Thread: Lats and pulldowns

Different angle.

and different grip. I like using the V attatchment.

Originally Posted by LiftinBear

Hey all,
Another question. I do Lat pulldowns with a longbar and cable. What is the benefit to using something like a chinning bar (see the attachment)
Thanks

you will change the emphasis to more middle back than lats

More bicep work as well. I like it.

it is more beneficial to do pullups then lat pulls

Originally Posted by LAM

you will change the emphasis to more middle back than lats

Agreed.

Originally Posted by DDan16

it is more beneficial to do pullups then lat pulls

Not if you're just starting out like me and can only do one pullup!

Originally Posted by DDan16

it is more beneficial to do pullups then lat pulls

Just curious if this is accurate. With pull-ups, you can only "lift" a limited amount of weight (your own bodyweight). With Lat Pulldowns, you can continue to increase weight (or decrease if you'd like). I think this is similar to the "pushups versus bench press" argument, in that pushups cannot substitute the bench press (I think I read somewhere that one pushup is equivlilent to "benching" or pushing up 60% of your bodyweight per pushup/rep). Wouldn't this technically be LESS beneficial for back workouts? Unless you are referring to benefits other than for back muscles. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Originally Posted by KentDog

Just curious if this is accurate. With pull-ups, you can only "lift" a limited amount of weight (your own bodyweight). With Lat Pulldowns, you can continue to increase weight (or decrease if you'd like). I think this is similar to the "pushups versus bench press" argument, in that pushups cannot substitute the bench press (I think I read somewhere that one pushup is equivlilent to "benching" or pushing up 60% of your bodyweight per pushup/rep). Wouldn't this technically be LESS beneficial for back workouts? Unless you are referring to benefits other than for back muscles. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Good point. I saw a guy in my gym yesterday doing pullups. Every set he would put a DB in his lifting belt. He keep upping the DB weights every set. I'm not sure what weight he eventually stopped at, but he was up to 50lb DB last I looked. Looked extremely awkward to me, but he didn't seem to have much trouble with it.