Quote Originally Posted by sandman View Post
Pull downs and I don't see this as being close. They hit the target muscles in a much better fashion and much better squeeze on the back muscles. Too many people do pull ups just to get through the motion rather than concentrating on the muscles being used to work. I don't see putting in a movement that more about the motion than it is the muscles being used.
I can cheat way more on a pull down than a pull-up.
I also see more people in the gym cheating on pull downs than pull-ups