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Cable woodchop

CoreRotationDifficulty ★GymTennis
3.5 MET
≈ 44 kcal per 10 min at 75 kg

How to do it

  1. Handle high on one side, arms long.
  2. Rotate and pull down across your body, pivoting the back foot.
  3. Return slowly.

Coaching cues

  • Pivot the hips
  • Arms stay long

Common mistakes

  • Bending the arms
  • Rounding

Muscles worked

front view of the muscular system
front
back view of the muscular system
back
  • Obliques
  • Core
  • Shoulders
  • Glutes

Primary: Obliques, Core · Secondary: Shoulders, Glutes

Equipment

Cable machine or Resistance bands