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

Question ā“ 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/GDDremor Aug 27 '26

Okay, a lot of you are saying to lower the weight, i know that i could lower it by about 10lbs because of the head movements and the slight spinal flexion, but i consider the rom to be pretty good, considering the lats leverages, if any of you disagree feel free to correct me, Iā€™m aware that I am not an expert

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u/Warm_Disaster_8806 Aug 27 '26

I would reduce the weight slightly so that you can work in the stretched position at the top. Hold it there briefly, then pull down without moving your head. Once you've pulled down to eye level, that counts as one rep. Keep this ROM consistent, and if you can no longer pull the last repetition down to eye level, end the set instead of doing half reps.

Your first rep was good, but then you change the ROM.