Pull-Up Vs Lat-Pulldown (PRO's & CON's) 

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I prefer the lat pulldown over the pullup for the simple reason that I can do the lat pulldown.

Pull ups all fuckin day

dude has incredible form

first. Definitely pull-ups

Lat pulldowns until strong enough+understand how to activate the correct muscle, then change to pullups->weighted pullups

This is probably the longest video I've seen from Daniel. Not complaining though 😁

The biggest benefit of lat pulldowns for me is that when I do pull ups I get winded really quickly. I often feel dizzy or even sick when I pile pull ups on top of deadlifts or squats in the same workout but lat pulldowns help you get stronger lats without fatiguing your body as much. Definitely useful for beginners like me who have trouble finishing a 45 minute workout.

But we dont kip on this channel ;)

I really need a quality video on the one arm pushup and you're the only one I trust to do it.

Probably both until you have enough strength to do weighted pull ups. 4 months ago I was 25lbs heavier and couldn’t do a single pull up, so I focused on lat pull downs and rows until I’d built the strength to do pull-ups. Now I’m able to do 3 sets of 5 pull ups. Once I’m able to do 10, I’ll start adding weight.

i love how Daniel put a lot of effort and work on every video, keep it up bro :) the best channel 👌👍

weighted pull ups !!! nothing feels more badass for me than lifting those plates with a belt while doing pull ups.

I am not genetically gifted with a V-shape torso but since making pull-ups part of my routine (a warm-up exercise every gym day) I developed the V-shape with good back muscle definition. This video greatly improves my understanding, thanks Daniel.

Pullup

This video really helped me out. Watching his perfect form has caused me to do t same. Slow down and really get something out of the reps instead of hurrying though with sloppy ass reps

I always done better gains on a Pulldown bar vs assisted Pull-up. This has clarified a lot

would love to see a video on weighted pull up/dips progression

Your videos are so much satisfying. Thank you very much for your free contents, we are grateful for these.

Every single video you make is so thought out and awesome. Thank you!!!

This is a fantastic video

Very educational! Great to see and hear you break down some technical terms and the cause and effect of said terminology! Perfect vid! Good shout about the ill effects of certain assisted pullups! Thank you!

I definitely prefer the pull up. I feel as if it's a lot easier to increase the intensity using additional weight, whereas the lat pull down is more difficult for me.

Daniel, your content is always a pleasure to watch. The top 3 if not the number 1 in my fitness channel subscriptions. Keep them coming

Definitely Pull-ups! Hit a new PR of +43 kg for 1 rep today! :-D

I always have thought that a bulky body is great, but YOUR shape and body physic is harmonic! Thanks for the videos

I am chubby and calisthenics helped me get into better shape than I was before(obese).

Thanks this was a big help. I'm one of those guys who can move a whole stack doing pulldowns but struggle with pullups. This was an eye opener

6:30 Was that slow motion or slow motion ? pun intended

Gold's Gym usually has a spot pad you can pull out under a pull up bar, and you can add or drop weight to the spot pad that you rest your knees on. I started out with that back in 2011 when I was getting back into working out after 6 or 7 years of complacency of no work outs. It really takes a lot of focus on strengthening the tendons and ligaments that hold everything together with light workouts and eating healthy and building oxygen levels in the blood for the muscles. Cardio is important, especially for people that are over weight and haven't worked out in years. Anyway, thanks for the videos. Body weight workouts are probably some of the most healthy workouts for your body!

6:24 the "fish out of the water" exercise :D

This guy has blown up both in body and channel views from 4 years ago.

