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Post by lvcrimping on Mar 8, 2015 23:28:49 GMT -7
Anyone doing them? Pros and cons? I did 3 sets during power for SE and I feel lock off strength is improving. Is it worth the muscle mass?
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Post by jessebruni on Mar 9, 2015 8:54:11 GMT -7
I'm currently doing them. Been doing 1-2 sessions a week, 3 sets with an 8,6,(until failure) rep structure and increasing weight per set by about 10 pounds. Not sure if they are helping or not yet. Whether or not they are worth the muscle mass seems to me to be largely dependent on the type of climbing you do, and how strong or weak your lats already are. Pulling is and always has been my biggest weakness. I can hang off crappy holds for days if I can get to them, but I have trouble getting to them. So for me it makes sense.
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Post by MarkAnderson on Mar 9, 2015 12:58:42 GMT -7
I worry that the body position used in Lat Pull Downs is not nearly as specific as it could/should be to rock climbing. This is especially problematic if you are hoping to do one-arm pulls, where the body position is significantly different. I've tried Lat pulls in the past, but I think I get better results from using a pull up bar or rings to actually move my body up and down. You can use pulleys or a harness to dial in the resistance.
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Post by joshvillen on Apr 14, 2015 8:07:38 GMT -7
I've been doing lat pull downs for awhile and my conclusion is that they are useless for rock climbing. As mark said, they are simply not sport specific enough to have much transfer value. Offset pull-ups on rings are the way to go!!! The offset's really hit your triceps in a way the lat pull-down never will
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Post by climber511 on Apr 14, 2015 8:35:14 GMT -7
I built myself an "offset handle" where one hand is higher than the other. I like it so far and seems to mimic climbing positions a little better. It is still moving an external resistance rather than one's bodyweight though. I can also use it for pullups which is kinda fun.
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Post by cirquebound on Sept 10, 2015 11:48:27 GMT -7
I have seen some very strong climbers playing around with the machine and are able to put down a lot of weight! BUT do not use them for any training. Maybe a good measure of where you are once or twice a year?
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Post by jonathan on Oct 5, 2015 18:42:39 GMT -7
lvcrimping, if you aren't increasing the resistance each session then i don't think you will put on a lot of mass.. right? here's an interesting video on the lat pulldown: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ1bf14oNA4 |
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