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trunk rotation
Cable Wood Chop
Search GoogleCable Wood Chop is a beginner trunk rotation exercise using cable machine and handle. It primarily trains obliques and core. Use a repeatable setup, a pain-free range of motion, and a level of resistance that preserves the intended position.
- Primary
- obliques, core
- Secondary
- shoulders, hips
- Equipment
- cable machine, handle
- Mechanic
- compound
Setup
- — Prepare the cable machine and clear the movement area.
- — Set your stance, grip, and starting position before beginning cable wood chop.
- — Begin with a light load and increase it only while every repetition stays controlled.
Execution
- — Rotate through the torso and hips as the cable travels diagonally down.
- — Reverse the movement smoothly and reset your position before the next repetition.
Breathing & coaching
- — Inhale during the easier or lowering phase.
- — Exhale through the working phase of the trunk rotation.
- — Rotate through the torso and hips as the cable travels diagonally down.
- — Complete the movement with the same control and range on both sides.
Progressions
- — Loaded or slower-tempo cable wood chop
Regressions
- — Supported or reduced-range cable wood chop