Pull ups are my favorite exercise

16 minute video of watching Daniel's chiseled back, im not complaining

Definitely helps when you have a good reason to do a particular exercise. I rock climb - so, pull ups are a must! Sometimes you gotta mantle onto a shelf and if you biff it, you are taking a nice long fall!

daniel, please i am sure everyone would want to see a video on what i am about to say. please make a video on your strength in the bench press, deadlift, squat, barbell military press and weighted dip. i know that you may not perform some of these exercises regularly but we would love to see the impact bodyweight exercises has had on bench, deadlift, overhead press etc. cheers

Pullups are cool

Doing a resistance workout on the pull up is also a great way to build up to pull ups as well as dips. I saw a video you made demonstrating a pull up utilizing only the resistance going down for several reps for a few sets to build up to either a pull up and even a dip. I've actually used this technique for dips a few years ago because I had let myself gain weight and had stopped working out for a little over a year. I really enjoy your videos! lots of great knowledge imparted to understand why form is important, which I have always strived for, and I grew up in an era where gym at school was mandatory and calisthenics was routinely done every day, along with a short jog. Thanks for posting the videos!🙂

Thank you for 1000'th time for sharing your's heavily-gained knowledge.

ThanksMan I love doing pull ups anywhere at anytime I love your videos man - Cheers from Miami Florida !!

So true. I used to be able to do a one finger pullup when I was rock climbing 30 hours a week. Many years later, I'm still pretty strong on lat pulls (absolute strength), but couldn't do a one armed pullup (much less one finger) if there was a gun to my head. That is some perfect form btw.

First time i started the gym my lat pulldown was 40kg I stopped, then after a year and a half of calisthenics when I got back to the gym and tested my lat pulldown it was 130kg

One of the best videos on the subject!

Better explanation than Athlean-X... and that's saying something... Good JOb Daniel..

The content is always great, thank you !!

Good video continue like that ! I think you are the better far from all the other i saw on youtube

what if cant do a single pullup? does doing lat pulldown help with this problen?

Lat pull downs are easy, but when I started doing pull ups results were superior, pull ups are a compound exercise, you need to stabilize your body during the movement that's makes it better for strength and hypertrophy

You are genius young man 👨

I completely ditched lat pulldowns when I started calisthenics a few years ago. Zero regrets. My best back development gains have come from pull ups, rows and deadlifts. For me personally, I would only throw in lat pull downs at the end of a workout to induce great metabolic stress in the back muscles, but again, I can still get a similar effect performing high reps on inverted/Australian rows (reaching failure). Pull ups are a superior exercise, although this video does a great job at showing when lat pull downs could be a valuable tool. Keep up the awesome content, Daniel.

I usually do pull ups but a few days ago my arms were sore from a previous workout and it was painful doing pullups so I tried the lat pull down, surprisingly I was able to do heavy pull downs heavier than my bodyweight.

I have just subscribed to your channel Thank you so much for giving those information

The assisted pull/chin machine in my gym has been essential in helping me get to unassisted reps.

bench press vs push up or dips

Excellent information. Thank you!

Great video Daniel! I was just thinking about that topic and you gave me all the answers i needed, thanks a lot! :)

Totally the PULL UP! I dont sit on lazy machines !

Hello Daniel! Do you have to be absolutely passionate about anatomy to become a Physio? I am not absolutely passionate about this topic, I don't know if it's because it's hard for me to learn anatomy or if I just don't enjoy it... but you make an excellent teacher about this topic, you make it enjoyable to understand and apply. Thank you!

What a video! Lots of information and good tips

I love pullups. I even do pullups in the nyc subway train!

Fantastic explanation Daniel!

Pullups, mainly because I've always aspired to be able to pull my own body up and have my chin cross the bar. I started out at 210 and could hardly lift myself. I'm currently 163 and am almost at the bar now. It's taken about a year of practice to get here. I don't know if I'll cry once I make it all the way up there lol.

High quality knowledge! More please

I'm 72 yo, and to keep up my 6-10 range on pull ups. I've had to use bands. Daniel says don't use them. OK, I understand. But if that takes my rep range down to 4-5 to failure, is that too low for hypertrophy? The comparison of the two exercises (pull up and Lat pull down) is the best on You Tube. Using lat pulldowns as a drop set feature makes a lot of sense.

