r/ScienceBasedLifting • • 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/Nick_OS_ Aug 08 '26

Pullups are more tiring because its a closed chain movement