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Cable Woodchop

StrengthIntermediateCable

What this trains

Front and back view. The highlighted part is where this exercise works most; paler areas are helpers.

Targets: Obliques

Primary: Abdominals

Secondary: Shoulders

How to

  1. 1Set a handle on a high pulley, stand side-on to the stack and hold it with both hands above your outside shoulder.
  2. 2Rotate your torso and pull the handle diagonally down across your body to the opposite hip, pivoting your back foot.
  3. 3Return slowly along the same path.
  4. 4Turn from your core, keep your arms mostly straight and do the same number of reps on both sides.