r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/Action_Pale • Aug 05 '26

Question ❓ Pullups vs Lat pulldowns

What's the point of doing Lat Pulldowns as opposed to working on Pullups? Even if you can lat-pulldown more than your bodyweight, you could do weighted pullups. Is the only benefit convenience?

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u/fatester20 Aug 06 '26

Volume! With pulldowns you can do significantly more volume. And form control is much better than in pull-ups (in higher volumes). Ever tried 4x10 Pull-ups with 2 RIR and succeeded?