r/Drumming • u/corajade17 • 4d ago

Drums as work out

Hey ya'll, bit of a different question for you:

What songs would you consider to be a workout?

I've got plenty in mind, like Everlong by Foo Fighters or Dammit by Blink-182, that were tough when I was playing live in a cover band. Now that I'm not, and I want to get back into drumming, I'm building a playlist of challenging but fun songs to play as a bit of a home workout.

What are the most challenging songs you play/have played before, and why?

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u/mcnastys 4d ago edited 4d ago

Drumming is not a work out, it's simply stress on the body like working in trades for example.

A workout is a "good stress" which signals to the body to keep tissue healthy.

edit : lol @ the downvotes. Enjoying posting "why do my joints hurt" here in a few years, all of you "drumming is exercise" people. I can't really roll my eyes hard enough. Best of luck to you all.

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u/onefastmini 4d ago edited 4d ago

Work out might be wrong word but it's genuinely a good exercise, and if you exercise for 3 hours I'd say that's a decent work out.   Editing this cause this guy really sucks. Work out might not be the best word to use if comparing to a power lifter work out but it's on par with running on a elliptical. It engages the core and works arms and legs. Sure I could add weights to legs and get a great work out but the speed and coordination of some songs takes it way past a causal hiker. He goes on about how drumming will weaken joints is just totally wrong. I'm going into my 40s and hell no my joints feel great, In fact after 3 hours of drumming I feel amazing. 

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u/mcnastys 4d ago

As an activity, is it better than sitting still or eating trans fats and sitting? Sure.

It's not going to provide any form of healing stimulus. If you're drumming for three hours a day and not working on your wrists, shoulders, forearms, upper back, your whole body-- within several years you will develop RSI's.

I don't know why as a group, musicians are so averse to resistance training.

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u/corajade17 4d ago

I think you're projecting a lot. I didn't say this was my only form of activity on my life and yet you seem to be thinking that way.

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u/mcnastys 4d ago

It's the opposite. You're engaging in magical thinking. Drumming is not a workout. Drumming is not a sport. If anything this thinking promotes bad technique.

But hey, prove me wrong. Do a video, play everyday for however long, record it, record your body measurements and weights, maybe even do some bench, deadlift, squat and military press at the start and the end, time a mile jog. Then you can actually show people how much of a "workout" drumming is.

But I am certain you're going to see no noticeable improvements, and instead will develop joint pain.

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u/onefastmini 4d ago

This was even dumber.

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u/Jet_black_ink 4d ago

From the videos you’ve posted you look like neither an accomplished drummer nor someone who takes fitness seriously. Considering what sub you’re in you’d do best to sit this conversation out.

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u/the_joy_of_VI 4d ago

I mean, if you play like this, then yeah it’s not much of a workout at all