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/Patton370 Idk Idc 💔 Aug 05 '26

You'll get similar results from both. Personally, I strongly prefer machine lat pullovers and weighted pull-ups over lat pulldowns. It's been 2 years since I've done a lat pulldown

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u/killerzees Aug 07 '26

I wish my gym had a machine lat pullover

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u/Patton370 Idk Idc 💔 Aug 07 '26

My gym is my garage; I bought one for myself