Very informative. Thank you again

This is Richard James New Delhi India.. I'll see your all videos....

Greetings from El Salvador

Yeah I'm still looking for help with hypermobile shoulders,. Even the rotator cuffs a pain in the ass to train for basic functional strength

Great presentation! Thank you, Daniel! :)

Excellent video on the subject

Awesome Video! You got it to the point!

Keep up the good work. strong advice.

I did both lat pull down and pull up Daniel. Btw, great video contents as usual. Keep it going man!

I appreciate your doin Daniel thank you 🙏🏾💪🏾⚡

Great video. Please make more like this

great information. Thank you!

Both is good for me ! Excellent video again :-)

Awesome video as usual .plz try kneeling lats pulldown I think the mind muscle connection n kinetic chain really mimics that of a regular pull up.thnx

Great video...very nice Daniel

After any bar work training, I end with a few sets of one arm lat pull down on an outdoor gym equipment which is moved by a long straight bar for two hands, interspersed with sets of one arm overhead press. This gives extra training time with a lower possibility of injury due to tiring of stabilizer muscles. It also helps with fixing asymmetries which occur in non-asymmetric training on the bar.

For real SAID principal = smart training. I will keep that with me. ☺️

I have an assisted pull-up machine at my gym, so I use that.

amazing video, thank you!

Pull ups are just fun to do, they have more room for experimentation when it comes to having a flow of movements, more so on rings then a bar.

Man i love you so much, you are so dedicated to make those videos and your taste in music is just awesome. p.s: Pull-Ups over everything :D

Nice video. Prefer Pull Ups body weight Helps build overall strength. You defy the downward gravity pull and tighten the ab. King of all exercise.

pull ups. everything you said about the pull ups are true. especially the part about being honest with yourself. keep up the videos bro!

Very good video

Does this mean it's best not to use a resistance band for muscle ups? (Because it gives the most help at the bottom)

I’m doing both now after learning the hard way that lay pull down strength doesn’t equal pull up ability. I weigh 225lbs , and Lat Pulldown my weight 10 times, but can’t do one pull up. It took me a 6 months 5 months after surgery to get to doing that Lat pull down at that level. I was so disappointed when my pull up strength was no affected. Now I’m putting the same determination to building up pull-up strength, and to then do a muscle up. I don’t care if it takes me a year!

I can just keep watching these vids

All my brother does is lift weights, he hates calisthenics. One day, when i was doing pull ups, he came by and i asked how many he could do. He got on the bar and started cranking out pull ups w good form like it was nothing. I asked if he’s been working on his pull ups and he said no, that they feel just like a lat pull down to him. Simple, lat pull ups work people.

thank you

Pullups during a bulk, great way to hypertrophy

Tbh i really felt the doms when im doing slow negative pull up rather than any lat pull down, dont know why!

But we don't kip on this channel. Lol! Love Fitness FAQs.

Love the video. Do you have a video breaking down the pull up form a d recommended grips?

Pull up because since I can rep 15 clean I add weight and it feels very good doing. Also when doing good pull training I can judge the quality by doing a simple max pullup set.

I do weight training on a regular basis, I want to improve my strength, I'm not a bodybuilder. One of my main back exercises are pull ups, I always do four sets to failure (six to eight reps) and complete the sets with four cheated reps. Recently I did pull downs, which I hadn't done in years. I chose a weight allowing me to do four to six reps. It felt really good! From now on I will use both exercises alternately to improve both my absolute strength and my relative strength.

I love this channel, because it is so instructive, I have used many of your advises, thanks a lot. I have a question: How to break plateaus. I used to use the lat pull down until I hit a plateau, so I went to do pull ups (first with negatives, then with chin ups and then with pull ups) But again, I have recently hit a plateau with my pull ups. What would you do to break it? I want to do more pull ups, I have lost interest in the lat pulldown.