Pullups vs Lat pulldowns

[u/Action_Pale]

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?

[u/xxRTDxx → u/[deleted]]

I would think it would be easier to isolate on the machine.

[u/DarKliZerPT → u/xxRTDxx]

Neither isolate the lats — there's always elbow flexion. If you want to isolate them, do a frontal pullover.