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Cable Woodchop

intermediate Cable

Rotational core exercise pulling cable from high to low diagonally.

Primary Muscles

Core

Secondary Muscles

Shoulders Hip flexors

Instructions

Set cable high and to the side. Pull handle diagonally down and across body rotating through core, return.

Common Mistakes

Arms only rotation, no hip involvement, insufficient range of motion.

Variations

  • Reverse Woodchop
  • Pallof Press
  • Medicine Ball Rotational Slam