"In the locker room after last month's playoff loss to the Ravens, Titans running back LenDale White vowed to work out this offseason like never before.

He's kept his word, said his uncle and primary trainer, Herman White.

In past offseasons, the running back's weight has ballooned, leading to questions about his workout habits. For now he's working out in his hometown of Denver, where he's running hills, trying to get quicker and having a personal chef prepare his meals.

Last week he weighed in at 236 pounds, down about 4 pounds from his weight at the end of the season, Herman White said. His nephew plans to be around 230 pounds next month when he reports to Baptist Sports Park for the team's offseason conditioning program, he said.

"He's been forced to believe he needed to be a big bruiser, so his weight wasn't a focus for him in the past in terms of monitoring it,'' Herman White said. "The pounding he was going to take he was going to need the size. But he has changed his thought process on that … and he wants to be able to do more than run in between the tackles. And if you see him he looks noticeably thinner."

White spent the early part of last offseason recovering from knee surgery then went on to rush for 773 yards and 15 touchdowns, but he's still stinging from a fumble he lost during Tennessee's 13-10 loss to Baltimore in the AFC divisional playoffs. The Titans were the conference's top seed, the Ravens the bottom seed.

"I'm his biggest critic. Even if he is doing something right I am on him,'' Herman White said. "When they lost that game he took it hard. He told me, 'I know there is more that I can contribute.' ""