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MY FITNESS LIFE
Men's Fitness UK
|August 2025
Jacoby Shaddix is the lead singer of US rock band Papa Roach. A self-confessed fitness fanatic, he's been sober since 2012 using fitness to stay clean, build an on-tour body and mental resilience.
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Were you into any sports when you were younger?
I met my drummer who I started Papa Roach with on the football field. We went to 'hell week' (an intense preseason training period) and both had diarrhoea; we came back from that week and told the coach we were quitting to focus on the band. Everyone laughed at us - and rightly so - because the band sounded terrible at the time. But sport taught us that if you put the work in, you see the results. We used that with Papa Roach to build the right work ethic.
Has physical fitness always been part of your life?
This story is from the August 2025 edition of Men's Fitness UK.
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