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.  

1. “Goosebumps (Remix)” Travis Scott, HVME

2. “La Mama de la Mama” CJ, Chael Produciendo, and El Alfa

3. “Pepas” Farruko

4. “Down Bad” feat. JID, J. Cole, EarthGang, Bas, and Young Nudy

5. “Ric Flair Drip (& Metro Boomin)” Offset, Metro Boomin 

6. “Thunderstruck” AC/DC

7. “Plain Jane” A$AP Ferg

8. “AIN'T SO” Kwame, Arno Faraji

9. “Black Skinhead” Kanye West

10. “BLOW” Ed Sheeran, Chris Stapleton, Bruno Mars

11. “The Phoenix” Fall Out Boy

12. “Monster” Skillet

13. “Falling Inside the Black” Skillet

14. “Another One Bites The Dust” Queen

15. “Seven Nation Army” The White Stripes

16. “forget me too (feat. Halsey)” Machine Gun Kelly

17. “Turn You Down” HARDY feat. Morgan Wallen, Zakk Wylde

18. “If I Know Me” Morgan Wallen

19. “Dope Since ‘88” Cool Peoples

20. “Purple Lamborghini (with Rick Ross)” Skrillex

21. “Crying In The Sun – Le Boeuf Remix” Faustix, RANI, le Boeuf

22. “Headstrong” Trapt

23. “Bring Me to Life” Evanescence

* Originally published on October 13, 2021, by Anna Garrett