50 Best Weightlifting Songs for IG Reels & Stories
Best Songs for Weightlifting Workouts on Instagram
There’s a strange headspace that hits when the weights start clanking and your playlist kicks in. It’s not pure adrenaline, not calm focus either, but something in the messy middle. You’re shaking out your arms, chalk on your hands, half hyped and half tired, and the right track rattles through your headphones. The kind that pushes your stomach tight like the rep is heavier than it should be. These tracks tap into that rush. They don’t smooth it out, they throw you into it. Some are pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that never mention weightlifting once, but they land in the moment anyway.
Nobody walks into the gym like a training montage. It’s missed lifts, sweat pooling on the mat, the awkward pause before someone asks if you’re done with the bar. And then a song drops that fills the cracks in your focus. Maybe it’s Drake building pressure line by line. Maybe it’s Foo Fighters hammering through distortion. Or Megan Thee Stallion grinning like she already knew you’d finish the set. The best ones don’t fake hype, they ride the chaos sitting right there on the edge of your energy.
Not every session feels clean. Some are rough, uneven, even kind of reckless until you look back later and realize that’s when the best growth happened. These songs hold that edge and crank it loud enough for a Story or a Reel to cut through the scroll. Here are the best weightlifting songs for Instagram reels and stories.
Top 10 Weightlifting Instagram Songs
1. 'Till I Collapse' by Eminem
2. 'Stronger' by Kanye West
3. 'Pump It' by The Black Eyed Peas
4. 'Lose Yourself' by Eminem
5. 'Thunderstruck' by AC/DC
6. 'Eye of the Tiger' by Survivor
7. 'Can't Hold Us' by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
8. 'Remember the Name' by Fort Minor
9. 'DNA.' by Kendrick Lamar
10. 'Power' by Kanye West
Popular Workout Instagram Songs #11 to 20
11. 'All I Do Is Win' by DJ Khaled
12. 'Jump Around' by House of Pain
13. 'Good Feeling' by Flo Rida
14. 'Take Over Control' by Afrojack
15. 'Sweet Nothing' by Calvin Harris
16. 'Radioactive' by Imagine Dragons
17. 'Locked Out of Heaven' by Bruno Mars
18. 'Danza Kuduro' by Don Omar
19. 'I Love It' by Icona Pop
20. 'The Monster' by Eminem
Best Fitness Instagram Songs #21 to 30
21. 'Turn Down for What' by DJ Snake
22. 'Seven Nation Army' by The White Stripes
23. 'Body Movin'' by Beastie Boys
24. 'Shake It Out' by Florence + The Machine
25. 'Sleepless' by AVAION
26. 'Party Up' by DMX
27. 'Titanium' by David Guetta
28. 'Get Your Freak On' by Missy Elliot
29. 'Are You Gonna Go My Way' by Lenny Kravitz
30. 'Pleasure' by Borrtex
Energizing Workout Instagram Songs #31 to 40
31. 'Summer' by Calvin Harris
32. 'Closer To You' by Lucas Nord
33. 'You Shook Me All Night Long' by AC/DC
34. 'Alive' by Krewella
35. 'The Best Part' by garden state
36. 'Where Are You Now' by Lost Frequencies
37. 'Fire On Fire' by Sirusho
38. 'Walking on a Dream' by Empire of the Sun
39. 'Call On Me' by Eric Prydz
40. 'Let's Go' by Calvin Harris
Uplifting Gym Instagram Songs #41 to 50
41. 'Prayer' by DMX
42. 'Hollaback Girl' by Gwen Stefani
43. 'Take Back the Night' by Justin Timberlake
44. 'Pursuit of Happiness' by Kid Cudi
45. 'Stronger Than You' by TheFatRat
46. 'I Need Your Love' by Calvin Harris
47. 'Dangerous' by David Guetta
48. 'Work B**ch' by Britney Spears
49. 'Get Lucky' by Daft Punk
50. 'Uptown Funk' by Mark Ronson
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