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Leaner Evan Longoria focused on playing all 162 games for Tampa Bay Rays (St. Petersburg Times)

**By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer**

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Third baseman **E**van Longoria looks a little different coming into camp this
spring.

After spending the past two offseasons bulking up in workouts, Longoria is 10
to 15 pounds leaner and considerably looser, emphasizing flexibility over
strength in an effort to avoid the muscle injuries (hamstring, quadriceps,
oblique) that have sidelined him during the past two seasons.

"That was the focus for me," Longoria said Friday. "I feel great. So I hope it
pays off."

After spending the past two offseasons at the Athletes' Performance facility
near his offseason home in Arizona, Longoria opted for a less structured
workout at a smaller facility, similar to what he did before the 2009 season,
which he considers his best.

"At Athletes' Performance everybody focused on your weight and intake and what
you're putting in your body, and there's no right or wrong there, but it just
wasn't right for me," he said.

Instead of lifting weights, Longoria focused on plyometrics (muscle stretching
and explosiveness) and movement prep, "more strengthening the smaller muscles
in my body and not just doing biceps and bench and all the heavy stuff," he
said. "It's just as ...

St. Petersburg Times