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Defensive tackle Gerald McCoy didn’t wait for the Buccaneers to start offseason workouts to start his preparation for the 2015 season.

McCoy worked out 10 times a week on his own before Tampa’s program got underway and explained that his goal was to remain strong throughout games after seeing the Bucs fade in the second half of contests last season.

“[The objective] is to find out how tired you can be and still go hard, because last year we lost a lot of close games. And so I need to still be at my best in the fourth quarter when those close games are decided,” McCoy said, via the Tampa Tribune.

It doesn’t sound like McCoy took any time off between the end of that program and the start of training camp either. McCoy announced the results of his pre-camp work on Twitter Thursday.

“Down 12lbs and 2% body fat since leaving in June!! It’s go time!! No more talking!!”

McCoy was listed at 300 pounds last season and if there’s a concern about dropping weight it would likely be how well he’ll hold up against the run with less girth to throw against blockers. An increase in quickness from an already quick player would mitigate that, however, and it will be interesting to see how McCoy plays now that there’s less of him to love.