Singer Shaboozey Trains Like a Football Player

August 28, 2026, 8:01 am | Read time: 4 minutes

Thirty-one-year-old Shaboozey has been seemingly unstoppable since his global hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” This year, he also won his first Grammy. The singer is reaching for the stars. However, for a long time, his dream wasn’t music. The 6-foot-4-inch, 235-pound musician originally wanted to become a professional football player. Today, he sings in NFL stadiums instead of scoring touchdowns. Yet, he still trains as if a football career is ahead of him.

Starting from the Bottom

In an interview with “Men’s Health,” Shaboozey revealed with his trainer that the path to his current fitness was not easy. The singer is trained by NFL professional trainer Laurence Ng, who has also shaped star players like Travis Kelce. The two began working together two years ago. Back then, Shaboozey was anything but fit. The many performances, press appointments, and everything else that comes with sudden stardom had taken their toll. “When we started training two years ago, Boozey was not in good shape,” Ng reported. “I think the last time he trained with a coach who knew his craft was in high school football.” He struggled to hold a plank for 30 seconds, barely managed five push-ups, and even found jump rope challenging.

Now, Shaboozey can hold a plank for two and a half minutes, jump rope at top speed, and push a 550-pound sled.

How He Got in Shape

“He had me train here as if I needed to be voted the best defensive player of the year,” Shaboozey says about his trainer Ng’s style. Ng helped him get back in shape with a training plan that runs from Monday to Friday, including a supposed rest day on Thursday, which he apparently doesn’t always observe.

Monday: It starts with an upper body workout.
Tuesday: Continues with the lower body, focusing on explosiveness and athleticism, such as box jumps and medicine ball exercises.
Wednesday: A pull workout for the upper body is on the agenda, focusing on the back, rear shoulders, and biceps, with exercises like pull-ups and rowing.
Thursday: It’s supposed to be a rest day. However, Shaboozey, apparently full of energy, prefers to conquer the hills of Los Angeles or train on the punching bag.
Friday: The week concludes with a full-body workout.

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What Shaboozey’s Full-Body Workout Looks Like

The full-body workout isn’t just about lifting weights. It’s about combining mobility and core training with fun yet challenging reaction exercises. It starts with a warm-up program. Then it gets serious. In one-minute sets, Shaboozey performs the so-called BlazePod reaction training. Small sensors light up in different colors and must be touched as quickly as possible. The exercise trains reaction time, coordination, and speed.

Next are so-called band-decline sit-ups, performed on a slanted bench with additional resistance from a band. The plan calls for 10 to 20 repetitions, stopping one or two reps before muscle failure.

Then it’s on to jump rope and banded sprints over about 90 feet. The additional resistance makes the sprints particularly good for acceleration and explosiveness. This is followed by dumbbell T-push-ups, where a dumbbell is lifted to the side after each push-up, and bird-dog rows. In this exercise, a dumbbell is rowed from a quadruped position while maintaining core tension. The finale is battle ropes, where heavy ropes are moved as explosively as possible for one minute, challenging both strength endurance and conditioning.

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Even on Tour

No gym? No problem. Many musicians report that maintaining fitness is difficult due to constant travel. Often, access to a well-equipped gym or the equipment from their usual routine is lacking on the road. That’s why Shaboozey relies on a series of bodyweight exercises that can be done practically anywhere.

It’s all about staying flexible and versatile, reports his trainer Laurence Ng. “When he’s on tour, he trains in the arena, outside the tour bus—just everywhere,” he says. That’s also why Ng regularly adapts the training sessions to the respective circumstances.

Additionally, Shaboozey is a big fan of morning workouts. The whole day goes better afterward. “After training, the music sessions come much easier,” the singer reports.

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