Cable Woodchop
How to do it step by step, and the muscles it works.
- Body part
- Core
- Equipment
- Cable
- Type
- Isolation
How to do it
- Set a pulley high (or low) and stand side-on to it with your feet wider than your shoulders.
- Grab the handle with both hands and reach toward the pulley with your arms almost straight.
- Pull the handle diagonally across your body, rotating your torso and pivoting on the foot nearest the pulley.
- Return slowly, resisting the pull, and turn through your hips and torso instead of bending your arms.
Warm up first and pick a weight you can control through the whole movement. Stop if something hurts.
Muscles worked
Also known as
Woodchopper · Cable Twist · Cable Twist (Down to up) · Cable Twist (Up to down) · Cable Woodchoppers