Standing Cable Wood Chop

Core · Cable

How to do it

High pulley (or low, reversing the motion), standing side-on. Take the handle diagonally from shoulder to opposite hip, rotating the trunk and letting the back foot pivot. The arms stay nearly straight: the turn comes from the trunk. You feel the obliques. The classic mistake is doing it with the arms only, trunk rigid.

Also works: Shoulders

See all 907 exercises