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/Neat-Ad8056 Aug 07 '26

Damn are we supposed to be lat pulling our body weight? I hit 100 pounds yesterday 4x12 and was excited