adductor pull downs

maxattack · Post by **maxattack** » Sep 21, 2005 11:17

I was just curious how much weight do you guys use for these, I am useing between 50 and 70 lbs.

michele29 · Post by **michele29** » Sep 22, 2005 07:16

maxattack wrote:I was just curious how much weight do you guys use for these, I am useing between 50 and 70 lbs.

I do 3x15 reps with 30 kg..!!
but not to much improvement for full side split

ciao

dragon · Post by **dragon** » Sep 22, 2005 07:45

I used about 30kg also,but haven't performed pulldowns for a long time.Once my stretching goals were achieved i dropped all flexibility specific exercises and rely only on isometrics for flexibility training.

Dragon.

maxattack · Post by **maxattack** » Sep 22, 2005 13:31

Dragon,

So do you still sqaut and deadlift?

I have accheived my splits, do you think I can drop the pull downs?

dragon · Post by **dragon** » Sep 23, 2005 03:35

Yes,i still perform a weight training routine along with cardio and martial arts training.

I don't know whether it is recommended that you drop the pulldowns-It was a personal choice for me.In my younger days my training seemed to revolve around trying to achieve the splits.Being able to do the splits doesn't mean someone is a good martial artist though.I can honestly say that in my youth my determination to achieve the splits was based more on ego(Van Damme looked cool when i was 14 years old).

Now i'm older,my training attitude has changed.So it was just about prioritizing my exercises/routines.

Although i've dropped the pulldowns,adductor flys,side/front lunges,etc,i haven't had a reduction in flexibility,the isometrics and relaxed stretches maintain that for me.

Dragon.

backinjured · Post by **backinjured** » Oct 27, 2005 08:24

If I don't have any material for pulldowns, what other exercises could I do that work in a similar way?

Would it be good to perform the movements but just without any weight? What is it going to work on? Which muscles mainly? Is it the same as lying on the floor, turned on one side and lifting the leg?

dragon · Post by **dragon** » Oct 28, 2005 03:33

Pulldowns work the adductors.If you performed the movement without any weight,you would be workng your abductors to lift the leg,not the adductors to pull down the the leg.
The same applies to lying on your side and lifting one leg at a time.

Dragon.

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