LOOK: Gamecocks Begin Winter Workouts

South Carolina's football players have begun their winter strength and conditioning program and have posted photos from some of their first workouts.

There's a cliché in sports which says that the work done in the offseason will decide how well one individual or one team performs when in-season. While there could some debate in terms of how much winter workout numbers correlate to on-field performance, there's no denying that it's an important period of time for the players to fix any chinks in their proverbial armor, get to know the new players who are a part of the program and find out who the leaders of next years team could be.

Multiple players have taken to social media in the past few days to post photos of some of the work they and subsequently their teammates have been putting in. Transfer running back Mario Anderson Jr. posted a photo of him doing hex-bar deadlifts, and based on his facial expression looks to have extra motivation this offseason.

Freshman edge rusher Desmond Umeozulu posted his own photo of himself and offensive lineman Vershon Lee working with the battle ropes, conveying with his caption how grateful he is to be in Columbia.

Love It Here ! Stacking Everyday. 228 More Days ⏱️ @GamecockFB pic.twitter.com/yaL8kS8rTu

— Desmond Umeozulu ☨ (@KashDez) January 18, 2023

Linebacker Grayson Pup Howard, who's also an early enrollee, posted a photo of him doing walking lunges holding a weight over his head, and much like Umeozulu, conveyed with his caption that he's happy with the decision he made to come to South Carolina.

No place I’ll rather be, THANK YOU GOD ❤️. pic.twitter.com/BwQcVwxgG9

— Grayson “PUP” Howard (@decaphobia) January 18, 2023

There's a lot of belief within the fanbase that the 2023 recruiting class could be a special one that makes South Carolina a fixture on the national stage not just because of their talent, but how much some of the players truly wanted to be here. It's a small start, but these winter workouts seem to show that these sentiments could very well ring true in the near future.

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