Snoop Dogg showing up at Swansea City was surreal enough. The 54-year-old rapper, now an investor in the Championship club, was recently filmed soaking up the applause at the Swansea.com Stadium.
But the real curveball came off the pitch. In separate footage from the same visit, Snoop is seen knocking a ball around before heading into the team gym for a few pull-ups and some light cardio.
It’s not exactly pre-season training, but he moves easily for a man whose public persona doesn’t scream metcons and protein shakes.
A Glimpse Inside Snoop's Gym Routine
Another Instagram video gives a clearer sense of how he trains.
In the gym footage, Snoop is dressed in a black tank top and baggy yoga pants, running through what looks like a giant-set upper-body finisher.
He’s working with light weights, using controlled movements.
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The first round consists of:
- Close-grip dumbbell press x 10 reps
- EZ-bar upright rows x 10 reps
- High-to-low cable fly x 11 reps
He repeats the circuit for a second round, slightly nudging up the reps:
- Close-grip dumbbell press x 10
- EZ-bar upright rows x 11
- High-to-low cable fly x 12
It’s a simple structure, but effective. The close-grip press shifts emphasis onto the triceps and inner chest. Upright rows bring the shoulders and traps into play. The cable fly finishes the chest through a long range of motion.
Then he adds an extra push. He goes back to the close-grip dumbbell press for another 10 reps before holding the bottom position in an isometric for roughly 40 seconds. From there, still lying on the bench, he raises his knees and performs a static hold with the dumbbells locked out above his head – first with both arms, then switching to single-arm holds.
It’s a finisher built around tension rather than heavy weight. At 54, that approach makes sense. He’s chasing muscle activation and endurance, not a one-rep max.
Boxing Conditioning
There’s also older footage from 2018 that shows a broader look at Snoop’s training. It’s not one single session, but a collection of different workouts across boxing, strength and conditioning.
The clip opens with sparring. He’s moving lightly on his feet, showing decent lateral movement and rhythm rather than just standing and trading.
Away from the ring, he runs through Cuban presses for shoulder stability and control. There are barbell box squats, too, suggesting he wasn’t avoiding lower-body strength work.
Cardio features heavily. He’s even seen running on a treadmill wearing a hypoxic training mask. The same mask appears during single-arm dumbbell rows and ladder footwork drills.
While the footage is now several years old, what stands out is that his build today doesn’t look dramatically different.
Taken together, the footage suggests Snoop has been training for years, not weeks – with a clear emphasis on staying lean, mobile and capable rather than chasing size.
Isaac Williams is Site Editor for both Women’s Health UK and Men’s Health UK, guiding and supporting the content teams to create content across all platforms. Isaac’s love of health and fitness began at Loughborough University, where he graduated with a History and English degree in 2014. His first job was at Men’s Running magazine, where he progressed from Staff Writer to Editor. Among his highlights of those four years include completing a 24-hour track race (never again), just about finishing a multi-day ultramarathon in the Azores, and chugging his way around a ‘beer mile’. Isaac ventured into the world of freelance journalism in 2018, interviewing some of the biggest names in sport – like Anthony Joshua and Ben Stokes – and writing features for the likes of The Guardian, Red Bull, ShortList and BBC Countryfile. He was also a regular contributor to an adventure series called ‘The Man Who’: speaking to some of the world’s most extreme explorers from the wilds of Caffè Nero. In late-2019, Isaac became Editor of Men’s Fitness UK. In his five years there, Isaac was responsible for editing the monthly magazine and managing website content, ultimately helping the brand transition to a ‘digital-first’ approach. He joined Hearst UK as Multiplatform Editor in December 2024, where he manages day-to-day digital output, edits content and writes articles on all things health and fitness. When he’s not hammering at his keyboard, Isaac enjoys exercise and trying – unsuccessfully, so far – to teach his baby son to kick a football. You can follow Isaac on Instagram @isaacw1993.
