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Riley Green’s Workout Motivation

Riley Green’s workout motivation. We spoke with Riley Green this morning to catch up with him before he comes to Tampa next weekend. Riley will be performing after the Rays…

J.R. and Launa with Riley Green. Riley Green's workout motivation

Riley Green’s workout motivation

Photo credit: Launa

Riley Green's workout motivation. We spoke with Riley Green this morning to catch up with him before he comes to Tampa next weekend. Riley will be performing after the Rays take on the Baltimore Orioles Saturday August 10th at Tropicana Field. Every summer the Rays host the Summer Concert Series where different artists perform after the games. This year Riley Green is on the list. To get tickets for the event, CLICK HERE.

Last time Riley was in town, was Pig Jig back in October. When we saw him there he looked great. It's obvious that Riley works out and spends time in the gym and taking care of himself. Don't think he has an ounce of fat on him. His arms are jacked and he has all the ladies starring. We had to bring up how great he looks. Riley Green's workout motivation is the fact that he's getting old. That's what he told us. We laughed, because he is only 35 years old.

He said when he was in his mid 20's he wasn't as motivated to work out, but now that he's older he is. He also said that lots of caffeine helps too. While on tour, he brings along his own trailer gym so he always has a place to workout.

He recently went to London to play on July 4th to play with a bunch of artists like Morgan Wallen and he said it was amazing. The current single he has out now is called "Damn Good Day To Leave". On his latest EP, "Way Out Here" also has a song called "Jesus Saves" that we spoke to him about too.

Riley has released two albums: Different 'Round Here in 2019 and Ain't My Last Rodeo in 2023. Green has charted four top-20 hits on the charts. His songs include: "There Was This Girl", "I Wish Grandpas Never Died", "Half of Me" (with Thomas Rhett), and "Different 'Round Here" (with Luke Combs).

Before he was a recording artist, Green was a Division 1 Quarterback on the Jacksonville State University football team. Green was also a contestant on the CMT reality show Redneck Island. He released a self-titled EP in 2013, followed by additional EPs in 2015, 2016, and 2017. In 2018, he signed to Big Machine Label Group.  

Launa is part of Tampa Bay's Hometown Morning Krewe on 99.5 WQYK. She has been with the station for 7 years and joined J.R. and Kevin on the morning show 4 years ago. Since then, they have been nominated for not only a CMA but also an ACM. Launa has been in radio for the past 28 years and in the Tampa Bay market for 22 of those years. While working in radio, Launa has also served as an entertainment reporter on a local TV show and has hosted many charity events in the community. Using her popularity from QYK, Launa loves to help raise money for shelter animals and has been a volunteer at local shelters for years. Launa loves the community and writes articles on local news, entertainment, and events and highlights people who are shining in Tampa Bay that she knows others like her would also be interested in reading.