Scenes from Penn State Football Winter Workouts

The Nittany Lions "set a good foundation" for spring drills, strength coach Chuck Losey said.

Penn State football coach James Franklin has a favorite phrase to describe his players: high production, low maintenance. To whom that applies, congratulations. Franklin loves the saying so much, he turned it into a T-shirt.

The Nittany Lions wore the slogan recently during their max-out lifting session, which punctuated winter workouts. Penn State opened the Lasch Football Building weight room to media for the session, providing a glimpse at what the football season looks like six months before kickoff.

"It's been a good seven weeks," Penn State strength coach Chuck Losey told reporters after the session. "This team, from a maturity and a focus standpoint, I think we're where we need to be. We've set a good foundation going into spring ball, so I'm really happy with it."

Max Ralph of AllPennState spent some time at the workout, getting these shots of the Nittany Lions in full max-out. Here's a look.

Penn State offensive lineman Sal Wormley is cheered by teammates during a max-out lifting session at the Lasch Football Building :: Max Ralph/AllPennState

Penn State coach James Franklin encourages running back Nicholas Singleton during a max-out lifting session at the Lasch Football Building :: Max Ralph/AllPennState

Losey pointed to fifth-year center Nick Dawkins as one of the team's leaders, and Dawkins was a prominent player in winter workouts.

Penn State center Nick Dawkins goes through a lifting drill during the Nittany Lions' max-out session at the Lasch Football Building :: Max Ralph/AllPennState

Penn State linebacker Tony Rojas takes part in the Nittany Lions' max-out lifting day at the Lasch Football Building :: Max Ralph/AllPennState

Penn State defensive lineman Zane Durant goes through a lifting drill during the Nittany Lions' winter max-out session at the Lasch Football Building :: Max Ralph/AllPennState

The new coordinators mingled through the weight room. Here's offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki and special teams coordinator Justin Lustig.

Penn State offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki in the Nittany Lions weight room during a max-out session at the Lasch Football Building :: Max Ralph/AllPennState

Penn State special teams coordinator Justin Lustig observes the Nittany Lions max-out lifting session at the Lasch Football Building :: Max Ralph/AllPennState

Penn State offensive lineman Alex Birchmeier goes through a lifting drill as position coach Phil Trautwein watches at the Lasch Football Building :: Max Ralph/AllPennState

Penn State linebacker Kobe King goes through a lifting drill during the Nittany Lions' max-out session at the Lasch Football Building :: Max Ralph/AllPennState

And here's the guy in charge of the 6 a.m. winter workouts: Penn State strength coach Chuck Losey.

Penn State strength coach Chuck Losey guides the Nittany Lions through winter workouts at the Lasch Football Building :: Max Ralph/AllPennState

Penn State is scheduled to begin spring drills March 12. The 2024 Blue-White Game is set for April 13 at Beaver Stadium.

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