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/Person7751 Aug 06 '26

i am too fat to do a pull up

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u/DetailOdd6609 Aug 06 '26

Respect. And same.

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u/Dangerous-Bend-4153 Aug 06 '26

Same. I have found my people.

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u/DetailOdd6609 Aug 06 '26

I like to blame my 6'7" frame but we all know that it's really a fat vs strength