Cable woodchop
- Intermediate
- Cable
- Unilateral
Rotate from the abs, pivot the back foot
Muscles worked
- Primary:
- Core
- Secondary:
- Shoulders
How to do it
- Set a high pulley and hold the handle with both hands, side-on to the machine with feet shoulder-width apart.
- Pull the handle diagonally towards your opposite knee, rotating from your abs with near-straight arms.
- Return under control and finish one side before switching.
Common mistakes
- Pulling with the arms only.
- Twisting from the lower back instead of pivoting the back foot.
Tips
- Start light: you set the speed of the rotation, not the cable.
- Set the pulley low and go upwards for the reverse version.