Besides a foam roller, protein shakes, and a quick nap, music is an athlete's best friend. Before the start of every game/match/meet, you can usually look out and see players warming up with headphones to get them in the right mindset.
Everyone's music taste is different, so while one person might listen to Drake, Meek Mill, and Juice WRLD to psych themselves up, another might enjoy the classics like AC/DC, Queen, and Nirvana.
I've gathered 23 songs that, no matter your preference, anyone can hit “shuffle,” put their headphones on, and get in the zone.
- “Goosebumps (Remix)” Travis Scott, HVME
- “La Mama de la Mama” CJ, Chael Produciendo, and El Alfa
- “Pepas” Farruko
- “Down Bad” feat. JID, J. Cole, EarthGang, Bas, and Young Nudy
- “Ric Flair Drip (& Metro Boomin)” Offset, Metro Boomin
- “Thunderstruck” AC/DC
- “Plain Jane” A$AP Ferg
- “AIN'T SO” Kwame, Arno Faraji
- “Black Skinhead” Kanye West
- “BLOW” Ed Sheeran, Chris Stapleton, Bruno Mars
- “The Phoenix” Fall Out Boy
- “Monster” Skillet
- “Falling Inside the Black” Skillet
- “Another One Bites The Dust” Queen
- “Seven Nation Army” The White Stripes
- “forget me too (feat. Halsey)” Machine Gun Kelly
- “Turn You Down” HARDY feat. Morgan Wallen, Zakk Wylde
- “If I Know Me” Morgan Wallen
- “Dope Since ‘88” Cool Peoples
- “Purple Lamborghini (with Rick Ross)” Skrillex
- “Crying In The Sun – Le Boeuf Remix” Faustix, RANI, le Boeuf
- “Headstrong” Trapt
- “Bring Me to Life” Evanescence
* Originally published on October 13, 2021, by Anna Garrett