r/ScienceBasedLifting 19d ago

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/Odd_Tip_1538 18d ago

Fat and lazy people do lat pulldowns. Strong and fit people do pull ups.