesn’t pump you up, nothing will!”
48) Throw It Up - Lil Jon
“good song nice bass gets you pumped up fast”
“nice ass song I’m not a huge rap fan but this is a good song”
“Gets You so Crunked up!”
49) Vertigo - U2
“Good brisk walking or running music”
“Great for fast workouts. Gets you pumped every time!”
53) Kernkraft 4000 - Zombie Nation
“pure energy”
“Called Kerncraft 400 from Zombie Nation... All hockey fans know this one”
55) Push it - Static-X
56) Lucia Di Lammermoor - Vitas
60) I Will Be Heard - Hatebreed
“I had never heard this song til I saw it on this list and looked it up.. What a KICKASS song!”
“tight song”
63) The Second Coming - Juelz Santana
“amazing song, always fires me up before a game”
67) Cherry Pie - Warrant
68) Guerilla Radio - Rage Against the Machine
“gotta vote for RATM wit zachs catchy lyrics and toms awesome guitarwork they can def get you pumped for anything at least for me...”
70) Stinkfist - Tool
“Simply makes you want to move”
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71) Black Betty - Ram Jam
79) Lunatic Fringe - Red Rider
“If anyone hasn’t watched Vision Quest, watch it. Great 80’s movie in line with Youngblood, Karate Kid, and even Rocky. And an awesome running song.”
81) Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
83) Can’t You Trip Like I Do - Filter
“best song for the last sprint,
com’n, is just a mile.”
98) Parabola - Tool
“Listen closely to the lyrics”
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99) Boom - P.O.D.
“they even gettin’ a workout in the video lol”
104) They - Jem
“It’s very upbeat and entertaining and gets your blood pumping.”
107) The Man Without Fear - Drowning Pool
108) Cowboy - Kid Rock
“this is a great workout song to start off with!”
111) Until I Stay (Remix) - Jully Black
113) Orgazmatron - Sepultura
“For all the hard metal listeners with no limits.”