Cable Woodchop
- Primary muscles
- Obliques
- Secondary muscles
- Abs, Shoulders
- Equipment
- Cable
- Movement pattern
- None
Steps
- 1 Stand with your feet wide apart, knees slightly bent, facing perpendicular to a cable machine with the handle set at shoulder height.
- 2 Grasp the handle with both hands, arms extended towards the cable machine, and rotate your torso slightly towards the cable.
- 3 Engage your core and rotate your torso away from the cable machine, pulling the handle across your body and slightly downward.
- 4 Extend your arms fully as you complete the rotation, ending with the handle across your body and your torso facing away from the cable machine.
- 5 Control the movement as you slowly return to the starting position, allowing your torso to rotate back towards the cable machine.
- 6 Complete all repetitions on one side, then switch sides and repeat the exercise.
