Are Palatial Facilities Necessary?

I keep seeing pictures of these palatial collegiate strength training facilities. Is that degree of opulence really necessary? I invite you to join us (Sarasota Sharks Swim team) here in Sarasota at 5:30 AM Monday and Friday morning to see how you can more with less. Weight room without walls, thirty dedicated young athletes doing the basics well with basic equipment outdoors. These kids train hard and swim fast. This morning it was 81 degrees at 5:50 AM. You do what you have to do with what you have.