I do pullups and chinups, and even weighted versions of these lifts

But sometimes I do pulldowns, at my gym Ive always of found pulldowns to be pretty hard, the stack goes to 300lbs, but i cap at around 200lbs, despite the fact my weighted pullup is like 260lbs for reps

So I thought maybe im just weak at a pulldowns...........but today I went to a different gym since im out of town, and I did pulldowns on a different pulldown, and I could max out the entire stack of 300lbs EASILY, the 300lbs on it feels half the weight of the 200lbs I pulldown at my normal gym.....

Now I understand why machines are a fucking meme, the weights you lift on them make no sense

>>76399231 (OP)
>simple machines how do they work?
One lat pulldown had an extra pulley in the chain which halves the load

>>76399414
There is this one set of cables at my gym with like four pulleys, I can do face pulls with like 150 pounds on the stack. I don't know what the point of that is.

>>76399231 (OP)
more pulleys = less weight you lift,
basic ass physic

Leg Presses are like this too.

At one gym I can do 10 plates on each side for 10 reps

At another gym I can only do 4 plates on each side for 10 reps

Both are 45 degree Leg Presses, just a different brand

>>76399231 (OP)
>the weights you lift on them make no sense
Let me clue you in lil gup: the number doesn't matter, only how hard it is.