Pumping Iron

When you're ready to hit those free weights and build up your muscle mass to mountainous levels, it's great to have a trainer, but nothing — nothing — will push you harder than these rock and hip-hop iron-pumping anthems. Warning: you may experience images of Rocky running through your mind as Survivor gives you the "Eye of the Tiger" you need to get psyched up for your session. Those raunchy Keith Richards riffs can get you going on the bench just like they rev the Rolling Stones' engine on "Start Me Up." And when you need to amp up the intensity, the unforgiving assault of Anthrax & Public Enemy's rap-metal summit meeting will "Bring the Noise" loud and proud.

Get ready to feel the burn, in Next Steps.

Now you're bangin' those barbells back like they were Popsicle sticks, and you need a harder, hotter sound in your head to match the burn you're beginning to feel. Rip into the relentless rock 'n' roll jackhammer that is Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage" until you feel like you can bend those bars with your bare hands. You're racing through your reps at light speed, and your ears explode with the mallet-on-anvil metal attack of Disturbed, taking you further "Inside the Fire." And after you pull off that heavyweight dead lift, crank up the volume on Billy Idol, lean your head back, and let out a triumphant "Rebel Yell."

Take your lifting to the limit and beyond, in Deep Cuts.

By now you're pumped up for your last blaze of bicep-building glory, and these are the wildly waving musical finish-line flags flapping, rapping, and rocking just within your reach. Even if you're flanked by a spotter and a trainer, Ice Cube reminds you that when you're in the zone, it's all about you and the iron, so just "Do Ya Thang." Rise Against rides in on a punk-rock tornado, kicking up a storm when the moment arrives to "Give It All." And when you've finally pushed out your last press, let that hard-earned sweat roll down your shoulders, and shout out "We Made It" along with hard-hitting tag team Busta Rhymes and Linkin Park.

If you're itching to lift when you hit the gym, make sure you bulk up on these heavy hitters for the ultimate pump-and-burn playlist. Whether you're working your quads, lats, pecs, or just trying to see how hard you can push yourself, we've got your back, with rough-and-ready rockers and rappers that will keep bringing the noise for as long as your arms can hold out. From the gut-grinding metal intensity of Judas Priest's "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" to the powerhouse punch packed by LL Cool J's hip-hop haymaker "Mama Said Knock You Out," these are the only cuts you'll need to carry when you're getting set to pump some iron.