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Strength exercise

Cable Low-to-High Wood Chop

How to do it

  1. Set the pulley to its lowest position and stand sideways to the machine with feet wider than hip-width, gripping the handle with both hands near the low side.
  2. Brace your core and bend the knees slightly as you reach the handle down toward the outside hip.
  3. Drive the handle up and across your body in a diagonal path, extending through the legs and rotating the torso as the gluteus maximus and quadriceps power the lift.
  4. Finish with your hands up and outside the opposite shoulder, calves extending as you rise onto the balls of the feet.
  5. Exhale as you drive upward and inhale as you lower back to the start under control.
  6. Avoid using only the arms to raise the handle; let the leg drive and hip rotation lead the movement.

Muscles worked

CoreThe group of trunk muscles across the abdomen, sides, and lower back that stabilize the spine and pelvis and transfer force between the upper and lower body. All Core exercises
External ObliquesMuscles on the sides of the abdomen responsible for trunk rotation and lateral flexion. All External Obliques exercises
QuadricepsMuscles located at the front of the thigh, responsible for extending the knee. All Quadriceps exercises
Gluteus MaximusLargest gluteal muscle responsible for hip extension and external rotation. All Gluteus Maximus exercises

Related Core exercises

Cable Wood ChopAtlas Stone LiftAtlas Stone LoadAxle Clean and PressBand Front SquatBarbell Clean
Type
Strength
Equipment
Cable Machine
Primary muscles
Core, External Obliques, Quadriceps, Gluteus Maximus
Measured in
Reps and weight