Lat pulldown weight by brand: stacks, increments and what the pin means

What the number under the pin means on a lat pulldown

The stack weight is the total of the plates in the stack, and the number under the pin is how many of them you lift. Between the stack and the bar sit a cable and pulleys, sometimes a lever arm or a cam. A pulley ratio can make the bar feel lighter than the number, and the friction of every pulley makes lifting a little harder and lowering a little easier. So the same pin number on two brands is not always the same pull.

The jump between two pins (the increment) also differs between brands and between kilogram and pound stacks, so the nearest setting on another machine may be noticeably lighter or heavier.

Converting a load between two lat pulldowns needs a force curve for both machines. Only the machines that have one can be compared; for every other pair the comparator answers "No data yet".

Selectorized lat pulldowns, brand by brand

Stack weights and, where the manufacturer publishes it, the weight increment, quoted word for word with the link and the date we read it. When a machine lists more than one stack, the manufacturer's own label under each row says which one it is (for example a heavier option, or one stack per arm).

Atlantis Strength

Cybex

Exigo

gym80

Hammer Strength

Hoist Fitness

Life Fitness

Matrix Fitness

Nautilus (commercial)

Precor

Technogym

Watson Gym Equipment

Most manufacturers do not state the increment between pins on their product page; where no increment row is shown, it is not stated (no data yet).

No data yet Brands in the catalog without a selectorized lat pulldown (no data yet):

PanattaPrime FitnessArsenal Strength

One lat pulldown worked out: pin setting versus pull on the bar

Technogym Selection 700 Lat Machine Estimate computed

For this machine we have a mechanical model built only from sourced inputs: the stack, the cable ratio and the number of pulleys from the manufacturer's page and service manual, and a pulley efficiency range from an engineering reference. The table gives the estimated pull at the bar, mid-movement, for some pin settings.

T_clip = W (static) ; W/η² while lifting ; W·η² while lowering

Read a row as: pin setting, then the estimated pull at the bar. The error band is the effect of pulley friction: a little more while you pull the bar down, a little less while you let it up. It is an estimate, not a measurement: each row shows its method, its error band and its derivation.

See every row on the machine pageDerivation & sourcesMechanical models

Other lat pulldowns with a mechanical model that still needs measured inputs:

gym80 Lat Pulldown MachineHammer Strength Select Lat Pulldown

Plate-loaded lat pulldowns

No stack here: you load plates on a lever arm. What the manufacturer may state is the starting resistance of the empty arm and the maximum plate load, quoted below with the link and the date.

No data yet Plate-loaded lat pulldowns whose manufacturer states neither a starting resistance nor a maximum load (no data yet):

Exigo GLS Front Facing Lat PulldownExigo Plate Loaded 2.0 ISO Lat PulldownMatrix Fitness Magnum Lat PulldownNautilus (commercial) Leverage Lat Pull DownPrime Fitness Lat PulldownPrime Fitness Pulldown

How every figure is labelled

MachineConvert never invents a number. Each figure carries one of three levels, with its source link and the date it was read:

Measured

Read on the machine itself with a force gauge, following the measurement protocol, with a proof (continuous video or photos) and the date.

Manufacturer

Quoted word for word from the manufacturer's official page or document, in the units printed there, with the link and the date it was read. A stack weight says what the plates weigh, not what you feel at the handle.

Estimated

Computed from a mechanical model of the machine (lever, cam or pulley) built from sourced inputs. Each estimate shows its method, its error band and a derivation page, and is marked as not verified by measurement.

MethodologyData rules

Help fill the gaps

If you train on one of these machines and have a force gauge or a luggage scale, a measurement is the fastest way to turn "No data yet" into a real comparison. Every submission is reviewed before it is published.

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Lat pulldowns in the catalog

Atlantis Strength Lat pulldownAtlantis Strength Unilateral Lat PulldownCybex Eagle NX Lat PulldownCybex Prestige Strength VRS PulldownExigo Dual Cable Lat PulldownExigo GLS Front Facing Lat PulldownExigo Lat PulldownExigo Plate Loaded 2.0 ISO Lat Pulldowngym80 Dual Lat Pulldowngym80 Lat Pulldown Machinegym80 Pure Kraft Lat Pulldown DualHammer Strength Iso-Lateral Front Lat PulldownHammer Strength MTS Iso-Lateral Front PulldownHammer Strength Select Lat PulldownHoist Fitness Lat PulldownHoist Fitness Lat PulldownLife Fitness Axiom Series Lat PulldownLife Fitness Insignia Series PulldownLife Fitness Plate Loaded PulldownMatrix Fitness Aura Lat PulldownMatrix Fitness Magnum Lat PulldownMatrix Fitness Ultra Diverging Lat PulldownNautilus (commercial) Impact Fixed Lat Pull DownNautilus (commercial) ImpactLat Pull DownNautilus (commercial) Inspiration Lat Pull DownNautilus (commercial) Instinct Lat Pull DownNautilus (commercial) Leverage Lat Pull DownPrecor Diverging Lat PulldownPrecor PulldownPrime Fitness Lat PulldownPrime Fitness PulldownTechnogym Artis Lat MachineTechnogym Artis Vertical TractionTechnogym Selection 700 Lat MachineTechnogym Selection 900 Lat MachineTechnogym Selection 900 Vertical TractionWatson Gym Equipment Single Stack Lat Pulldown

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