Cable woodchopper

High or low cable, handle or rope

Also called cable wood chop, cable woodchop

Cable woodchopper, start positionCable woodchopper, end position
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Stand side-on to a high or low cable and pull the handle diagonally across the body with arms long, letting the torso rotate and the hips stay square.

  1. Pull across and down, arms long
  2. Keep the hips facing forward
  3. Control the return to the start

Movement

Pattern
Rotation
Type
Compound, several joints move
Sides
Both sides together
Equipment
Cable

Muscles worked

Main movers get full credit for a set, helpers half.

Core

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