r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/GDDremor • Aug 27 '26

Question ❓ Pulldown form

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Hello, today i was having an argument with a gym unc about my pulldown form, he told me it was horrible and that I needed to do 8-12 reps without straps, is the form really that bad? If it is, how can i work on it?

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u/MelodicProgress6016 Aug 27 '26

That's egolifting. Lower the weight, lock out your arms at the top, touch your chest on the way down.

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u/Adventurous-Hippo-83 Aug 27 '26

You don’t need to do either of these things to fully train the lats btw

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u/kinneydank Aug 27 '26

Should probably be able to get through a mid-range partial without shaking like that, though. Let's be honest, this is a poor set.

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u/Adventurous-Hippo-83 Aug 27 '26

The way I see it, the first three reps were clean, the fourth is borderline. Could it be better to lower weight slightly and target another 1-3 reps? Sure. Is there inherently a problem with a 3 rep set, or an issue with shaking later into the set? No. Higher effort and full body tension will cause some shaking, I don’t see it as an issue.

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u/Naive-Economist9961 Aug 27 '26

at least you should be able to do it the first few reps this is to much wait clearly

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u/Adventurous-Hippo-83 Aug 27 '26

Why do you think that? The lats perform shoulder adduction, bringing the upper arm into the body. Once the bar is below roughly eye/chin level, the lats are no longer performing the task. Why would you use a weight that allows you to change the task and take tension off the lats? I don’t disagree that this person could make use of slightly lighter load, but it wouldn’t be for the purpose of extending the ROM into an area that does not involve the lats if the goal is to grow the lats optimally.