Core · Rotation and anti-rotation
Low-to-High Cable Wood Chop
The Low-to-High Cable Wood Chop mainly trains your obliques. Also working: abs and front delts.
One cable
Standing, light pull
How to do it
- Side-on to the machine, handle beside your inside knee
- Pull diagonally up past your outside shoulder
- Arms straight, hips and back foot pivot with the movement
- Return under control: then switch sides
Coach’s tip
The force travels from the floor through the hips into the arms: just like throwing or lifting. Go lighter than on the high-to-low wood chop.
Setup
Pulley
Pulley at the bottom
Grip
Single handle, both hands
Load
One cable
You need
Single handles
Stability
Standing with a moderate load. Brace your core.
Alternatives
Other exercises for the same movement (rotation and anti-rotation). In DCFT you can swap with one tap, and the app only offers what your equipment allows.
Questions about this exercise
What muscles does the Low-to-High Cable Wood Chop work?
Mainly the obliques. The abs and front delts help.
How do I set up the cable machine for the Low-to-High Cable Wood Chop?
Pulley: Pulley at the bottom. Grip: Single handle, both hands.
What can I do instead of the Low-to-High Cable Wood Chop?
For the same movement: Cable Wood Chop, Pallof Press and Kneeling Cable Wood Chop. In DCFT you swap with one tap.
DCFT
The Low-to-High Cable Wood Chop in DCFT
In the app this exercise comes with your weight: the plate to pin, what you lifted last time and a rest timer that starts by itself.
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