Abs
Wood Chop Muscles
Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, holding a cable, dumbbell, or medicine ball. Rotate torso diagonally and bring weight from high to low (or low to high).
- Equipment
- No Equipment
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Abs
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- Obliques
- Rectus Abdominis
Secondary muscles
- Hip Flexors
- Shoulders
- Back Stabilizers
Target muscles
- abs
How to perform
- 1
Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, holding a cable, dumbbell, or medicine ball.
- 2
Rotate torso diagonally and bring weight from high to low (or low to high).
- 3
Return slowly to start and repeat on the opposite side.
Safety & form
Train smart. Read these notes before adding heavy load.
