OP B wrote:
Flag Bearer wrote:
Meaningless numbers. Every machine is different, and the numbers on the plates are relative. The true measure is how many correct pullups or even chinups you are doing.
I have lifted on many traditional lat pulldown machines and they are not all different. They are fairly consistent. To the other guy, I weigh 170 but will weigh 160 soon as I increase my mileage. These are very strict form. When I was younger I could do the whole stack - 275 pounds plus another 30 pounds. I doubt Allen did "almost the entire stack" if he doesn't even know how much the stack is.
I have lifted on many different lat pulldown machines and the numbers are all relative. Each manufacturer is slightly different. Some machines have plate numbers 1-20 some have weight numbers. The pulley system can be slightly different from one machine to the next. The cables could be different. Lots of variations.
Alan