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Pull Downs Query

dogfather Posts: 21 Joined: 2006/02/02	2006/08/07, 06:48 AM I am doing close grip pull downs with the palms inward to work my back. Is it imperative that the bar reaches nipple depth to work the muscle? I can pull more weight to just below the chin, but there's not much point doing that if it isn't working the lats. It is only on the last set(heaviest weight), that I cannot get it all the way down..........
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/08/09, 11:58 PM You won't get any extra lat stimulation by pulling to the nipples. Just make sure you can control it beneath your chin. -------------- Iron and chalk.
dogfather Posts: 21 Joined: 2006/02/02	2006/08/13, 03:39 PM Cheers. Do you think pull ups are generally better than pull downs?
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2006/08/13, 04:07 PM In my opinion, chins of any type are the king...they are tough, may be the reason so many folks do not do them. Do them with a variety of hand positions. You can strap a dumbbell around your waist for extra resistance when you get stronger in them. -------------- Maximus from Gladiator....Strength and Honor!
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/08/14, 04:43 PM I concur. -------------- Iron and chalk.
Devinm Posts: 270 Joined: 2006/06/01	2006/10/21, 03:06 PM me too -------------- Veni,Vidi,Vici.= I came, I saw, I conquered.- Ceasar