Football players are only human so there will no doubt be moans and groans from some in the Dundee squad as they are put through their paces under a blistering Budapest sun.
However, Paul McGinn definitely isn’t one of them.
Instead, he is just delighted to be a full-time footballer once again having previously left St Mirren to join Dumbarton to secure regular first-team opportunities.
The 23-year-old right-back said: “I’m delighted to be back in full-time football. That was always the plan really.
“I was working 9 to 5.30 through the week in an investment bank in Glasgow, while playing for Dumbarton after leaving St Mirren.
“I saw it as taking a step back to move forward and thankfully that’s how it has worked out.
“To be fair to (former boss) Danny Lennon, towards the end of my time at St Mirren we were honest with each other.
“I’d had some knee problems which took me a while to get over. He said to me that I could come back in and fight for my place but the vibes I was getting weren’t great.
“So I knew Ian Murray and Jack Ross were a better road to go down at Dumbarton and so it proved.”
McGinn’s performances for Dumbarton last season put him on the radar of a number of clubs.
However, a combination of Dundee boss Paul Hartley’s powers of persuasion and advice from his grandad, former Celtic chairman Jack McGinn, convinced him Dens was the right place for him.
He said: “I had interest from elsewhere including Hamilton and a few others were asking around. But the manager convinced me to come here.
“I played against his teams when he was the manager of Alloa in the lower leagues and I know what his teams are like.
“They’re always fit and hard to play against, and they get the ball down to play as well.
“We can’t expect miracles but I think the manager is working at quite a good pace in terms of the players he’s bringing in.
“As you can see, he’s not resting on his laurels.
“We’re becoming more and more professional not that we weren’t professional before by working together each day.
“My grandfather knew all about Dundee and told me how good a club they were before I signed.
“Even Colin Nish, who maybe didn’t have the best of times here, said it was a fantastic club.”
McGinn admitted that he did not realise just how big a side Dundee were until the unforgettable last day of the previous season when Dundee beat his Dumbarton team to clinch the Championship and promotion.
McGinn said: “That was some day. It wasn’t until the goals went in that it really hit me. The whole place just went mental.
“Especially the second goal which nearly took the roof off, as the fans realised that a draw wasn’t going to be enough at that stage.
“It was actually funny at the end when we were trying to run off and the crowd came on as some of them were actually thanking us for beating Hamilton the previous week.
“When teams get promoted, they can sometimes struggle, but if we can get our share of wins at home then that would really do us a treat.
“That will be half the battle and it’s something we’re confident we can do.”
McGinn was speaking at Dundee’s Budapest Globall Football Park training centre.
And he admitted that he had been overwhelmed by the facilities but he was being careful in the searing Hungarian heat.
McGinn said: “It seems all the top clubs in the world are coming here. You just have to look around the place.
“Teams like Real Madrid have been here in the past which tells you how good it actually is.
“The Hungarian national team use it too so it’s obviously top-notch. The heat though is phenomenal.
“So we’re getting checked up on all the time to make sure we’re hydrated enough every morning.
“And we’re slapping on the sun tan lotion as well. I go red quite easily so I have to watch. That is one of the first things I have to do.
“The last thing you want to do is burn in this heat when you’re training so hard.
“I’m sharing with Greg Stewart. It could be a lot worse! He’s ideal because he’s quiet and I get a decent night’s sleep.”