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Cam McEvoy's Pre WR Gym Session | Pull Up PB Attempt

TheSwimsuitGuy

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I flew to Brisbane to train with Cam McEvoy at QSAC and put his now-famous pull up set to the test. After he went 20.88 in the 50 free, the swim world has been copying his dryland work — but is it actually the secret? In this video, Cam walks me through the exact set, why he chose neutral grip, and finishes with a 1 rep max pull-up that genuinely shocked me.

⏱️ Chapters
00:00 The 20.88 That Started It All
00:25 Meeting Cam McEvoy at QAS
00:47 Warm Up
01:42 Why Neutral Grip
02:47 The Working Volume Block
03:30 What is Cam McEvoy's Wingspan?
05:20 Cam's Gym Routine
06:34 What are Cam McEvoy's Main Lifts?
08:38 Does Cam McEvoy Gym Alone?
10:10 Weigh In
12:09 How Heavy Can Cam Pull Up?
13:48 The Rest of the Workout
20:51 Final Thoughts

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20 Comments

@TheSwimsuitGuy Creator 2 months ago Pinned

Worth knowing if you're heading into a break: four weeks completely off isn't free. In trained age-group swimmers who stopped for four weeks, the 400 slowed 3.8%, peak blood lactate rose 38%, and stroke rate and stroke index both dropped significantly. The researchers' own advice was to stay physically active over the off-season.

So doing nothing isn't it. But neither is grinding volume you'd rebuild in a fortnight. Cam's whole model is quality and specificity over volume, and the break is the one window all year where you're fresh enough for technique to actually move forward.

I've built four weeks of exactly that. Off-Season Speed Skills, three short sessions a week, half price at £49.50 (was £99) until midnight Tue 11 Aug 👉 https://www.theswimsuitguy.com/product-page/off-season-speed-skills

@Panthera-Vids 5 months ago

3:37
last person i woulda thought

@redditor7548 5 months ago

Wild this dude made records at 31 years old. Goes to show how you can still improve well past mid 20s with correct training regime

@Shmako1 5 months ago

You and Cam are absolute legends. Thanks heaps for bringing us these videos. I've been obsessed with heavy weighted Chin-Ups and sprint swimming for over a decade now, so this is literally my ideal content 😂 Your enthusiasm and Cam's willingness to share and demonstrate is a wild combo.

@Ben738-p4t 5 months ago

You wouldn’t know this man is the fastest sprinter in water ever by how he talks about himself. Cam seems to be about the process more than the fame.

@OrbitalEcho 5 months ago

We'll know Cam met his pull-up goals when he's sprinting with his nose and mouth completely out of the water! 👃😤🏊‍♂💨🌊🌊🌊

@thesea4120 5 months ago (edited)

7:46 when Cam's talking about the bench press I find it really interesting, because Olympic weightlifters will avoid bench press because it can restrict overhead mobility, so makes sense that his technique feels a bit crap when he swims after having done bench press until deloading!

Thanks for the video Sonny, really helpful to see what Cam is doing in the fun is what I was doing before I started swimming (again as an adult) and coaching.

Now I want to see Cam do a snatch and clean and jerk haha 😂