The story of my cooperation with Attila Végh started in November 2022. Before that, I had many conversations with my friend and former colleague Ján Hudák. I was training MMA fighter Dano Hromek and I currently train Braňo Zuzák.
Once, when I went to watch their training sessions at Spartakus Fight Gym, I asked: “Where and with whom do all these talented MMA fighters train strength and conditioning?”
Only a few trained strength and conditioning systematically and regularly. Then Attila Végh came to SFG. I saw him working hard and asked the same question again. The answer was: “Probably nowhere.”
I liked Attila because of his behaviour and his attitude to training, where he left everything he had. So I told Janko Hudák that if Attila ever needed anything around strength and conditioning, he should reach out. I would advise, show, set things up, and let the guy keep working and improving.
Several months passed. Janko forgot about it, and so did I. I was focused on Braňo and successfully moving his performance forward. Then suddenly there was a phone call asking me to connect with Attila about training. I called him, we arranged a meeting and I went to see him.
There he told me I was basically in a selection process, where he wanted to choose his personal strength and conditioning coach from several trainers. I did not pretend to be anything. I told him what I would do with him, what my requirements were, what he would need to complete before we started training and what he could expect from me.
I treated it like a normal client conversation, the kind I had already done many times. Based on previous experience, I did not build up any big expectations.