Everyone trains hard but few do the things that are boring and tedious. It is the willingness to do the mundane that separates those top athletes from the hordes of others training away in the gym right now.

Nine athletes and coaches who have owned home gyms were asked to share the purpose and evolution of their early setups.

No time but need to shed some fat? These quick sessions will leave you in a puddle of sweat.

You can follow someone else’s program and just lift, or you can develop your own training philosophy by figuring shit out for yourself.